Chief Information Officer Galen College of Nursing

This position is incentive eligible.

##### Introduction

Do you have the career opportunities as a Chief Information Officer with Galen College of Nursing you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Galen College of Nursing which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

##### Benefits

Galen College of Nursing offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long\-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long\- and short\-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee\-only coverage to full\-time and part\-time colleagues based on income.

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*Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.*

Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a Chief Information Officer where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well\-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!

##### Job Summary and Qualifications

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Galen College of Nursing serves as both the CIO and Chief Technology \& Transformation Officer, providing visionary and strategic leadership across the full spectrum of technology infrastructure and enterprise transformation. The CIO is responsible for innovating and modernizing the college’s digital landscape, driving the development and implementation of future\-ready technology ecosystems that support academic, operations, administrative, and clinical excellence.

As a transformational leader, the CIO leads digital modernization initiatives—including data modernization, AI enablement, and digital product innovation—ensuring Galen remains at the forefront of educational technology. The CIO is accountable for integrating advanced academic technologies, enabling robust analytics, and fostering digital equity and accessibility across all platforms. This position partners with executive, operations and academic leadership to envision and implement technology solutions that drive enterprise change, enhance student and faculty experiences, and support long\-term institutional growth.

The CIO provides overall management and technical direction for all computer and communication activities within the enterprise, including the integration of emerging information technologies. The CIO is responsible for both day\-to\-day IT operations and strategic direction as the college grows through internal expansion and external acquisition. By leveraging emerging technologies and fostering a culture of continuous innovation, the CIO ensures Galen College of Nursing maintains a competitive edge and delivers on its mission to provide high\-quality nursing education in a rapidly evolving digital environment.

The CIO oversees all IT functions, including infrastructure management, application development and support, software and solution implementations, data centers, service desks, communication networks (voice, data, and media), equipment procurement and configuration, cybersecurity, data governance, and disaster recovery. The CIO is responsible for maintaining the integrity of all electronic records and ensuring compliance with educational and healthcare regulations (e.g., Sarbanes\-Oxley, FERPA).

Core Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive technology and transformation strategy that supports academic, administrative, and clinical operations — aligning infrastructure modernization, AI adoption, and digital innovation with Galen’s mission.
• + Serve as a strategic advisor and visionary to executive leadership, ensuring technology strategy is tightly integrated with institutional planning, transformation goals, and HCA enterprise priorities.
• Oversee implementation and optimization of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and instructional technologies to enhance teaching and learning outcomes.
• Ensure IT infrastructure modernization aligns with regulatory standards (FERPA), compliance while enabling resilient, future\-ready infrastructure.
• Support hybrid and remote learning models by maintaining robust, secure, and scalable digital environments.
• Collaborate with nursing faculty and instructional designers to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies for clinical simulation and education.
• Oversee digital product innovation including development of new academic and operational solutions (e.g., learning experience tools, mobile applications, simulation technologies). Build cross\-functional teams to pilot and scale high\-impact innovations.
• + Establish an innovation pipeline to evaluate emerging technologies, fostering experimentation and continuous improvement
• Manage cybersecurity and data governance policies to protect sensitive student, faculty, and patient\-related information.
• Foster partnerships with healthcare institutions to support interoperability, data exchange, and collaborative research.
• + Lead enterprise\-wide data modernization and standardization efforts, creating a unified data architecture that enables analytics, reporting, and evidence\-based decision\-making.

+ Champion AI integration and automation, deploying technologies that enhance student outcomes, faculty productivity, and operational efficiency.

• Develop analytics capabilities to support institutional research, student performance tracking, and continuous improvement.
• + Establish a responsible AI and data governance framework, ensuring ethical, secure, and transparent use of emerging technologies.
• Champion digital equity and accessibility across all learning platforms and technologies.
• Support and advise the President and CEO in performing all tasks necessary to achieve the organization's mission and strategic vision.
• Participates in planning meetings and committees related to large institution\-wide projects, and maintains a “big picture” vision when making recommendations.
• Participates in overall business planning, bringing a current knowledge and future vision of technology and systems as related to the organization's competitive position.
• Determines long\-term organization\-wide information needs and develops overall strategy for information needs, systems development, and hardware acquisition.
• Acts to ensure integrity of organization\-wide data, proprietary information, and related intellectual property through information security and access management.
• Acts as highest interface with non\-technical user functions in determining overall information systems approach.
• Manages vendors who supply and support software applications to ensure quality delivery to Galen.
• Develops, coordinates, guides and executes IT systems strategic and operational plans, participating proactively with the executive leadership and management teams to optimize use of information technology in support of the corporate ITG mission and business strategy.
• Leads the development and implementation of corporate ITG initiatives that improve cost effectiveness, service quality and business development opportunities.
• Oversees and is accountable for ensuring efficacy of the IT environments supporting all solutions and systems. Ensures environments are stable, efficient, and compliant with HCA standards. Ensures all these environments operate according to negotiated and established service levels and in accordance with enterprise standards and guidelines.
• Fosters utilization of HCA standard solutions and ensures that Galen solutions and initiatives are not in conflict with HCA enterprise solutions, processes, standards and policies.
• Develops and maintains annual operating and capital budgets for operations. Monitors IT activities and costs related to the utilization of resources required to meet programmatic operational requirements, while ensuring that the technology environment is continually refreshed and capable of supporting the business and health care operations.
• Communicates IT plans, policies, and technology trends throughout the organization, including management groups and professional staff.
• Recruits, develops, and retains management staff.
• Ensures appropriate training and development programs are utilized to attract, retain, and develop personnel required to support information services.
• Evaluates alternatives, performs cost benefit analysis, and recommends solutions within corporate policies and standards.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree – Required
• Master's degree – Preferred
• 7\+ years of experience in senior IT leadership role – Required
• (Experience in AI strategy, deployment, and governance is strongly preferred)
• 10\+ years of experience in software development, technology, and implementation – Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Service and Quality Excellence: Ability to demonstrate an uncompromising commitment to delivering exceptional care to create an unmatched value proposition for our students.
• Honor our Mission and Values: Ability to build trust and act with authenticity to cultivate a culture of integrity, inclusion, and mutual respect.
• Effective Decision Making: Ability to make timely, informed decisions that are in the best interest of our students, employees, faculty, Galen and HCA.
• Attain and Leverage Strategic Relationships: Leads with authenticity, inclusion, and empathy, inspiring cross\-functional teams through a shared sense of purpose and mission.
• Lead and Develop Others: Ability to lead others to accomplish organizational goals and objectives; provide meaningful coaching and mentoring to increase the capabilities of individuals and teams and drive employee engagement. Builds transformation capacity by developing digital acumen and innovation capabilities across teams.
• Communicate with Impact: Ability to deliver information in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to effectively engage others and achieve desired results.
• Achieve Success through Change: Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation, remove barriers and resistance, and enable desired behaviors.
• Drive Execution and Financial Results: Ability to commit to the success and financial wellbeing of Galen and HCA by challenging others to excel and hold themselves and others accountable for achieving results.
• Project Management: Ability to use tools and processes to identify and communicate project goals, schedules, responsibilities, progress, and performance.
• Policies \& Procedures: Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of organizational policies, procedures, and systems.
• Ownership: Ability to take ownership of assigned responsibilities and follow through on outstanding issues.
• Culture: Inspires a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and adaptability, enabling Galen to thrive amid technological change.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3\.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."\- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co\-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Chief Information Officer Galen College of Nursing opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.