Imaging System Integration, Architect

Under the direction of the Imaging Systems Director, the Imaging Systems Integration Architect is responsible for the Imaging System's integration design and technical guidance across all imaging areas of Keck Medicine of USC ensuring seamless integration of existing and new imaging solutions with primary responsibility for the design, configuration, validation, and maintenance of the DICOM router and business rules. The Imaging Systems Integration Architect will lead the imaging integration strategy for new business ventures at Keck Medicine of USC and will play a key role as part of the M&A diligence team, focused on evaluating perspective imaging footprints to understand the current imaging landscape and integration into the future Keck Medicine standard. The Imaging Systems Integration Architect will be the technical lead on imaging projects with integration elements and lead by influence through appropriate participation, technical guidance, involvement in, and oversight of projects and activities. As needed, this position will mentor and guide team members with best practices for the integration of clinical imaging systems and will work collaboratively with other team members to foster an environment of respect, open communication and cross functional expertise.

Essential Duties:

Solution Delivery and Oversight: Validates clinical imaging technical approach and monitors risks associated with project implementations, engaging when necessary to manage risk in clinical imaging projects. Designs high-level clinical imaging systems/components and the relationships between them to satisfy project or business requirements. Clearly articulates separation of responsibilities between different IT teams and systems that make up overall solution. Articulates and documents clear, coherent logical and detailed models for data, software and infrastructure technology aspects of solutions that support end-user business processes. Evaluates solution alternatives and options with all stakeholders, taking into consideration tradeoffs between project, technical and overall solution quality objectives. Assesses short-term vs. ideal solution tradeoffs. Validates technical approach and monitors risks associated with design decisions, business requirements and project team execution. Provides oversight for consistent technical deliverables across the system delivery lifecycle, from project inception through requirements, development, testing and production. This may include overall solution accountability through an entire system lifecycle, including development lead responsibilities when necessary. Recognizes and proposes process improvement opportunities for recurring issues or risks in clinical imaging system implementation and maintenance. Governance and Standards: Develops and maintains roadmaps for the Imaging Director and CTO to align with technology strategic objectives, including introducing or sun-setting technologies and/or vendors. Sets a consistent long-term vision for the business systems under their supervision. Drives technology standards that affect business owners and have cross-organization impact. Designs solutions that fit within organizational standards and aligns with available strategic frameworks for managing clinical imaging technology investments. Stays current on multiple clinical imaging technologies and industry trends through vendor relationships, professional organizations, and network of fellow architects. Drives reuse of existing clinical imaging systems across multiple solutions, in support of technology roadmaps for rationalization, service oriented architectures or productivity. Proposes opportunities to revise technology standards to meet project objectives. Proves out new potential technologies in low-risk scenarios in close conjunction with technical architecture and engineering team-expertise. Soft Skills: Leads business and technical imaging system organizations in a consistent architectural vision and framework. Uses leadership to gain ongoing buy-in from both executives and business teams on strategic roadmaps. Trains and mentors staff, as needed, to improve overall competency of Clinical Imaging system implementation teams. Leverages knowledge and experience in a non-confrontational way that builds confidence and relationships across groups. Drives discussions and technical approach to support program and large project milestones. Guides implementation teams to respond to change in project direction, executive guidance, and other constraints. Facilitates discussions for determining technical approach to support project management milestones. Analyzes new information and issues to provide responsive, constructive feedback to implementation teams, based on delivery of business objectives and minimizing project risk. Drives high-quality imaging solution implementation through clear communications, fact-driven analysis, and timely decisions. Uses leadership skills to gain approach, milestone, constraint, and implementation buy-in via presentations, written documentation and conceptual and technical diagrams. Project Management: May lead cross-functional linked teams to address business or systems issues. Ensure business readiness for clinical imaging system implementations. Plan for and ensure quality and timeliness of activities related to design, build and implementation. Responsible for development of project timelines and tracking of contract deliverables. Facilitates the initiation, authorization and commitment of projects, and helps demonstrate business need and project feasibility. Recommends strategies to solve key project issues, and solutions for best possible project outcomes. Manages project teams consisting of executive and professional staff. Hands-on Technical Role: Recognizes and mitigates technical competency and skill gaps across systems and implementation teams. Creates programs to improve capabilities in support of business goals. Maintains service oriented architectures or other version control that evolves functions and scope of each Clinical Imaging system. Leverages existing interface design and implementation knowledge to promote reuse and reduce overall solution complexity. Oversees initial implementations of new technologies in project deliverables. Verifies vendor selection processes and novel solutions through Proof of Concept's to evaluate risk, cost and quality against business needs. Provides expertise in data, software and infrastructure architecture and detailed design. Guides technical implementation teams in their individual design approach to maintain a coherent, high-quality overall solution. Applies hands-on experience in multiple technologies to resolve design issues and guarantee overall solution quality. Defines or develops key technical interfaces and components in conjunction with clinical imaging and engineering teams, especially complex design patterns, significant data schema, and initial implementations of new technologies. Recognizes vendor management and technology issues and develops mitigation plans. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Req Bachelor's degree Additional 4 years experience if no Bachelor's Degree; however, must have a high school diploma. Req 5 years Experience supporting clinical imaging technology environments Req Experience in DICOM, HL7, IHE, imaging system interfaces, and Imaging Modalities (XR, US, MRI, CT, Nuclear, Mammo, EKG). Req Expert level knowledge of DICOM, HL7 and IHE Req Demonstrated ability to support imaging system interfaces Req Expert level knowledge of Imaging Modalities (XR, US, MRI, CT, Nuclear, Mammo, EKG) Req Expert level knowledge of LAN/WAN, Wired/Wireless networking technologies Req Expert level knowledge of computer hardware (Advanced Workstations, Diagnostic monitors) Req Solid understanding of multiple disciplines such as operating systems, virtualization, networking, integration, software development, endpoint devices, security, or cloud services Req Excellent critical and analytical thinking and excellent customer service skills Req Excellent written and verbal communication skills Req Advanced infrastructure design skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Required Licenses/Certifications:

Req Certified PACS Interface Analyst Exam (CPIA) and the Certified PACS Systems Analyst (CPSA) Req Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP) Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
The annual base salary range for this position is $,. - $,.. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

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