Chief Information Officer

• Pay or shift range: $250,000 USD to $300,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Travel Required :
  Yes

Company Overview: Health Network One (HN1) partners with health plans and providers to modernize how specialty care is delivered and managed, reducing complexity, driving better performance, and improving lives.

With over 30 years of experience, Health Network One advances care in several unique specialties:
Total Eye, Sleep Well, Pure Derm and Thrive Therapy. By curating specialty networks and credentialing providers who meet rigorous access and quality standards, we bring together value-based models and clinical expertise to ensure providers thrive, payers succeed, and members receive the high-quality care they deserve.

Position Summary: The Chief Information Officer is the top technology executive in the organization, responsible for the overall IT and digital strategy and ensuring that technology resources and initiatives fully support the company’s business objectives. Reporting to the COO and serving as a member of the senior leadership team, the CIO provides visionary leadership for all aspects of Information Technology, including Application Development, Infrastructure, Security, and Enterprise Agile/Program Management.

This role holds enterprise-wide accountability for IT performance and innovation, setting the direction for technology investments, policy, and governance. The CIO has ultimate decision authority in the IT domain and is tasked with delivering secure, reliable, and scalable technology solutions that drive operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and business growth.

The CIO is accountable for both strategy and execution across all technology functions and is measured on delivery outcomes, operational performance, and alignment to business priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Technology Strategy & Governance: Define and champion the organization’s technology vision and multi-year IT strategic plan in alignment with overall business strategy. Develop roadmaps for key capabilities (e.g., digital platforms, EDI/data management, infrastructure upgrades) and ensure IT initiatives deliver measurable business value. Establish and maintain IT governance processes (e.g., architecture review, change control, portfolio management) for effective decision-making and risk management.
  
  Ensure all technology work is governed through a formal intake and prioritization process with clear ownership, defined approval workflows, and alignment to enterprise priorities.
• Executive Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment: Act as a business partner to the COO, CEO, and other C-level leaders, translating business goals into IT priorities and ensuring technology initiatives are integrated into enterprise planning. Represent the IT function at the executive level and possibly with the Board or investors, communicating the status of major projects, risks, and opportunities. Work closely with peer executives (Operations, Finance, Product, etc.)
  
  to seize opportunities where technology can drive innovation, improve efficiency, or open new revenue streams.
• Oversight of IT Domains (Infrastructure, Security, Applications, Agile PMO): Provide direct leadership to heads of key IT domains – including the Head of Infrastructure, Information Security leadership (CISO or equivalent), Application Development leaders, and any Agile Program/Project Management Office. Integrate these functions under a unified IT operating model, fostering collaboration and clear division of responsibilities. Ensure Infrastructure, Security, and Agile Planning teams have clear mandates and that their efforts are coordinated within the broader IT strategy (for example, aligning software development priorities with infrastructure capacity and security requirements).
• Digital Transformation & Innovation: Lead enterprise-wide technology transformation initiatives, such as modernizing legacy systems, migrating to cloud-based solutions, and implementing advanced…