Manager IT Desktop Field Services

This position is one of several manager positions in the IT Field Services group, with primary responsibility over the Medical Center field technicians. The position reports directly to the IT Field Services Associate Director and will manage a team of leads and supervisors. The Site Manager will be responsible for successfully delivering desktop support services under the program guidelines. This position will supervise, recruit, hire, evaluate and develop field technicians, leads, and supervisors. They will interface with other IT managers and technical staff and will be directly involved in resolving ticket escalations as well as coordinating the communication of service status related to his/her area of responsibility. The position will also work as needed on special projects and work closely with other site managers to ensure services and resources are adequately provided at all service locations. The position will also maintain close working relationships with key customers to improve customer support and ensure satisfaction with IT services.

Department Overview

UCSF IT is a highly complex environment that interacts with many IT service providers within UCSF community, as with the Campus and Medical Center IT environments. The department includes administrative staff, project managers, software developers, server administrators, service desk personnel, network infrastructure, network security, desktop engineering, and field desktop support.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• 7 – 8 years’ applicable business technical support experience in a healthcare setting, or related combination of education, training, and experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading change management activities and managing their impact across the unit or department.
• Demonstrated experience of analyzing buy vs. build procurement for products for effective and efficient technology use.
• Has broad knowledge of business / technical support functions and working knowledge of other areas of IT sufficient for strategic planning, technology assessment, and direction.
• Has broad knowledge of policies and procedures necessary to determine the appropriate course of action.
• Has demonstrated technical skills associated with identifying and resolving problems reported with desktop, laptop, and networked systems.
• Requires proven interpersonal and management skills.
• Requires demonstrated ability to communicate highly technical information in a clear and concise manner to both technical and nontechnical personnel.
• Requires demonstrated ability to work at all levels across the organization. Requires the ability to gain the cooperation of others.
• Requires demonstrated skill in managing technical staff.
• Demonstrated experience in the management of ongoing technology infrastructure acquisition and expansion, to include the identification and integration of suitable emerging technologies.
• Broad knowledge of technical concepts and basic operating principles of data communications, computer hardware, vendor IT products, and software.
• Demonstrated ability to understand the process involved to adapt, integrate, and modify existing programs or vendor-supplied products for use within the technical environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively present technical topics to individuals and groups with potentially varied levels of technical sophistication.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of service delivery principles.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 3 - 4 years’ supervisory experience.