Job Posting Title:Lead Clinical Data Informaticist
----Hiring Department:Health and Well-being
----Position Open To:All Applicants
----Weekly Scheduled Hours:40
----FLSA Status:Exempt from FLSA
----Earliest Start Date:Nov 02, 2026
----Position Duration:Expected to Continue
----Location:UT MAIN CAMPUS
----Job Details:PurposeThe Lead Clinical Data Informaticist is a senior technical role responsible for configuring, maintaining, and continuously improving Healthyhorns' electronic health record (EHR) system. As the primary subject matter expert on EHR architecture and clinical workflow design, this position also plays a central coordination role across the operational committees that govern and optimize the EHR. The Lead partners closely with clinical leadership in University Health Services and the Counseling and Mental Health Center, along with the Data Informatics, HITS, and COMM teams, to ensure the EHR supports operational efficiency, enhances the experience of Healthyhorns staff and UT students, and maximizes data integrity.
ResponsibilitiesEHR configuration and maintenanceThis role designs, builds, and maintains the EHR's templates, appointment types, scheduling workflows, and structured clinical content so they align with clinical workflows and documentation standards. This position troubleshoots configuration issues, prioritizes feature requests, escalates to operational committees or the vendor as needed, and documents resolutions. The Lead also maintains the integrity of development and production environments and coordinates with HITS and vendor staff to preserve functionality after system updates and upgrades.
Informatics leadershipThe Lead Clinical Data Informaticist co-leads Healthyhorns EHR committees and fosters collaboration among leadership, clinical operational committees, the Data Informatics Team, and HITS. This position serves as the primary steward of the organization's data governance policy and standards and represents informatics interests in cross-functional planning, such as system expansions, new clinical services, and policy updates. The Lead also maintains a structured change management process for EHR configuration changes and monitors industry trends to recommend innovative solutions.
Clinical workflow design and optimizationThe Lead Clinical Data Informaticist collaborates with clinical and operational stakeholders to translate care delivery processes into EHR workflow design. This position identifies inefficiencies in existing workflows and proposes and implements evidence-based improvements. The Lead also develops and maintains documentation for system specifications, configuration decisions, and workflow standards.
Data quality and reporting supportThis position collaborates with the Data Informatics Team to ensure EHR data structures support downstream analytics and research needs. This position monitors EHR data quality, identifies configuration issues that affect data and reporting, and supports data governance initiatives. The Lead also develops and maintains data dictionary documentation for key EHR data elements to support reporting accuracy and contributes to EHR-related policy and procedure documentation.
May be assigned other duties and projects as appropriate.Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in health informatics, information systems, computer science, health administration, nursing or other clinical field, or a related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of experience in EHR implementation, configuration, or administration in a healthcare setting
- Demonstrated experience designing or optimizing clinical workflows within an EHR platform
- Strong organizational and project management skills, including experience facilitating committee or workgroup processes
- Strong working knowledge of healthcare data standards, clinical documentation practices, and regulatory requirements related to health information
- Knowledge of healthcare technology systems and integration concepts/practices
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with cross-disciplinary teams
- Ability to prioritize multiple initiatives and manage competing deadlines
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications- Master's, advanced, or professional degree in health informatics, information systems, computer science, health administration, nursing or other clinical field, or a related discipline
- Experience with Point and Click (PnC) EHR, including template configuration and workflow build
- Experience in college health, student health, or university-based healthcare setting
- Familiarity with data governance frameworks and EHR-related policy development
- Previous experience with or exposure to revenue cycle analytics
- Clinical licensure (RN, MD, PA, NP, PharmD, etc.)
- Informatics certification
- Relevant certification (e.g., RHIA, CPHIMS, CHDA, vendor-specific EHR certification)
- Experience working with SQL, EHR reporting tools, or clinical data extraction supporting analytics or quality improvement
Salary Range$91,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions- office environment and spends extended periods at a computer
- regular collaboration with clinical, operational, and technical teams through in-person and virtual meetings
- Occasional work outside standard business hours may be needed to support system updates, version upgrades, or urgent configuration issues
- may require limited visits to clinical areas to observe workflows and support staff
- a flexible schedule may be considered
Required Materials- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility:The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks:A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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