IT Field Services Manager

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Day (United States of America)

Location

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Job Description

The Manager of the IT Field Services team is responsible for the daily management and operations of all end user devices and staff responsible for the support of endpoints. These duties will include hiring of personnel, conducting performance appraisals, and overseeing the daily operations of all end user device standards and platforms. The manager is responsible for ensuring industry standards and best practices are followed for supporting services.

Essential Job Functions

• Manages the front-line service delivery of the IT Field Services operations.
• Evaluates IT field Service team daily functions and makes modifications for improvement as needed to ensure services standards are met.
• Manages the IT field Service team Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Lurie Children’s, and reports outcomes based on service performance and quality; gathers input regarding IM services directly from clients and develops action plans to improve service quality.
• Proactively seek and communicate opportunities for improvement in both the operational and customer satisfaction aspects of the client service function.
• Partners with third party Service Desk vendor to proactively identify and resolve customer service issues.
• Assists in the development of budgets and financial analysis.
• Works collaboratively with all Information Management (IM) managers to improve daily support service and ensure customer focus and high standards of service quality.
• Identify technologies which will improve customer satisfaction, reduce cost, or improve efficiency.
• Establish metrics to measure efficient use of existing systems and resources.
• Actively monitor team performance to ensure service levels and expectations are being met.
• Provide leadership/support to ensure projects are staffed appropriately and timelines are met.
• Ensure staff development plans are created and maintained. Conduct annual performance evaluations.
• Monitor ongoing staff performance, identify and communicate opportunities for improvement.
• Work closely with staff to ensure proper escalation of technology issues.
• Maintain effective on-call schedules to meet business requirements.
• Author or assist team in the publishing of written requirements and definitions for all aspects of assigned projects.
• Document assigned business process flows and use-case scenarios.
• Assigns personnel to various projects, directs their activities, and evaluates their work and ensures timelines and service levels are met.
• The authority to hire, separate, promote, demote, write and administer performance evaluations.
• Other job functions as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience/relevant certification in business management or information systems management required.
• 5+ year's leadership experience managing a team with engineering responsibilities focusing on end user device platforms required.
• ITIL or formal Service management training required.
• Excellent customer service skills and relationship management skills.
• Good strategic and creative thinking skills.
• Solid interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving and reasoning skills.
• Appropriate interpersonal and conflict resolution skills. Self-motivated, flexible, and able to work in a team environment, while projecting an appropriate business image.
• Must be able to organize work to meet deadlines as established by the organization.
• Ability to cope in a fast-paced environment.
• Capable of leading a working team.
• Ability to fit in with a diverse, multi-disciplined team.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude and demeanor in both normal and pressure situations.
• Capable of leading a technical team and successfully interacting with others at various levels of the organization.
• Comprehensive experience in analyzing complex functions, procedures and problems to find creative, logical and appropriate solutions required.
• Ability to identify approaches to solving problems or questions and to know when to seek outside advice.
• Ability to deliver projects within established standard PMO practices. 24 x 7 x 365 support requirements.
• Available to work after hours and weekends, as required.

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Pay Range

$110,240.00-$181,896.00 Salary

At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following link to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement

Benefits

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various Voluntary Benefits

• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program

There’s a Place for You with Us

At Lurie Children’s, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints — recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care.

Lurie Children’s and its affiliates are equal employment opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, order of protection status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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