Director - System Clinical Informatics

Are you passionate about transforming healthcare through technology?

Join Aspirus Health as our Director of System Clinical Informatics and play a pivotal leadership role in advancing clinical excellence, caregiver experience, and digital transformation across our health system. In this strategic leadership position, you will serve as the key bridge between clinical operations and technology, partnering with executive, clinical, and IT leaders to optimize the electronic health record (EHR), improve workflows, and drive the adoption of innovative solutions that enhance patient care.

What You'll Do

• Lead system-wide clinical informatics strategy aligned with organizational goals and care delivery priorities.
• Drive EHR optimization through governance, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Design and enhance clinical workflows that improve efficiency, reduce care variation, and support growth.
• Champion change management and technology adoption across diverse clinical settings.
• Leverage data, analytics, and user insights to maximize the value of technology investments.
• Partner with clinical leaders to improve documentation, utilization, quality, safety, and operational outcomes.
• Build and develop a high-performing informatics team through coaching, professional development, and a culture of continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• Proven healthcare informatics leadership experience with expertise in EHR optimization and clinical transformation.
• Strong understanding of healthcare operations, quality, regulatory requirements, and patient safety standards.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across clinical, operational, and technology teams.
• Strategic thinker with a passion for innovation, workflow redesign, and improving caregiver and patient experiences.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise change initiatives and high-performing teams.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing, informatics or information technology, or related field from accredited school required. Master's degree in information systems, Informatics, business is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Healthcare, Healthcare IT or Informatics.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in a progressive informatics, education, IT or project management leadership position within an integrated healthcare system.
• Certifications: Epic certification in clinical modules and ANCC certification in healthcare informatics is highly desired.
• Extensive experience working with Epic core systems.
• Demonstrated success in leading teams.

Why Aspirus?

At Aspirus Health, you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of care delivery across a growing, integrated health system. You'll work alongside passionate leaders dedicated to innovation, quality, and exceptional patient outcomes while making a meaningful impact on the communities we serve.

Ready to lead the next generation of clinical transformation?

Our Mission: We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.

Our Vision: Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others. As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.

Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians.