Digital Change & Release Manager
Mass General Brigham
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The Change and Release Manager will provide enterprise-level leadership and oversight of the organization’s IT Change and Release Management processes, ensuring consistent, controlled, and compliant execution of technology changes across the health system. This role is responsible for coordinating complex release activities, facilitating governance through established ITIL-based practices, and maintaining alignment with organizational goals for system reliability, audit readiness, and operational excellence.
Qualifications
In this pivotal role, you’ll bring structure to complexity—coordinating multi-platform releases, guiding governance through CAB meetings, and advancing ITIL-aligned best practices. You’ll partner with technology and clinical leaders alike to safeguard system stability, reduce risk, and enable innovation across critical patient care technologies, including EHR systems and connected clinical applications.
If you thrive on precision, collaboration, and continuous improvement—and want your expertise in change management to make a real impact on healthcare delivery—this is your opportunity to lead at scale in a high-reliability environment.
Key Responsibilities
Own and manage the enterprise-wide IT Change and Release Management processes, ensuring alignment with ITIL best practices.
Coordinate and oversee the scheduling, planning, and execution of releases across multiple business units and platforms.
Collaborate with business capability release managers to ensure consistency, compliance, and continuous improvement across all release activities.
Facilitate Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings, ensuring proper risk assessment and stakeholder communication.
Develop and maintain change and release policies, procedures, and documentation.
Monitor and report on change success rates, release performance, and process KPIs.
Identify opportunities for automation and process optimization within change and release workflows.
Ensure compliance with audit and regulatory requirements related to change and release activities.
Qualifications
7+ years of hands-on experience in IT Change and Release Management at the enterprise level.
Proven track record of successfully managing complex releases and change initiatives across diverse IT environments.
Strong understanding of ITIL framework; ITIL certification preferred.
Experience working with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms.
Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Preferred Skills
Experience supporting IT operations in a healthcare delivery environment, including familiarity with clinical workflows, electronic health records (EHR/EMR), and regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA, HITECH).
Understanding of healthcare-specific change control requirements, including coordination with clinical stakeholders and minimizing disruption to patient care.
Experience with incident and problem management in healthcare settings, especially where patient safety and care continuity are impacted.
Exposure to clinical application lifecycle management, including testing, validation, and go-live support in hospital or ambulatory settings.
Experience with risk identification and mitigation strategies such and other aspects of being a High Reliability Organization (HRO)
Education
Bachelor's Degree Computer Applications required, or bachelor's degree Related Field of Study required
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree?
Yes
Experience
Information Technology Experience 7+ years required
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Working Model
Hybrid with onsite required
Candidate must be flexible for weekly or monthly business needs
M-F ET business hours required
On remote workdays, employees must use a stable, secure, and compliant workstation in a quiet environment.
Teams video is required and must be accessed using MGB-provided equipment.
Remote Type
Work Location
Scheduled Weekly Hours
Employee Type
Work Shift
Pay Range
$92,102.40 - $134,056.00/Annual
Grade
7
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