Chief Information Officer

• Reports to: Chief Operating Officer; member of the President’s Cabinet
• Location: Remote-eligible in all U.S. states except Hawaii;
  Puerto Rico also not eligible;
  Joyce University is based in Draper, Utah
• Base salary: The base salary range for this position is $250,000–$325,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, leadership scope, and market considerations. Exceptional candidates whose experience materially exceeds the requirements of the role may be considered above the anticipated hiring range.
• Search partner
  :
  EdStrat (Educational Strategy and Design Group)

Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences is looking for a Chief Information Officer who builds. Joyce is growing, and technology and artificial intelligence will shape how we teach, support students, and deliver the most impact.

You’ll bring our technology operation in-house from our current managed-services partner, build the team to run it, and design systems and workflows that serve students and staff across the University. This is a role for an innovator with deep, practical command of building information systems, not a steward of existing infrastructure.

Founded in 1979, Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences prepares people to serve as competent professionals, to advance their careers, and to pursue lifelong learning. We’re best known for nursing education and run one of the largest nursing programs in Utah, with pre-licensure and post-licensure pathways built for students regardless of their prior college experience. Joyce currently offers its prelicensure nursing programs in 18 states and growing.

Our community serves students, alumni, faculty, and staff from across the United States and internationally. Learn more .

We’re a people-first workplace, named a USA Today Top Workplace for three consecutive years based on employee feedback. Our leadership has set clear priorities around innovation, student outcomes, and access.

This is a chance to build our own technology organization at a growing university that has made technology a top priority.

We recently launched the nation’s first 90-credit BSN degree, expanding enrollment, and transforming how we teach. You’ll set the technology agenda for that growth and innovation while shaping the team that delivers it: its structure, its key roles, and what we build ourselves versus source from partners. You’ll lead the transition without a dip in service and own the technology experience for students, faculty, and staff.

You’ll report to the Chief Operating Officer and hold a seat on the President’s Cabinet, advising the President, Cabinet, and Board on technology investment, data, AI, and institutional risk.

• Strategy. Set a multi-year technology, data, and AI strategy tied to our strategic plan, with clear success measures reported to the President and Cabinet.
• Data and analytics. Give leaders trusted, timely information, and build student-success analytics from LMS, SIS, and CRM data that drive proactive coaching and completion.
• Institutional improvement. Partner with academic and administrative leaders to streamline how we work and improve the student experience from recruitment through graduation.
• Artificial intelligence. Build AI systems, agents, and automated workflows that serve students and staff at scale, measured against real outcomes such as enrollment, retention, and cost, and governed by clear standards for responsible, ethical, and secure use.
• Platforms and operations. Own a secure, reliable, integrated technology environment, whether delivered by our team or by partners. Lead…