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Director, ERP Applications (Workday - GL, AP & Supply)

Tufts Medicine, Lowell, MA, United States


**Title:** Director, ERP Applications (Workday - GL, AP & Supply)**Location:** Local candidates preferred. Occasional travel required to Massachusetts consistent with Workday implementation and support needs.**About Tufts Medicine**Tufts Medicine is an innovative, mission-driven health system that unites the best of academic and community medicine to deliver exceptional, connected, and accessible care. Our system includes Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University and Tufts University School of Medicine, as well as Lowell General Hospital, Lowell General Hospital – Saints Campus, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Tufts Medicine Behavioral Health Hospital, Tufts Medicine Care at Home, Tufts Medicine Integrated Network, and a network of 2,300 physicians across Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. We treat the most complex conditions, keep our communities healthy, and bring research breakthroughs to life.This director-level role is responsible for the implementation, optimization, and ongoing support of ERP applications supporting Finance and Supply Chain (GL/AP/SC). This position responsible for providing senior leadership to Information Services (IS) to support the mission, vision, and goals of the healthcare system.

In collaboration with key stakeholders, develops and implements governance, policies, and objectives for applications.

Provides senior leadership over the IS teams that implement, optimize, and support applications. Works closely with stakeholders and operational teams as needed. **Job Description****Minimum Qualifications:****with demonstrated experience in ERP application leadership and Workday**.2. Ten (10) years of relevant experience in Information Technology that includes multi-site operations, complex infrastructure, large member population applications in healthcare and/or managed care industry 3. Seven (7) years of people leadership experience. **Preferred Qualifications:****Duties and Responsibilities:** The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.

Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.14. Remain up to date on pertinent regulatory requirements that may require system change.**Physical Requirements:**1. Professional office environment with typical office requirements such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, etc.2. Sedentary role, which involves sitting most of the time, but may involve movements such as walking, standing, reaching, ascending / descending stairs and operate office equipment.**Skills & Abilities:** 1. Ability to reinforce ethical behavior in self and others by adhering to organizational policies and guidelines, support compliance initiatives, conduct business with honesty, show consistency in words and actions, and follow through on commitments.2. Skilled in leadership style that emphasizes openness, visibility, influencing and connectivity. Ability to convey the organization’s enthusiasm, confidence, goals, and mission and inspire those things in others. Must be able to connect with people in a meaningful way at all levels within the organization in keeping with the culture of the senior leadership team. 4. Ability to make tough choices that serve the best interests of the organization. Proven creative problem-solving skills with the willingness to take the initiative in leading change as well as the ability to effectively manage change. 5. Effective consensus builder with strong negotiation, persuasion, and communication skills to propose enhancements to operational processes to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness.7. Strong verbal and written communication skills9. Exceptional presentation skills, excellent verbal and communication skills, and ability to motivate team members.10. Innovative problem solver with excellent critical thinking skills and strong analytical abilities needed for leading the IT operations. Knowledge of system integration and change management is essential.11. Deep knowledge of the principles and practices pertaining to electronic commerce, information system testing, evaluation, analysis, and security administration.This role focuses on the design, development, and implementation of information technology (IT) solutions in order to meet the organization's needs through new and existing applications, systems architecture, network systems and applications infrastructure and the management of the IT infrastructure. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Client Applications Support duties: Designs, develops, implements, and updates internal IT applications in accordance with specifications and business needs., designs, codes, tests, and debugs computer programs, and prepares systems documentation and training. A management role that supervises employees focusing on tactical, operational activities within a specified area, with the majority of time spent overseeing area of responsibility, planning, prioritizing and/or directing the responsibilities of employees. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and/or indirect reports. A role that directs a department or small unit that includes multiple teams led by managers and/or team Leaders. Responsibilities typically include: ownership of short to mid-term (1-3 years) execution of functional strategy and the operational direction of the Department, problems faced are often complex and require extensive investigation and analysis, and requires ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate and influence executive leadership.Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community health care to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Healthcare, an expansive home care network and a large clinically integrated physician network, Tufts Medicine has more than 15,000 dedicated employees and caregivers. The health system came together in 2014 to leverage the experience of its member organizations and integrate their missions to together transform the ways that consumers engage with and experience their care. #J-18808-Ljbffr