Details
Department: Data Delivery Governance
Schedule: Full time
Location: Remote
Salary: $142,936.00 - $201,792.00 per year
Eligible for an annual bonus incentive
Benefits
Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community
Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.
Responsibilities
The Director of Information Lifecycle Management is a newly created leadership position with the opportunity to guide the evolution of Information Governance approach and Information Management practice. The Director will create operational pathways and structures to leverage and access Ascension's information and data assets to scale Ascension's ability to make data-informed decisions for strategic impact. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative strategist, skilled communicator, an initiator and implementor who can drive cultural change and foster a new data and knowledge mindset across Ascension.
The Director will be responsible for developing, implementing, and operationalizing a comprehensive Information Lifecycle Management capability including Records Management, Defensible Disposition, Litigation Management and eDiscovery, Nonrecords management, Structured Data Lifecycle Management and Archiving and Retrieval. The Director will lead a new team and collaborate with stakeholders throughout Ascension to ensure ILM is grounded firmly in an Information Governance framework that supports Ascension's mission and goals. This position plays a critical role in promoting a culture of learning, collaboration and innovation at Ascension with and among programs and also ensures the management, disposition and appropriate destruction of records and non-records in all formats by leveraging current and emerging technologies, tools and systems.
This role will be under the direction of the Associate Vice President of Data Strategy and Data Governance and leads the ILM team therein. That team delivers ILM-related capabilities throughout Ascension.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Ensure the management of Ascension's information assets, including at a program level, throughout their lifecycle with a demonstrated commitment to accessible and inclusive practices for managing, preserving and leveraging information and knowledge, while mitigating risk, enhancing operational effectiveness and efficiency, supporting decision-making;
Identify and implement ways to leverage artificial intelligence, other emerging technologies, tools and systems to ensure knowledge, records and information management work is efficient, effective and equitable in support of Ascension's mission and goals;
Collaborate and partner with stakeholders across Ascension, including the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Information Officer, Chief Clinical Officer, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Data Officer, and other key executives, to meet Ascension programmatic and operational goals;
Lead and manage the organizational and cultural changes required to transform how Ascension staff interacts with and thinks about information and data. This includes building buy-in, training, and processes that make information and knowledge a shared asset;
Knowledge Management
Lead and participate in ongoing innovation, co-development, application, and maintenance of multiple projects which facilitate Ascension's capacity to manage the lifecycle of its records and information assets;
Oversee the implementation and management of processes and practices to capture, curate, preserve and promote the use of materials of intrinsic and enduring value, in any media, consistent with the RIM and Archives policies of Ascension;
Participate in collaborative data and information sharing, analysis and insights work to support mission-aligned learning, decision-making and purposeful change in Ascension (Collaborative Data Insights, Evaluation and Learning);
Ensure that archival and other records of Ascension are made appropriately available to meet the information and learning needs of Staff and others in concordance with Ascension's RIM and Archives policies;
Collaborate with stakeholders across Ascension to govern cross-organizational data sharing and integration among enterprise systems and ensure data consistency and accuracy wherever data resides;
Provide service capacities to analyze and respond to research requests using appropriate internal and/or external sources with nimble processes and resources that meet current and changing organizational needs.
Document Ascension's information flows and key knowledge artifacts; particularly in regard to programmatic work; foster collaboration with knowledge creators to define business processes, policies, and procedures to ensure key knowledge is being efficiently and effectively captured and safely stored;
Records and Information Management
Lead the strategy and operations of Ascension-wide records and information management (RIM) program in partnership with the RIM Committee to improve business operations ensuring stewardship, appropriate accessibility and reuse of information, and compliance with law and best practices in the management, storage and disposition of records in all formats;
Oversee the ongoing implementation and operationalization of the RIM Policy and program. Ensure that procedures are established for proper dispositioning of records and non-records, maintain the integrity of Foundation records and provide appropriate access control over Ascension's information assets;
Provide robust training and outreach on the @types of information important to Ascension, the systems in which to store and harness that information, and how to access that information; introduce new staff to their records management responsibilities; and guide how to leverage information as an asset.
Networks
Foster strong partnerships across the philanthropic sector and the knowledge, records and information management profession to demonstrate Ascension's leadership and commitment to managing, preserving and leveraging institutional program knowledge in support of learning;
Keep abreast of developments in the use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and their application to knowledge, records and information management.
Requirements
Education:
High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.
Additional Preferences
Preferred Qualifications and Experience:
While no one candidate will possess all the qualifications listed below, the ideal candidate will be passionate about Ascension's mission and bring many of the following skills and experiences:
Minimum of 10 years of experience in the records, information and knowledge management fields with experience in developing a secure, learning-centered, multi-leveled information environment and implementing an efficient and effective records and information management program;
Master's degree or equivalent experience in information/library science, business administration, or related discipline;
Extensive experience leveraging advanced information and knowledge management tools, systems and technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), to accelerate the work (for example - archives, repository, content and document management, including retention and destruction);
Adept at organizational change and a proven track record of inspiring people to adopt new ways of thinking and working under challenging circumstances. Diplomatic and skilled at building relationships and cross-functional buy-in and support;
Minimum of five years of Staff managerial experience in related field;
Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, cultivate productive working relationships, mentor and lead by example, and build a culture of excellence in quality and service;
Demonstrated knowledge of records and information management principles, techniques and technology for classification, preservation, search, and records retention, in all formats;
General familiarity with healthcare and an understanding of how data and knowledge can be used to drive and impact goals;
Facility for communicating ideas, requirements, and recommendations persuasively to stakeholders across all levels using a variety of communication and presentation methods;
Outstanding judgment, initiative, and motivation.
Why Join Our Team
When you join Ascension, you join a team of over 134,000 individuals across the country committed to a Mission of serving others and providing compassionate, personalized care to all. Our inclusive culture, continuing education programs, career coaches and benefit offerings are just a few of the resources and tools that team members can use to create a rewarding career path. In fact, Ascension spent nearly $46 million in tuition assistance alone to support associate growth and development. If you are looking for a career where you can grow and make a difference in your community, we invite you to join our team today.
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