Vice President, Information Technology

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Job Description

Boston College invites nominations and applications for the position of Vice President, Information Technology (VP, IT). This is an exceptional opportunity for a visionary and experienced leader to shape the technological future of one of the nation's premier Jesuit, Catholic universities.

Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President, the VP, IT is charged with providing strategic vision and decisive leadership in shaping Information Technology plans and strategies that directly support the core mission and ambitious goals of the University.

The Vice President will oversee a comprehensive and complex IT enterprise, fostering momentum, continuity, and stability within a dynamic and mission-aligned organization. This critical role encompasses a total staff of over 230 professionals, an operating budget of $62 million, and a capital budget of $11 million.

Key Priorities and Major Responsibilities

• IT Planning : Constantly evolving strategic plans, services, and architectures in support of the University’s mission.
• Academic Support : Providing critical technological support for the research and teaching activities of the faculty, including high-performance computing services.
• Security : Ensuring robust computer security for confidentiality, integrity and availability across the university.
• Technology Infrastructure : Directing the strategy and management of IT infrastructure, including integration architecture, networks, servers, etc. on premises and in the cloud.
• Applications Portfolio : Leading the strategy and management of a broad portfolio of enterprise applications and data analytics services.
• Community Enablement : Overseeing technology training, multimedia and event services, and communications, while providing essential IT support for students and the University’s administrative and operational sectors.
• Providing rigorous financial stewardship over the annual operating and capital budget for IT and effectively managing the numerous supply chain relationships and contracts.

Compensation

The anticipated salary range for this pivotal role is $425,000 to $475,000.

Requirements

Boston College seeks an outstanding information technology professional and proven leader who thrives in a rigorous academic setting that focuses on the formation of students, faculty, and staff.

Required Professional Experience

Significant technical competence, having progressed through roles of increasing responsibility managing technology organizations.

Required Education

Personal Qualities

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility :

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College’s Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https : / / www.bc.edu / nondiscrimination

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