Vice President, Information Technology (Remote)

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Job Summary:

Definitive Healthcare is a leading data and analytics company in the healthcare sector, dedicated to transforming data into actionable intelligence for its clients. They are looking for a Vice President of Information Technology to lead the enterprise technology strategy, ensuring a secure and scalable infrastructure while enabling operational excellence across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive a scalable, forward-looking IT roadmap aligned to business priorities and growth objectives

• Lead IT modernization efforts including optimization of existing infrastructure, migration of legacy systems to Azure or M365 Services and enterprise system design

• Serve as a thought partner to the C-suite on digital strategy, tech investments, and automation opportunities

• Oversee enterprise systems architecture, including ERP, CRM, HRIS, and collaboration tools (such as Netsuite, Salesforce and ADP)

• Optimize performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency of on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments

• Lead IT support, service desk, and systems administration for 800+ employees

• Own the company’s cybersecurity posture, enterprise-wide risk management, and governance/control frameworks, incident response planning

• Develop and oversee enterprise risk management programs

• Establish security and compliance KPIs tied to internal audit and business risk thresholds

• Partner with Legal and Compliance to manage audits (SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA etc.) and ensure adherence to internal controls, escalation protocols, and regulatory standards

• Stay ahead of emerging threats and implement robust breach detection, escalation, containment, and recovery capabilities

• Lead continuous risk assessments and develop proactive mitigation strategies to protect data, systems, and infrastructure

• Maintain clear escalation procedures and communication plans for high-severity incidents

• Lead integration of systems and infrastructure during acquisitions and divestitures

• Collaborate with Product and Data teams to ensure secure, governed access to internal and external datasets

• Improve data flows and integrations across enterprise systems to enable analytics and decision-making

• Ensure security controls, access governance, and compliance monitoring are embedded in all data integration and transformation workflows

• Build and lead a high-performing IT team of architects, engineers, support staff, and third-party partners

• Manage relationships and contracts with SaaS providers, MSPs, and infrastructure vendors

• Establish IT operating model, KPIs, and service levels that scale with the business

• Develop vendor risk assessment protocols and ensure third-party providers comply with data protection, breach notification, and security audit requirements

Qualifications:

Required:

• 15+ years in IT leadership roles, including VP or similar level in high-growth, technology-enabled companies

• Proven success scaling enterprise IT functions in SaaS, healthcare, or data-centric environments

• Deep expertise in cloud architecture (such as Azure), cybersecurity frameworks, regulatory compliance, internal controls, audit readiness, and IT operations

• Demonstrated experience managing M&A technology integrations

• Track record of modernizing tech stacks, strengthening enterprise security, managing risk, improving operational resilience, and enabling digital transformation

• Strong executive presence and communication skills—trusted advisor to C-level stakeholders

• Experience leading, developing, and mentoring global, diverse teams in multiple time zones

• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate complex technical needs into business impact

Preferred:

• Familiarity with healthcare data compliance (HIPAA, HITECH, etc.)

• Experience in companies undergoing IPO, PE transactions, or hypergrowth transitions

• MBA, MS in Information Systems, or equivalent advanced degree a plus

Company:

Definitive Healthcare aims to transform data, analytics and expertise into healthcare commercial intelligence. Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA, with a team of 501-1000 employees. The company is currently Public Company. Definitive Healthcare has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.