Director of IT Engineering

Job ID:
Location: Main Campus - UCR
Schedule: 8AM - 5PM
Category: Information Technology
Salary: $114,300 - $220,900
Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%)
Organization: Info Technology Solutions
Department: Matthew Gunkel
Application Deadline: August 22, 2025

Position Information:
The Director of IT Engineering in Information Technology Solutions will specifically support the UCR School of Medicine and UCR Health. The position will be responsible for helping to define, build, and deliver the technological backbone that powers our higher education and healthcare organization's operations, patient care, and innovation. This role will lead a team of engineers to develop, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and compliant IT systems and solutions that directly support clinical services, administrative functions, and digital health initiatives. The incumbent will help in ensuring all engineering practices and deployed systems adhere to strict healthcare regulations, data privacy standards, and cybersecurity best practices.

This position is classified as hybrid with 3 days on-site and 2 days remote.

The full salary range for the Director of Engineering is $111,000 - $214,400 annually. However, the pay scale for this position is up to $165,360 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, UCR is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Requirements:
Requirements

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required

Experience Requirements

8 - 13 years of related experience.

Required

Experience with Systems Architecture and Development

Required

Typically 2 - 5 years of experience managing an information technology organization.

Preferred

Experience in assessing, designing and implementing technology solutions specific to medical operations, including managing the technical implicationsof HIPAA and related medical and student regulations and policies.

Preferred

Extensive experience with health systems and technologies (e.g., EPIC,Nuance, Acuity, MS Fabric, Find Help, etc.)

Preferred

Experience overseeing reliability, performance, and security of all IT systems, managing the full product/system lifecycle, optimizing processes, and driving automation to enhance efficiency.

Preferred

Special Conditions
Special

Must pass a background check.

Required

Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.

Required

Travel Outside of Normal Business Hours

Required

Occasional travel for university related business meetings, conferences and/or professional development.

Required

Minimum Requirements

Uses and applies applications Information Technology theories and concepts to manage and provide solutions.

Requires a broad working knowledge of the applications programming development function.

Requires the ability to gather, organize, and analyze data in the completion of assignments.

Possesses skills necessary to accomplish department/section objectives and address related problems and issues in an effective manner.

Thorough knowledge of subject area sufficient for strategic planning, technology assessment and direction.

Demonstrated skill in managing technical staff.

Experience in the management of ongoing technology infrastructure acquisition and expansion, to include the identification and integration of suitable emerging technologies.

Thorough knowledge of technical concepts and basic operating principles of data communications, computer hardware, vendor IT products, and software.

Ability to understand the process involved to adapt, integrate, and modify existing programs or vendor-supplied products for use within the technical environment.

Experienced in leading change management activities and managing their impact across the unit or department.

Experience of analyzing buy vs. build procurement for products for effective and efficient technology use.

Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present technical topics to individuals and groups with potentially varied levels of technical sophistication.

Strong knowledge and understanding of service delivery principles.

Additional Information:
Additional Information

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.

UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020

UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.

Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019

Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings

UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview

Job Description Details:
Job Description Details

General Information
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Generic Scope
Spends the majority of time (50% or more) achieving organizational objectives through the coordinated achievements of subordinate staff. Establishes departmental goals and objectives, functions with autonomy. Manages the accountability and stewardship of human, financial, and often physical resources in compliance with departmental and organizational goals and objectives. Ensures subordinate supervisors and professionals adhere to defined internal controls. Manages systems and procedures to protect departmental assets.

Custom Scope
Receives assignments in the form of objectives and determines how to use resources to meet schedules and goals. Reviews and approves recommendations for functional programs. Provides guidance to subordinates to achieve goals in accordance with established policies. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve goals results in additional costs and personnel, and serious delays in overall schedules.

Department Custom Scope
The Director of IT Engineering in Information Technology Solutions will specifically support the UCR School of Medicine and UCR Health. The position will be responsible for helping to define, build, and deliver the technological backbone that powers our higher education and healthcare organization's operations, patient care, and innovation. This role will lead a team of engineers to develop, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and compliant IT systems and solutions that directly support clinical services, administrative functions, and digital health initiatives. The incumbent will help in ensuring all engineering practices and deployed systems adhere to strict healthcare regulations, data privacy standards, and cybersecurity best practices.

Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities DescriptionPercent Time

Administers IT policies that directly affect subordinate employees.

15%

May analyze the needs of functional departments and helps to establish priorities for feasibility studies and systems design and implementation to develop new and/or modify information processing systems.

15%

Directs design, development, and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure cloud-native (AWS, Azure, GCP) applications, platforms, and infrastructure (e.g., EHR, telehealth, data analytics, medical device connectivity) using agile methodologies.

15%

Coordinates with functional departments involved in system requirements, techniques, and controls.

10%

Establishes and recommends changes to policies which affect the department.

10%

Manages, through subordinate supervisors, the coordination of activities of a department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees.

10%

Assesses and optimizes technology use at the UCR School of Medicine (SOM), implements new solutions in coordination with UCR IT, and stays current through professional development. Represents SOM and UCR IT within the academic medical community, including participation in AAMC groups and other groups within the UC Medical space as needed.

10%

Oversees completion of complex assignments requiring working knowledge of key business principles and practices.

10%

Develops and monitors operational and budget processes, staff FTE, finance, human resources and space planning.

5%

To apply, visit https://jobsportal.ucr.edu/jobs/36124364

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