Opportunity

Cone Health, a nationally acclaimed $3.5B nonprofit health system in North Carolina, is seeking a strategic and visionary Chief Technology Officer.

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the CTO is a critical member of Cone’s IT leadership cabinet and trusted advisor to clinical and business leadership. This executive oversees technology infrastructure, operations, and the innovation roadmap, ensuring systems are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with Cone’s strategic objectives and care delivery model.

This is a career-defining opportunity to architect operational excellence for IT infrastructure and services across a high-performing network that includes five hospitals, six ambulatory centers, and over 150 care locations. The CTO will strategically position the organization to adopt emerging technologies that enhance patient care, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage. Near-term priorities include establishing a business continuity and disaster recovery playbook, upskilling talent to elevate IT leadership development, and assessing/optimizing vendor performance through strong service level agreement oversight. In the context of Cone Health's integration with Kaiser Permanente (Risant Health), the CTO plays a critical role in harmonizing technology standards by advancing interoperability, identifying shared services pull through opportunities, and maintaining service continuity across the system in support of value-based population health.

The ideal candidate is a collaborative, balanced executive who can translate technology needs into business value through a strategic and financial lens. With high emotional intelligence, the next CTO will lead strong relationships across the organization and bring strategic innovation, curiosity, and a cloud-smart mindset to the role.

Position Summary

The Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) serves as a strategic technology leader responsible for overseeing Cone Health's technology infrastructure, operations, and innovation roadmap. As a member of the IT Leadership Team, the CTO ensures technology systems are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with Cone Health's strategic objectives and clinical care delivery model.

This role focuses on maintaining operational excellence across IT infrastructure and services while strategically positioning the organization to adopt emerging technologies that enhance patient care, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage. In the context of Cone Health's integration with Kaiser Permanente, the CTO plays a critical role in harmonizing technology standards, ensuring interoperability, and maintaining service continuity across the health system.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field is required.
• Master's degree in related field (MBA, MHA, MS in Computer Science/Information Technology) is preferred.
• Professional certifications such as ITIL, TOGAF, PMP, or healthcare IT certifications (CHCIO, CPHIMS) are preferred.
• Ten or more years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare information technology.
• Five or more years of senior management experience overseeing IT infrastructure, operations, or enterprise architecture.
• Five or more years of demonstrated experience managing large-scale technology budgets (capital and operating).
• Five or more years of a proven track record building and leading high-performing senior technology management teams.
• Ten or more years of experience with electronic medical record systems, clinical applications, and healthcare technology landscape.
• Five or more years of successful vendor negotiation and contract management experience.
• Experience in multi-entity healthcare systems or health system mergers/integrations is preferred.
• Cloud infrastructure and transformation experience (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) is preferred.
• Epic experience is preferred.

Compensation

An attractive compensation, benefits, and relocation package will be offered commensurate with the candidate’s experience.