Executive Director, Workday - Information Solutions

Job Description Summary

The Executive Director, Workday, in Information Solutions, is a strategic leadership role responsible for overseeing the design, development, implementation, and management of the enterprise Workday platform. This role will be responsible for development of the team for workstream leadership and service delivery.

Entity Details

• Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
• Worker Type Employee
• Worker Sub-Type Regular
• Cost Center CC SYS - IS
• Workday Pay Rate Type Salary
• Pay Grade Health-39
• Scheduled Weekly Hours 40
• Work Shift

Job Description

• Ensure Workday domains effectively support organizational goals, optimize operational performance, and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to identify opportunities for digital transformation and automation.
• Lead the vision and strategy for the Workday platform across the enterprise.
• This role partners closely with business leaders, IS teams, and external vendors to align technology strategies with business needs and future growth.
• Oversee the Workday lifecycle to ensure the platform is scalable, secure, and interoperable across departments.
• Ensure application strategies support enterprise-wide goals and priorities.
• Manage business analysis, application development, and system implementation to meet stakeholder and alignment to program capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery, system upgrades, integrations, and user adoption.
• Evaluate, negotiate, and manage relationships with software vendors, service providers, and implementation partners.
• Oversee contracts, SLAs, and vendor performance to ensure value delivery.
• Lead and mentor a team of application managers, developers, analysts, and solution architects including developing leadership skills when applicable.
• Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and excellence.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, data protection regulations, and industry standards.
• Establish and enforce application governance, change management, release management, and security protocols.

Skills

• Ability to lead multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and prioritize decisions and tasks effectively.
• Strong process management and business orientation skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities, circumstances, and interpersonal styles.
• Self-starter with a proven ability to foster collaboration across projects.
• Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, architecture, and integration.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong experience in release management, UAT, testing, issues remediation, and long-term application lifecycle management.
• Proficiency in Workday modules, especially Finance.
• Workday pro-certifications are highly desirable.

Additional Job Description Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in IS leadership roles, with a focus on enterprise business applications.
• 10+ years of expertise in Workday support.
• Proven experience in leading enterprise application strategies and digital transformation initiatives for non-clinical applications.

Physical Requirements

Mobility & Posture Standing: Continuous Sitting: Continuous Walking: Continuous Climbing stairs: Infrequent Working indoors: Continuous Working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent Working from elevated areas: Frequent Working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent Kneeling: Infrequent Bending at the waist: Continuous Twisting at the waist: Frequent Squatting: Frequent Manual Dexterity & Strength Pinching operations: Frequent Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous Reaching overhead: Frequent Reaching in all directions: Continuous Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous Full use of both legs: Continuous Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent Lifting & Force Requirements Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent Examples: Transfer 100 lb. non-ambulatory patient = 50 lbs. force Push 400 lb. patient in wheelchair on carpet = 20 lbs. force Push patient stretcher one-handed = 25 lbs. force Vision & Sensory Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous Color discrimination: Continuous Depth perception: Continuous Peripheral vision: Continuous Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous Tactile sensory function: Continuous Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous Selected Positions: Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous Respirator use qualification: Continuous Work Environment & Conditions Effective stress management: Continuous Rotating shifts: Frequent Overtime as required: Frequent Latex-safe environment: Continuous

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Equal Opportunity Statement

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients. MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children’s Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50. The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet designated hospitals in South Carolina.