Deputy CIO, Academic and Research Technology - Information Solutions

Deputy CIO, Academic and Research Technology
- Information Solutions

The Deputy Chief Information Officer, Academic and Research Technologies, is a pivotal executive leadership role within MUSC's Enterprise Information Solutions organization. This leader is accountable for the technology strategy, systems, and services that advance MUSC's academic, clinical, and research missions, with direct oversight over two of the three pillars of the institution's tripartite purpose.

This executive serves as the primary bridge between Central Information Solutions (Central IS) and the academic enterprise, spanning the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College of Dental Medicine, College of Health Professions, and College of Graduate Studies, as well as MUSC's vibrant research community. The role partners closely with local IS teams embedded within schools and research programs, ensuring that enterprise architecture and infrastructure investments are appropriately extended and tailored to academic and research environments.

A core priority is the deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management of enterprise Student Information Systems (SIS), learning management platforms, and research enablement technologies. This leader will work at the intersection of academic operations and cutting‑edge discovery, supporting MUSC's signature Integrated Innovation Institutions (I3's) strategic initiatives, facilitating clinical research infrastructure, and enabling the translation of discovery into care model redesign.

This is a role for a seasoned technology executive who brings equal command of the academic and research enterprise, someone who can champion the technology needs of students, faculty, and academic administrators with the same credibility and fluency they bring to supporting investigators, research programs, and the translational science agenda. MUSC requires a leader who sees these two missions not as separate portfolios, but as deeply interconnected dimensions of a single institutional purpose.

• Reports to the Enterprise Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• Direct Leadership
  - Academic Technology Applications, Student Information Systems, Research Informatics and Computing, Academic IS Coordination
• Key Partners
  - College Deans and local IS teams, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Provost's Office, Central IS Architecture and Infrastructure, Office of Enrollment Management and Student Accounting
• Mission Focus
  - Education and Research, two pillars of MUSC's tripartite mission
• Travel - up to 20% across MUSC Hospitals, regional campuses, and statewide affiliates
• Work Model
  - Hybrid
  - Charleston, SC (within MUSC policy)

Strategic Leadership and Vision for Academic and Research Technologies

• Define and champion MUSC's academic and research technology strategy with a 23 year roadmap across student information systems, research computing, learning technology, and academic-clinical integration, aligned with system-level strategies spanning the University, Health System, and statewide initiatives, including the I3 framework.
• Lead academic and research technology governance with representation from school leadership, faculty, researchers, and students, and coordinate academic application roadmaps with Central IS enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data and analytics, and digital strategy to create a coherent, platform‑rationalized environment.
• Ensure strategic alignment of academic technology investments with regulatory requirements (FERPA, HIPAA in research contexts, federal sponsor mandates) and industry standards (IMS Global, SCORM, LTI).

Student Information Systems, CRM, and Academic Application Portfolio

• Oversee the deployment, optimization, and lifecycle management of MUSC's Student Information System (SIS), including student records, enrollment, financial aid, advising, degree auditing, and institutional reporting, and drive SIS maturity through targeted process automation, self‑service functionality, and integration with institutional and national reporting frameworks.
• Establish integration strategies and oversee specialty academic systems across…