PACS & Enterprise Imaging Administrator Architect
Location: Remote (Monthly onsite attendance required in Dallas, TX. Candidates are responsible for their own travel expenses.)
About the role
The Enterprise Imaging Architect / Senior Enterprise Imaging Specialist is responsible for the administration, support, optimization, and lifecycle management of enterprise imaging applications and infrastructure. This includes PACS, Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), DICOM and HL7 integrations, image exchange platforms, and advanced post-processing applications.
This role serves as the senior technical expert for enterprise imaging workflows, ensuring the availability, performance, security, and interoperability of imaging systems across the organization. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with project leadership experience to support enterprise-wide imaging initiatives and operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate project requests related to enterprise imaging applications and associated systems.
- Conduct current-state assessments, requirements gathering, solution design, and application build activities.
- Lead implementation teams through planning, design, development, testing, and deployment phases.
- Ensure system designs align with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop scalable solutions for complex business and clinical imaging workflows.
- Support training development, implementation documentation, and transition to operational support.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and timelines.
- Lead project teams to deliver initiatives on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Monitor and resolve support tickets and production issues.
- Coordinate software patches, service packs, upgrades, and system maintenance activities.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, procedures, and support processes.
- Participate in an on-call support rotation.
- Ensure system availability, performance, stability, and security.
- Monitor servers, services, databases, logs, backups, scheduled processes, storage utilization, and system performance metrics.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of related enterprise imaging, healthcare IT, or systems architecture experience.
- Minimum 7 years proven experience supporting enterprise imaging platforms including PACS, VNA, DICOM, and HL7 integrations.
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Healthcare Informatics, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated project leadership and project management experience.
- Experience implementing, upgrading, and supporting enterprise-scale imaging systems.
- Strong troubleshooting and operational support background in complex, integrated environments.
- Ability to complete and maintain required application-specific certifications and training relevant to supported systems.
Licenses and Certifications
- Possess Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP) from the American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII).
Pay
The starting salary range for this remote role is $140,000–$150,000 annually. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible spending or health savings account.
- Life and AD&D insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Paid time off.
- Employee assistance program.
- Participation in a 401k program with company match.
- Additional voluntary or legally required benefits.