VICE PRESIDENT, IT INFRASTRUCTURE & CYBERSECURITY
Position Summary
Vice President, IT Infrastructure and Cybersecurity
Location: Springfield, Illinois
About the Opportunity
The Vice President of IT Infrastructure and Cybersecurity is a visionary and collaborative executive responsible for leading all technology functions across a five-hospital and ambulatory health system. This role ensures that infrastructure, platforms, and digital capabilities support system continuity, high-quality patient care, and an exceptional colleague experience. The VP drives innovation, efficiency, and cost-effective solutions while leading high-performing teams in infrastructure, cybersecurity, data and analytics, and enterprise architecture. This position plays a critical role in enabling virtual care, remote operations, and responsiveness to a dynamic clinical environment.
The VP of IT Infrastructure and Cybersecurity will embody the Memorial Health values of safety, integrity, quality and stewardship to support the mission and vision.
Highlights & Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Memorial Childcare
- Mental Health Services
- Growth Opportunities
- Continuing Education
- Local and National Discounts
- Pet Insurance
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401(k)
- Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
- Adoption Assistance
Required Skills
- Defines and executes the enterprise technology strategy in alignment with clinical, operational, and business goals.
- Ensures technology platforms are scalable, secure, and resilient to support continuity of care and system-wide operations
- Champions innovation in infrastructure, cloud services, and digital enablement to support future-ready healthcare delivery
- Oversees all technology infrastructure, including network, cloud, data centers, and endpoint management
- Ensures high availability, performance, and disaster recovery capabilities across all clinical and business systems
- Leads modernization efforts to support virtual care, remote workforce, and mobile-enabled operations
- Leads enterprise cybersecurity strategy, governance, and operations to protect patient data and organizational assets
- Collaborates with compliance, legal, and clinical teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and best practices
- Fosters a culture of security awareness and proactive risk mitigation across the organization
- Oversees enterprise data architecture, governance, and analytics platforms to drive actionable insights
- Partners with clinical and operational leaders to develop dashboards, predictive models, and decision support tools
- Ensures data integrity, accessibility, and alignment with strategic priorities
- Leads and develops a large, multidisciplinary team of technology professionals, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, and analytics experts
- Promotes a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Partners closely with CMIO, CNIO, and operational leaders to ensure technology solutions meet frontline needs
- Drives efficiency and cost-effectiveness in technology operations, vendor management, and capital planning
- Champions service excellence by establishing and monitoring technology support response standards that prioritize speed and resolution quality. Lead cross-functional efforts to enhance end-user experience, reduce incident resolution times, and ensure consistent, customer-centric service delivery across infrastructure and cybersecurity operations.
- Establishes performance metrics, service level agreements, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensures technology investments deliver measurable value and support high-quality, equitable care
- Performs other related work as required or requested.
Required Experience
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or related field required; Master’s preferred
Experience:
- Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership in healthcare technology, including enterprise infrastructure and cybersecurity
- Proven success leading large teams and complex implementations in a multi-entity health system