Head of IT and Digitalization Projects | Leitung IT- und Digitalisierungsprojekte

Landschaftsverband Rheinland

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Jan 9, 2026
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

This leadership role involves guiding the LVR Association for Psychiatry and Integration through digital transformation. The Head of IT and Digitalization Projects will lead a six-person multidisciplinary team, focusing on innovative projects to secure the digital future of the association's clinics and residential facilities. Key responsibilities include managing all IT and digitalization projects, optimizing business processes, and transforming requirements into economically viable digital solutions. The role requires professional steering of internal and external service providers and clear communication of project outcomes to specialist departments and committees. Candidates need a relevant Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, or Business Informatics, coupled with at least three years of professional experience leading IT and digitalization projects, ideally within the healthcare or social services sector. This position offers a chance to take on significant responsibility in a meaningful public sector job located centrally in Cologne.

Required Skills

Education

FH Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical and Information Engineering, Communications Engineering, or Business Informatics. Alternatively, demonstrated equivalent skills and knowledge acquired through at least 3 years of professional IT experience.

Experience

  • Minimum 3 years in the leadership of IT and digitalization projects
  • Professional experience in the IT sector (if lacking a relevant degree)
  • Experience ideally within the hospital, healthcare, or social services sector

Languages

Not specified

Additional

  • Must possess knowledge of operational procedures, legal frameworks, and relevant regulations within the hospital, healthcare, or social services sector. Must be eligible for salary group A12 LBesO NRW / E12 TVöD.