Principal Healthcare IT Strategist

Primary Responsibilities: Lead the development and execution of the IT transition and decommissioning plan in alignment with the hospital wind-down strategy and integration with the acquiring health system. Oversee phased shutdown of clinical and administrative systems (EHR, PACS, LIS, ERP), ensuring data integrity and legal compliance. Coordinate the secure archival and long-term accessibility of clinical, operational, and financial data in compliance with HIPAA and any other Federal and Local retention mandates. Develop and implement enduring data governance protocols for legacy systems under the stewardship of the medical records custodian. Direct the deactivation or migration of network infrastructure, cybersecurity controls, and user access rights. Serve as liaison between legacy hospital IT operations and client leadership to ensure continuity of data and security obligations. Oversee asset disposition strategy, including licensed software, hardware decommissioning, and digital infrastructure dismantling. Maintain ongoing reporting on risk, compliance, and timeline status to system-wide leadership throughout the transition. Contract ResponsibilitiesCoordinates IT project management, engineering, maintenance, QA, and risk management. Plans, coordinates, and monitors project activities. Develops technical applications to support users. Develops, implements, maintains, and enforces documented standards and procedures for the design, development, installation, modification, and documentation of assigned systems. Provides training for system products and procedures. Performs application upgrades. Performs monitoring, maintenance, or reporting on real-time databases, real-time network and serial data communications, and real-time graphics and logic applications. Troubleshoots problems. Ensures project lifecycle is in compliance with District standards and procedures. SkillsLead the development and execution of the IT transition and decommissioning plan in alignment with the hospital wind-down strategy and integration. Oversee phased shutdown of clinical and administrative systems (EHR, PACS, LIS, ERP), ensuring data integrity and legal compliance. Coordinate the secure archival and long-term accessibility of clinical, operational, and financial data in compliance with HIPAA and any other Federal. Develop and implement enduring data governance protocols for legacy systems under the stewardship of the medical records custodian. Direct the deactivation or migration of network infrastructure, cybersecurity controls, and user access rights. Serve as liaison between legacy hospital IT operations and client leadership to ensure continuity of data and security obligations. Oversee asset disposition strategy, including licensed software, hardware decommissioning, and digital infrastructure dismantling. Maintain ongoing reporting on risk, compliance, and timeline status to system-wide leadership throughout the transition.