JOB SUMMARY

This job promotes the understanding, integration, and use of healthcare data and information technology in support of scholarly research and addressing healthcare business challenges. Leveraging experience in and knowledge of clinical, technology, and data subject areas, the informaticist will play a crucial role in the design and development of fit-for-purpose research databases (or data sets) and analytic solutions. Their expertise in informatics will be used to tackle research questions of clinical and financial significance to the business, its customers, and the population at large. Serve as a liaison between physicians and research staff to translate data needs and assist in interpretation of analytic findings.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Combine knowledge of healthcare and experience in clinical settings to deliver value and insights through enterprise-grade data & analytic solutions.
• Provide subject matter expertise related to the use of clinical ontologies, vocabularies and code sets in support of internally- and externally-sourced data.  Includes support for bi-directional interoperability efforts across the enterprise.
• In coordination with Enterprise Data Governance, assist with the development of business rules and associated code-based definitions related to clinical data domains.  Includes but is not limited to sensitive data classification, disease states, clinical episodes, reimbursement episodes, pharamacy use, and care plans.
• Work with teams across health plan, clinical, administrative, and IT business units to understand clinical data needs, evaluate opportunities to fullfill those needs through data and analytics, and participate in the build and delivery of analytic solutions.
• Assist with design, build and deployment of robust analytic data solutions including but not limited to real-time/streaming analytics and alerting, data integration and interoperability, NLP, and AI/ML algorithms.  Includes processes to convert prototypes into production solutions.
• Provide clinical process and system expertise and training.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Informatics, Health Information Management, Information Systems or related field, or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Nursing, Informatics, Health Information Management, Information Systems or related field

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years of working in a Clinical Care setting - e.g., ambulatory, hospital, post-acute
• 3 years of hands-on experience with Electronic Health Record (EHR) system like EPIC, Cerner, Allscripts, or comparable

Preferred

• 3 years in Clinical Workflow, Clinical Systems, and the underlying data used to support clinical decision-making
• 3 years in Data Analysis, Analytics, Business Intelligence or Reporting
• 1+ years of working with healthcare claims data
• Experience supporting academic or scholarly research, including preparation of manuscripts and associated data documentation and reporting standards

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• Clinical licensure (e.g., nursing) OR
• Clinical coding certification

SKILLS

• Analytically strong and familiar with clinical informatics concepts, practices, and procedures
• Experience with healthcare vocabularies and code sets including ICD-10, CPT/HCPCS, SNOMED-CT, LOINC, and RxNorm
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability concepts including HL7 v2.x, FHIR, IHE, X12
• Strong communication skills

Preferred

• Intermediate to advanced SQL coding skills
• Familiarity with R/R Studio with basic R coding skills
• Proficiency in data cleaning, preparation, and transformation (e.g., restructuring) for analytic and research purposes

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

None

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Occasionally

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Never

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required 

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times.  In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. 

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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