Manager, Clinical Informatics

Community Health Systems

$110K — $130K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Informatics, Information Technology, or related field required
  • Master's Degree in a relevant field strongly preferred
  • 6-9 years in clinical informatics, healthcare operations, or health information technology
  • 7 years of Clinical Informatics Experience for BSN/MSN holders
  • 1-2 years in a leadership position
  • Experience advising executive leadership and participating in governance structures (1-3 years)

Responsibilities

  • Supervise and mentor a team of Clinical Informaticists, overseeing performance and development
  • Establish enterprise standards for clinical workflows and system readiness
  • Provide expert informatics consultation to leadership and clinical councils
  • Drive long-term optimization strategies using performance metrics and best practices
  • Leverage data analytics to monitor healthcare informatics solutions' impact
  • Coordinate with teams to translate clinical needs into operational workflows
  • Represent Clinical Informatics in strategic planning and enterprise forums

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth and development
  • Collaborative work environment across clinical and IT teams
  • Role involves strategic influence on organizational priorities
  • Engagement in high-stakes decision-making at the enterprise level
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and informatics practices
Full Job Description
Job Description

Job Summary

As a senior-level clinical leader with 5-8 years of specialized experience, the Manager of Clinical Informatics serves as a strategic architect between IT and clinical practice. This role is responsible for the full lifecycle of Clinical Information Systems (CIS), from high-level design to large-scale implementation. The Manager leverages deep clinical expertise and advanced technical knowledge to lead a team of informaticists, ensuring technology serves as a catalyst for patient safety, operational efficiency, and regulatory excellence

Essential Functions
  • People Leadership & Workforce Development
    • Directly supervises and mentors a team of Clinical Informaticists, including performance management, goal setting, professional development, and succession planning.
    • Allocates resources effectively to support enterprise priorities, large initiatives, and sustained optimization efforts.
    • Contributes to workforce planning by identifying capability gaps, emerging skill needs, and role evolution within Clinical Informatics.
  • Enterprise Informatics Strategy & Governance
    • Establishes and maintains enterprise standards for clinical workflows, build design, testing methodologies, validation processes, and system readiness.
    • Provides expert informatics consultation to executive leadership, clinical councils, and governance bodies regarding clinical, operational, and safety impacts.
    • Facilitates high-stakes decision-making by evaluating enterprise-level risks, dependencies, and downstream impacts of clinical system changes.
  • Optimization, Analytics, & Continuous Improvement
    • Drives long-term optimization strategies using performance metrics, outcome data, and national best practices.
    • Leverages data analytics to monitor the adoption and clinical impact of healthcare informatics solutions
    • Leads continuous improvement efforts to reduce variation, improve clinician experience, and enhance care delivery efficiency.
  • Cross-Functional & Enterprise Coordination
    • Drives organizational excellence by providing SME support for CI-led initiatives, coordinating with diverse teams to translate complex clinical and regulatory needs into cohesive operational workflows
    • Serves as a primary liaison between clinical stakeholders and IT partners, ensuring clinical needs are accurately translated into technical solutions.
    • Communicates effectively across executive, clinical, and technical audiences to align expectations, timelines, and outcomes.
  • Leadership & Organizational Impact
    • Serves as a change agent, supporting departmental shifts during technology implementations while maintaining clinician trust and engagement
    • Supports enterprise digital strategy by aligning informatics initiatives with organizational priorities, safety goals, and operational excellence frameworks.
    • Represents Clinical Informatics in enterprise forums, vendor engagements, and strategic planning activities as delegated.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Informatics, Information Technology, or a related field required
  • Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Informatics, Information Technology, or a related field strongly preferred
    *A combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • Bachelors or Masters - 6-9 years in clinical informatics, healthcare operations, or health information technology
  • BSN/MSN - 7 years of Clinical Informatics Experience
  • 1-2 years of experience in a leadership role
  • 1-3 years of experience advising executive leadership and participating in organizational governance structures


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Master level understanding of clinical workflows and organizational operations across multiple care settings.
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence senior and executive leadership.
  • Expert ability to develop enterprise strategies for workflow, testing, and Validation.
  • Strong command of change management frameworks and enterprise-level implementation methods.
  • Advanced analytical skills to drive long term performance improvements
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results independently.
  • Ability to identify and address complex organizational issues with minimal guidance.
  • Highly skilled in building cross functional alignment across departments, service lines, and leadership groups.
  • Strategic thinking and the ability to translate organizational goals into workflow and system recommendations.
  • Recognized subject matter authority in clinical informatics principles and best practices.

Licenses and Certifications
  • Certification in Clinical Informatics (e.g., ANCC Informatics Nursing Certification, CAHIMS/CPHIMS) Oracle Health Cerner Preferred

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