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# Director, Applications, Lab Systems

- **Company:** Sutter Health
- **Location:** United States
- **Salary:** $181,875.0 - $291,013.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Health Information Technology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Software Applications, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/director-applications-lab-systems-fl--d941fe6d-042a-4d09-8168-99acc3132c78

## About the Role

Laboratory Systems, Best Practices, Customer Support/Service, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Data Quality, Enterprise Applications, Healthcare Administration, Computer Science, Health Information Technology, Project/Program Management, Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.

Bachelor's: Computer Science, Healthcare Administration, Information Technology, or related field

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

12 years recent relevant experience.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

Expert technical and business knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC), quality assurance, and project management.

Expert knowledge of specifying user requirements.

Expert knowledge of healthcare operations and structure.

Expert understanding of hospital inpatient and clinic outpatient operations.

Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with clients, IS team members, management, and executive personnel/staff.

Verbal and writing skills to effectively communicate with diverse groups such as: executives, managers, and subject matter experts.

Set priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities and prioritize assignments to complete work in a timely manner.

Analyze information, problems, situations, practices, or procedures in order to identify patterns, tendencies, and relationships resulting in the formulation of logical and objective conclusions

Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams committed to carrying out initiatives in environments that may be resistant to change.

Make presentations to persuade others to accept a specific opinion or action, or to provide information and instruction.

## Description

Accountable for the direction of the full systems development lifecycle management of enterprise applications for both support services and implementations adhering to enterprise data and process standards. Directs the ongoing support and services of the software, environments, and processes required to ensure data quality and integrity. Monitors the functionality of the software and its use throughout Sutter Health and its affiliates with particular emphasis on evolving best practices for distribution across affiliates.