SVP, Clinical Data Transformation

Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ

About The Position

The Senior Vice President (SVP), Clinical Data Transformation is the senior executive responsible for defining, leading, and executing the enterprise-wide analytics strategy that drives clinical excellence, operational performance, population health, and value‑based care outcomes across Atlantic Health. This leader oversees the full lifecycle of clinical data from acquisition and integration (primarily through Epic) to advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and actionable insights ensuring that data is transformed into measurable improvements in patient care, quality, safety, and financial performance. The Vice President, Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) reports to this role. The SVP partners closely with clinical, operational, and technology leaders to build a modern analytics ecosystem, advance data literacy, and embed analytics into decision‑making at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Analytics Strategy & Leadership
Develop and execute a comprehensive analytics strategy aligned with the health system’s clinical, operational, and financial goals.
Serve as the executive champion for data-driven decision-making, fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Partners with the VP, Data Analytics on long-term planning for data infrastructure, governance, and advanced analytics capabilities (AI/ML, NLP, predictive modeling).
Advise the EVP - Chief Medical Officer, EVP – Chief Information and Digital Officer, and other senior leaders on analytics opportunities, risks, and investments.
Leadership & Oversight of Clinical Informatics
Provide strategic leadership and executive oversight to the CMIO, ensuring alignment of clinical informatics initiatives with enterprise analytics priorities and clinical transformation goals.
Guide the development and optimization of clinical decision‑support tools, documentation workflows, and technology‑enabled care models that enhance quality, safety, and clinician experience.
Establish governance structures and performance expectations that integrate informatics, data strategy, and operational needs across the health system.
Foster collaboration among clinical, IT, and operational teams to translate clinical requirements into actionable data and technology solutions.
Clinical Data & Epic Analytics Oversight
Oversee the extraction, integration, and optimization of clinical data from Epic (Clarity, Caboodle, Cosmos, SlicerDicer, Healthy Planet).
Ensure data accuracy, timeliness, and reliability to support clinical quality, patient safety, and regulatory reporting.
Partner with Epic analysts, IT, and clinical informatics teams to enhance data capture, workflows, and reporting capabilities.
Drive the development of dashboards, scorecards, and analytic tools that support clinicians, administrators, and operational leaders.
Advanced Analytics & Innovation
Lead teams responsible for data science, predictive analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven clinical insights.
Develop models that support risk stratification, readmission prediction, clinical deterioration alerts, population health management and resource utilization forecasting.
Evaluate emerging technologies and analytics platforms; lead pilots and enterprise-scale implementations.
Data Governance, Quality, & Compliance
Establish and oversee clinical data governance frameworks, including data standards, stewardship, and metadata management.
Ensure compliance with HIPAA, CMS, Joint Commission, and other regulatory requirements.
Implement robust data quality programs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency across all clinical and operational datasets.
Operational & Performance Analytics
Provide analytics leadership for clinical operations, patient flow, throughput, staffing optimization, and care variation reduction.
Support service line leaders with actionable insights that improve cost, quality, and patient experience.
Oversee analytics for value-based care, ACO performance, and population health initiatives.
Population Health & Quality Analytics
Partner with Population Health, Care Management, and Quality teams to develop analytics that support chronic disease management, care variation, integration of health equity initiatives, and quality measure performance (HEDIS, CMS Stars, Vizient, etc.).
Ensure analytics support both fee-for-service and value-based care strategies.
Team Leadership & Organizational Development
Lead and develop high-performing teams across data engineering, analytics, data science, and reporting.
Build a system-wide analytics community of practice and elevate data literacy across clinical and administrative teams.
Manage budgets, staffing, vendor relationships, and enterprise analytics investments.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
Life & AD&D Insurance.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
PTO & Paid Sick Leave
Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
Backup and On-Site Childcare
Well-Being Rewards
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance