Chief Information Officer

Full-time

Description

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer; member of the Presidents Cabinet

Location: Remote-eligible in all U.S. states except Hawaii; Puerto Rico also not eligible; Joyce University is based in Draper Utah

Base salary: The base salary range for this position is $250000$325000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience qualifications leadership scope and market considerations. Exceptional candidates whose experience materially exceeds the requirements of the role may be considered above the anticipated hiring range.

Search partner : EdStrat (Educational Strategy and Design Group)

Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences is looking for a Chief Information Officer who builds. Joyce is growing and technology and artificial intelligence will shape how we teach support students and deliver the most impact.

Youll help shape the next chapter of Joyces technology strategy evolving our technology operations building the team and capabilities needed to support them and designing systems and workflows that serve students and staff across the University. This is a role for an innovator with deep practical command of building information systems and creating technology solutions for a growing organization.

About Joyce University

Founded in 1979 Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences prepares people to serve as competent professionals to advance their careers and to pursue lifelong learning. Were best known for nursing education and run one of the largest nursing programs in Utah with pre-licensure and post-licensure pathways built for students regardless of their prior college experience. Joyce currently offers its prelicensure nursing programs in 18 states and growing.

Our community serves students alumni faculty and staff from across the United States and internationally. Learn more at .

Working at Joyce

Were a people-first workplace named a USA Today Top Workplace for three consecutive years based on employee feedback. Our leadership has set clear priorities around innovation student outcomes and access.

The Opportunity

This is a chance to build our own technology organization at a growing university that has made technology a top priority.

We recently launched the nations first 90-credit BSN degree expanding enrollment and transforming how we teach. Youll set the technology agenda for that growth and innovation while shaping the team that delivers it: its structure its key roles and what we build ourselves versus source from partners. Youll lead the transition without a dip in service and own the technology experience for students faculty and staff.

Youll report to the Chief Operating Officer and hold a seat on the Presidents Cabinet advising the President Cabinet and Board on technology investment data AI and institutional risk.

What Youll Lead

• Strategy. Set a multi-year technology data and AI strategy tied to our strategic plan with clear success measures reported to the President and Cabinet.
• Data and analytics. Give leaders trusted timely information and build student-success analytics from LMS SIS and CRM data that drive proactive coaching and completion.
• Institutional improvement. Partner with academic and administrative leaders to streamline how we work and improve the student experience from recruitment through graduation.
• Artificial intelligence. Build AI systems agents and automated workflows that serve students and staff at scale measured against real outcomes such as enrollment retention and cost and governed by clear standards for responsible ethical and secure use.
• Platforms and operations. Own a secure reliable integrated technology environment whether delivered by our team or by partners. Lead cybersecurity business continuity and compliance with our regulatory accreditation and privacy obligations and hold every partner to clear standards.
• Building the team. Design the internal technology organization that takes over from managed services and develop the leaders who will run it.

Who Will Thrive Here

Were looking for an innovator and a builder.

• You have built AI into how an organization works. You have designed AI-enabled systems and automated workflows connected them to core platforms and data and scaled them across an institution.
• You have brought technology in-house. You have taken operations from an outsourced or managed-services model to an internal team and kept service steady for users throughout.
• You move fast and measure results. You favor action show outcomes in numbers and know where AI helps and where it does not.
• You bring people with you. You can lead faculty clinical leaders and staff through real change in how they work.

Whats in It for You

At Joyce University we invest in the success and well-being of our employees. As part of our team youll enjoy:

• A generous self-directed PTO policy
• Paid holidays and a 401(k) with employer match
• Comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance
• Fully paid short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Professional development opportunities and top-notch continuing education assistance
• A supportive collaborative team environment where your voice matters

Requirements

What Youll Bring

We welcome candidates from inside and outside higher education. What matters most is a record of using technology to move an institution forward.

Required

• Bachelors degree in information technology computer science information systems business or related field.
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible technology leadership including significant executive-level responsibility.
• Success leading technology organizations in a complex highly regulated mission-driven environment.
• Results using technology to drive growth student or customer experience or outcomes not solely cost or efficiency.
• Experience building or substantially scaling a technology organization within an institution including developing the people processes systems and capabilities needed to support organizational growth.
• A track record of developing and executing strategies that strengthen performance through technology data analytics and AI.
• Success leading academic or clinical leaders through technology-driven change.
• The executive presence and communication skills to advise a President Cabinet and Board with credibility.
• The ability to influence executive decision-making build collaborative partnerships and lead organizational change.
• Hands-on leadership of AI implementation including designing and deploying AI-enabled systems agents and automated workflows at institutional scale with sound judgment about where AI does and does not apply.

Preferred

• A masters or other advanced degree in a related discipline.
• Experience in higher education education technology healthcare or another complex service organization.
• Experience with higher education platforms such as Salesforce student information systems and learning management systems.
• Experience leading technology-forward organizations through significant growth and transformation.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $250000$325000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience qualifications leadership scope and market considerations. Exceptional candidates whose experience materially exceeds the requirements of the role may be considered above the anticipated hiring range. We offer a comprehensive benefits package.

How to Apply

Weve partnered with EdStrat on this search. Please submit a resume and a cover letter that explains your interest in the role and the results youve achieved as a technology leader and answer the brief screening questions in the application.

Well review applications on a rolling basis with first consideration given to those received by October 30 2026.

Confidential inquiries and nominations may be directed to .

The selection process includes individual conversations with members of our leadership team and a panel interview. Well ask finalists for official transcripts and any offer is contingent on successful background and reference checks. We can hire candidates based in any U.S. state except Hawaii; Puerto Rico is also not eligible.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORUTNITY POLICY: Joyce University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Salary Description

$250000 - $325000

Required Experience:

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