Region Director Medical Informatics - California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

This position is a remote position, based in California, with travel within the California Region of CommonSpirit Health required.

This critical leadership role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of healthcare through innovative medical informatics. We're seeking a visionary and strategic leader to drive operational excellence, optimize EHR systems, and standardize clinical workflows across our organization. If you're passionate about leveraging technology to improve patient care, foster innovation, and lead a high-performing team, this is your chance to make a profound and lasting impact at CommonSpirit Health.

As the Region Director Medical Informatics you will be responsible for implementing and directing Medical Informatics strategy across the California Region, aligning with senior leadership's vision and driving organization-wide impact. In this role you will strive to enhance departmental efficiency, foster innovation, and provide both technical and financial leadership for a critical service line. You will lead high-impact projects and develop programs crucial to CommonSpirit Health's success, influencing long-term organizational goals, and partner directly with clinical informatics, IT, and regional clinicians to ensure seamless EHR deployment, optimization, and workflow standardization. You will also help recruit, develop, and inspire a talented team, managing multiple resources to deliver exceptional results.

Benefits and offerings for this position include (plus much more!):

• Annual performance-based bonus program.

• Annual employer contribution to retirement program (no employee contribution needed).

• Medical benefits for the employee at no payroll deduction.

• Flexible Time Away program.

Job Requirements

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree In related technical/business area required.

• Minimum five (5) years leadership experience required.

• Minimum five (5) years healthcare IT, informatics, or related service line experience required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Healthcare, Business Administration, Healthcare Informatics or Nursing preferred.

• Three (3) years informatics experience preferred.

• Cerner experience preferred.

• Cerner to Epic go-live experience preferred.

• Clinical background (Registered Nurse, Medical Assistant) preferred.

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Where You'll Work

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Learn more about CommonSpirit Health's California Region: One Community. One Mission. One California. (

Pay Range

$69.41 - $103.25 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.