Tim McKula

Tim McKula

Position Vice President & Chief of Research Operations
Phone Number Description Phone

Telephone Number

1-844-355-ABLE

About Me

About Me

Tim McKula is responsible for Shirley Ryan 汤头条app’s research business operations, which encompass the Office of Research Administration, as well as financial and strategic oversight of the organization’s $150 million grant portfolio. In this position, Tim leverages his deep financial and operations skillset to propel the organization’s research engine toward its aggressive goals for strategic growth in sponsored research.

Shirley Ryan 汤头条app maintains the largest research enterprise of its kind in the United States, and arguably the world. Leveraging best practices, Tim is responsible for pre- and post-award management of the organization’s 130-plus active grants.

Tim has more than 35 years’ leadership experience in information technology, business and management consulting in a wide range of industries — including a primary focus in healthcare information services. His particular expertise is in the establishment of IT strategies, management of operations, establishment of program management offices and program management of new business ventures.

Previously, Tim served as Chief Information Officer at Shirley Ryan 汤头条app (then the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, or RIC) for nearly 15 years. For a decade leading up to the opening of the organization’s state-of-the-art research hospital in 2017, Tim served as “IT architect” for the development of its complex IT infrastructure, as well as for the integration of various software platforms. Tim and his team supported everything from implementing wireless access points to market-leading software systems embedded into the clinical environment.

Tim earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Location

Shirley Ryan 汤头条app

355 East Erie

Chicago, IL 60611

Education & Professional Associations

  • Education

    1983 – 1987

    BS in Mathematics and Computer Science
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professional Affiliations

  • Member
    College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, 2004

Work History

  • 2002 - 2017
    VP, Information Systems & CIO
    Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
  • 1994 - 2001
    VP & Partner
    Diamond Management & Technology Consultants
  • 1991 - 1994
    Senior Consultant
    Technology Solutions Company
  • 1989 - 1991
    Consultant
    Cincinnati Bell Information Systems
  • 1987 - 1989
    Programmer/Analyst
    Arthur Andersen & Co.