Discovery – Health Systems

Deputy Chief Information Officer

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Health 

We are committed to liberating the best in you and helping you grow and develop to your full potential. We are all great people with unique talents, strengths, and specific career aspirations.

To this end, we believe in bringing great career opportunities to our people, thus helping you achieve your career goals and delivering on our People Management Philosophy and vision; to not only attract but also grow and retain the best and smartest people, who contribute meaningfully to our unique culture and core purpose. Our leadership strives to identify, amplify, and utilise all the talent that our people have.

About Discovery Health Systems

Discovery Health Systems strives to be a world leading healthcare technology organisation. We pride ourselves in creating world class solutions through our curious, innovative people who employ technical excellence to fully realise the immense potential of digital health technology to promote health and wellbeing for all South Africans and our customers globally. Our high-performance organization prides itself in attracting the finest talent while continually challenging ourselves to create solutions that make a difference in our customers world. Our environment is energetic, high tempo and supportive of motivated people striving to find excellent and relevant solutions.

Key Purpose

To provide the strategy, direction, formulate and lead the execution of the Discovery Health Systems (DHS) Solutions Cluster. The Solutions Cluster provides the solution capabilities, management and services (development and support) offering which is paramount to the successful provisioning of valuable product and services to our business and our customers

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to: 

• Drive the optimisation and integration of the various components and domains (people, processes, standards, management frameworks, practices and technology).
• Ownership and accountability of the stability, reliability, agility and continuous innovation and implementation of the IT ecosystem.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating IT system and operational risk.
• AI Fluency and experience in AI technologies, approaches and production implementations(advantageous) as part of an enterprise architecture stack.
• Formulating, communicating and driving Discovery Health Systems Strategy – Ensuring alignment to Discovery Health/ Group strategic and operational requirements and expectations.
• People Management – creating a welcoming environment of trust and support that empowers people and liberates the best in them.
• Driving the skills development of team members, and coaching of team members for performance and career development.
• Recruitment, training and conflict management.

• Integrated IT ecosystem development – craft and deliver an Integrated Application development and support ecosystem (processes, people, standards, management frameworks, practices and technology) where all the components are aligned towards the strategic objectives of the business.
• Client relationship Management and Networking – Building trust with clients by displaying executive competence.
• Understanding business requirements, business systems and process context, potential impact and risks.
• Participating in client forums, EXCOs, MANCO’s, planning, strategy and troubleshooting sessions.
• Acting as a Consultant to the Internal Clients.
• Interfacing to other teams where required.
• Prudent management of CAPEX initiatives.
• Enterprise software and infrastructure expenditure.
• Interfacing to external clients – vendors and 3rd party partners.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Values Driven 

• Optimistic and Dynamic 

• Effective communicator 

• Builds a sense of community in the Department 

• Problem Solver 

• Learns on the fly 

• Results focused 

• Resilient 

• People Savvy 

• Instills trust 

 At Discovery, Leaders:

• are inspirational leaders who live the values and believe in the core purpose
• are humble
• treat others with care, dignity and respect
• ensure that the business case prevails
• have a bias for action
• understand that people are Discovery's greatest asset
• build an environment for optimal performance
• set ambitious goals and implement the highest standards
• are students and Master of Communication?
• never stop learning
• have and express strong beliefs and views, yet are open-minded and support the chosen path

Education and Experience 

The following are essential requirements: 

• • 10 to 15 years’ experience in management of IT teams for large commercial entities

• Experience in the Healthcare/Insurance sector.
• Masters, PgDip in Management, MBA advantageous

Employment Equity   

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. 

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.