Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Vice President and Chief Technology Officer - REQID
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Information Technology

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The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is seeking a Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.

The Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (VP–CTO) is the senior executive responsible for information technology strategy, information systems, and digital transformation across the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Reporting to the President and Chief Scientific Officer, the VP–CTO is a key member of the leadership team and a strategic partner in advancing the Institute’s scientific mission, AI initiative, and enterprise operations.

The VP–CTO provides architecture and leadership for research computing (including high-performance computing, data platforms, and visualization), enterprise applications, cybersecurity, and core infrastructure, ensuring that technology capabilities are secure, scalable, and aligned with institutional priorities and values. This leader builds and leads a high-performance IT team and advises Institute leadership on technology-related opportunities, risks, and policies that impact research excellence, operational effectiveness, and the responsible use of AI.

Technology and AI strategy

• Develop and maintain a multi year IT and AI strategy and roadmap tightly aligned with the Institute’s scientific goals, AI initiative, and enterprise needs.
• Proactively advise senior leadership on emerging technologies, data and AI trends, and digital capabilities most relevant to a biomedical research organization.
• Evaluate, prioritize, and balance capital investments and risks for enterprise-wide technology and AI initiatives, ensuring sustainability, scalability, and measurable impact.
• Establish governance frameworks for responsible AI (RAI) and data use, including model lifecycle oversight, transparency, and compliance with institutional policies and applicable regulations.

• Partner with scientific leadership to design and operate world-class advanced computing services, including high-performance computing, large-scale storage, scientific SaaS platforms, and data visualization environments.
• Ensure that research labs can securely collect, manage, analyze, and share complex datasets (e.g., genomics, imaging, single cell, multi omics) using modern pipelines, cloud and on prem infrastructure, and AI enabled tools.
• Collaborate with data science, core facilities, and faculty to identify and support high-impact use cases for AI and advanced analytics in discovery, operations, and scientific collaboration.
• Champion interoperability and FAIR-aligned data practices across scientific platforms to accelerate insight and reuse.

• Lead the planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of enterprise applications and services (e.g., finance, HR, grants/administration, facilities, communications, knowledge management) to support efficient operations.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives that fundamentally improve how services are provided and consumed by Institute members, with a strong emphasis on user experience and adoption.
• Develop and execute an Institute wide analytics program that provides timely, trustworthy data and dashboards to support decision making by leadership and operational teams.
• Establish and steward an IT governance framework that aligns priorities, resources, and portfolio management with institutional goals.

• Advance and oversee a comprehensive information security and privacy program that protects the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of institutional data and systems.
• Integrate security, privacy, and third-party risk management into technology procurement, contracting, research activities, and technology deployments, in collaboration with scientific leadership, compliance and legal.
• Lead the design, implementation, and regular testing of enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plans for critical infrastructure and services.
• Oversee technology-related audits and remediation activities, ensuring strong controls and clear accountability.