Senior Vice President IT and Chief Data Officer

Career-defining. Life-changing. 

At iRhythm, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills and your career while impacting the lives of people around the world. iRhythm is shaping a future where everyone, everywhere can access the best possible cardiac health solutions. Every day, we collaborate, create, and constantly reimagine what’s possible. We think big and move fast, driven by our commitment to put patients first and improve lives. We need builders like you. Curious and innovative problem solvers looking for the chance to meaningfully shape the future of cardiac health, our company, and your career

About This Role:

The Chief Data Officer and SVP IT (CDO/SVP IT) is a key enterprise leader responsible for shaping and executing iRhythm’s data, analytics, and AI vision, while ensuring the core enterprise IT environment is stable, secure, scalable, and compliant. In this role, you will lead enterprise data strategy, data governance, and AI enablement, establishing iRhythm’s data and analytics ecosystem as a competitive advantage. Simultaneously, the CDO/SVP IT will oversee the corporate IT infrastructure and enterprise applications that power iRhythm’s global operations. To be successful in this role, you will be a data visionary and a technology strategist, capable of architecting a modern digital backbone and using data to drive innovation across clinical, operational, and commercial domains.

What You Will Be Doing

Enterprise Data & AI Leadership

• Define and execute iRhythm’s data and AI tools and analytics strategy, aligning data science, data engineering, governance, and analytics capabilities with business objectives.
• Establish and maintain a modern enterprise data platform that enables advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and AI/ML applications across the company.
• Partner with Clinical, Commercial, R&D, and Product teams to create a platform to harness iRhythm’s rich clinical and operational data for research, diagnostics, and AI-driven insights.
• Develop and lead AI tools and AI Agents governance, ensuring transparency, ethics, regulatory compliance, and responsible use in healthcare settings.
• Champion data democratization, empowering teams with self-service analytics, trusted data assets, and literacy programs.
• Serve as iRhythm’s executive advocate for data-driven culture and enterprise data innovation across all business units/functions.

IT Strategy and Enterprise Architecture

• Lead corporate IT strategy, ensuring infrastructure, systems, and operations enable the company’s data-first vision.
• Oversee enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, HRIS) and ensure seamless integration with internal data and analytics platforms.
• Drive modernization of IT infrastructure by leveraging cloud, automation, and AI operations to support scalability, reliability, and security
• Implement strong IT governance and risk management frameworks, consistent with SOX, HIPAA, and NIST compliance expectations
• Drive continuous improvement to leverage evolving best practices in developing and maintaining a best-in-class IT infrastructure

Information Governance, Security & Compliance

• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Security to ensure end-to-end data integrity, privacy, and resilience.
• Lead oversight of technology-related compliance programs (HIPAA/HITECH, SOC 2, SOX, NIST SP 800-171, ISO270001).
• Direct annual audits, incident response tabletop exercises, and business continuity initiatives.
• Build and maintain trusted vendor and technology partnerships that accelerate innovation while safeguarding compliance and risk posture.

Organizational Leadership

• Build and lead a world-class Data and IT organization, blending technical excellence with strategic business insight.
• Mentor and develop senior data and technology leaders across analytics, infrastructure, and applications domains.
• Foster a high-performance culture of innovation, accountability, and collaboration across global IT, Security, and Data & Analytics teams.
• Represent iRhythm externally as a thought leader on the role of data and AI tools and analytics in digital health enterprises.

What We Need To See

• At least 15 years of experience spanning data strategy, analytics, IT leadership, and digital transformation in healthcare, medtech, or life sciences.
• Proven success developing and operationalizing enterprise data and AI strategies that deliver measurable business and clinical value.
• Expertise in cloud-based data architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP), data engineering, and machine learning platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale IT operations and enterprise application portfolios.
• Deep familiarity with healthcare compliance, data governance, and regulatory frameworks (SOX, HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, FDA).

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or related discipline required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, PhD) preferred.
• Relevant certifications in data governance, cloud, or AI (CDMP, Azure Data Scientist, AWS Certified Data Analytics, etc.) a plus.
• ITIL, PMP, or CISO/CIO certifications beneficial.

Ways To Stand Out

• Visionary, analytical, and highly collaborative — able to connect data and technology strategy with business outcomes.
• Executive presence and the ability to influence across senior leadership, the Board, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to balance a focus on strategy with a drive to execution excellence.
• Strong ethical compass with a deep commitment to responsible data and AI use in healthcare.
• Demonstrated ability to elevate organizational capability by attracting, developing, and retaining top-tier talent across data, analytics, and IT disciplines.
• Builds high-performing, future-ready teams through clarity, accountability, and inspiration.

Location & Work Environment

Hybrid; periodic travel required to US and International locations
Flexibility to work across time zones and outside normal hours to support global operations.

Location:

Actual compensation may vary depending on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and work location.

Estimated Pay Range

As a part of our core values, we ensure an inclusive workforce. We welcome and celebrate people of all backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws.

iRhythm provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, including those who may have any difficulty using our online system. If you need such an accommodation, you may contact us at taops@irhythmtech.com

About iRhythm Technologies
iRhythm is a leading digital healthcare company that creates trusted solutions that detect, predict, and prevent disease. Combining wearable biosensors and cloud-based data analytics with powerful proprietary algorithms, iRhythm distills data from millions of heartbeats into clinically actionable information. Through a relentless focus on patient care, iRhythm’s vision is to deliver better data, better insights, and better health for all.

Make iRhythm your path forward. Zio, the heart monitor that changed the game.

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