Vice President - Application Services

Overview

Huntsville Hospital Health System (HHSYS), one of the largest health systems in the Southeast with more than 22,000 employees across multiple hospitals, is seeking a Vice President of Application Services to lead its enterprise clinical, revenue cycle, and enterprise applications.   Reporting to the System CIO, this executive will ensure the stability and performance of the current environment while driving adoption of standardized applications across all HHSYS facilities.

The portfolio is anchored by the Oracle Health (Cerner) EHR and the Infor/Lawson ERP, along with a broad set of clinical, ancillary, and business applications. Success in this role requires a leader who can deliver results through influence in a matrixed organization, partnering with decentralized IT teams in the Emergency Department, Surgical Services, Laboratory, Cardiology, and Pharmacy, and with IT leadership at every HHSYS facility.

We are looking for a servant leader with a genuine commitment to supporting the clinicians who care for our patients and the teams who keep our system running.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy, roadmap, and governance for the enterprise application portfolio in alignment with system clinical, operational, and financial goals
• Lead the continued system-wide rollout of HHSYS standard applications, including integration of new and affiliated facilities
• Ensure reliability, optimization, and lifecycle management of Oracle Health (Cerner) and Infor/Lawson, along with supporting clinical and business systems
• Build and develop a high-performing application teams with direct and indirect reporting structures
• Partner with physician, nursing, ancillary, and business leaders to prioritize demand and deliver measurable value
• Manage vendor relationships, and a defined annual budget
• Establish standards for change control, testing, upgrades, and regulatory compliance (HIPAA, CMS, Joint Commission as applicable)
• Communicate portfolio status, risks, and investment recommendations to executive leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, business, healthcare administration, or a related field; master's degree preferred.
• 7 or more years of healthcare IT experience, including 5+ years leading enterprise application teams at the director level or above
• Extensive hands-on leadership experience with Oracle Health (Cerner) EHR and Infor/Lawson ERP strongly preferred
• Proven success leading multi-facility implementations, standardization, or system integration efforts
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrixed, multi-site environment
• Exceptional executive communication and active listening skills; able to translate between clinical, operational, and technical audiences
• Strong organizational and portfolio management skills with a record of delivering multiple concurrent initiatives
• Strong knowledge of IT governance, service delivery, project and portfolio management, vendor management, and healthcare regulatory requirements.

About Us

Build your career with us

At Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and Madison Hospital, you’ll find meaningful work, supportive teams and opportunities to grow within a locally governed, nonprofit health system committed to the communities we serve. Our workplace culture has earned national recognition, including Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care 2026 and Forbes’ America’s Best-in-State Employers 2025. Huntsville Hospital is the region’s primary referral center for advanced and specialty care, home to a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU and North Alabama’s Level I Trauma Center. Together, our three Madison County hospitals have 971 licensed beds and offer career opportunities across a wide range of specialties and care settings. Employees have access to continuing education, Shared Governance, Clinical Ladder, Nurse Residency, tuition assistance, child care, wellness resources, an on-site employee pharmacy and health clinic, and more. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a partner in the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program.

Huntsville Hospital Benefits:

We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!

Learn more about Huntsville Hospital Health System:

• Careers: https://careers.hhsys.org/careers-home
• Benefits: https://careers.hhsys.org/why-hh-health/benefits/benefits-at-huntsville-hospital/
• Education & Professional Development: https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/education
• Life In Huntsville: https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/about-huntsville-al