Chief Information Officer at Lagoon Hospitals

Lagoon Hospitals has consistently been providing healthcare of international standards in Nigeria. Established in 1984 by Professor Emmanuel and Professor (Mrs.) Oyin Elebute, and commencing operations in 1986 as a provider of integrated healthcare services, Lagoon Hospitals is currently the largest private healthcare services Group in Nigeria with six healthcare facilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Information Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

The Chief Information Officer will plan, coordinate, direct and design all technology services as well as provide direction and support for IT solutions that enhance mission-critical business operations of the organization.

Summary of Responsibilities

Develop and execute IT strategy to meet the organization’s short- and long-term goals and objectives
Ensure optimal design, build, functionality and adoption of EMR solutions, and supporting software products and solution.
Provide leadership and operational management of all physical IT infrastructure.
Develop IT business plan and budget, and control operational budget and expenditures
Lead strategic and operational IT governance processes
Develop and enforce policy and procedures to ensure the protection of the systems’ IT assets and the integrity and privacy of information entrusted to or maintained by the systems
Ensure the organizations alignment with all applicable data privacy and protection regulations
Ensure best practices and expertise in all areas of data security
Lead and coordinate risk assessment activities to assess information security risks, prioritize risks, and identify improvements.
Provide leadership, knowledge, and technology support to deliver efficient data capture, and data analytics to support clinical, operational and commercial strategic decisions
Position the organization as an industry leader in the digitization of the patient journey, and delivery of world-class patient experience.

Key Performance Indicators/Performance Goals:

Development and delivery of effective organization IT Strategy
Maintenance of applications and systems to minimize systems faults and incidents
Effective management and administration of relevant IT SLAs
Timely completion of projects.

Job Qualifications

BSc. or MSc. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
MBA or Relevant Business degree is an added advantage.
One or more of the following IT related certifications will be desired: MCSE, OCP, CITP, MCSA, ITILv3 and Information Security Certification Tracks.
10+ years of increasingly responsible experience in ERP/Enterprise Application systems, analysis and design.
Deep understanding of health services operations / products knowledge, an expert technical knowledge in software development as well as depth in computer hardware handling capabilities are essentials abilities required in the position.

Core Competencies:

IT Architecture Design and Development, Systems Networking and Data Centre Operations
Interpersonal and communication skills, Service oriented, courteous, team player.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online