Informatics Program Specialist

University of Chicago • Hyde Park, IL

6d • $90,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The Center for Research Informatics (CRI) is an organization within the Biological Sciences Division (BSD) that provides informatics resources and services to the BSD faculty. Five main services comprise the CRI's operations: applications development, bioinformatics, scientific computing, data science and AI, and clinical research data warehousing. Through these service lines, the CRI enables research of the highest scientific merit and advances the state of the art of clinical and translational informatics. The CRI recruits exceptional candidates looking to leverage state-of-the-art technologies to deliver innovative and exciting solutions to biomedical researchers. The incumbent will be responsible for meeting with faculty, research, and clinical teams to develop and design projects for data requests supported by the CRI’s ADAMS Center, powered by MDClone. Incumbent will spend 75% of their time supporting all aspects of the projects from request initiation through final endpoint (e.g. publication, grant, implementation, etc.) and 25% of his/her/their time improving processes and workflows to optimize the CRI’s ADAMS Center as well as supporting various administrative tasks affiliated with the acquisition and positioning of new data sources for MDClone and the Clinical Research Data Warehouse. The incumbent must be an exceptional communicator who is engaged in understanding the life cycle of clinical research and quality improvement projects. An ideal candidate will be able to quickly master the medical and technical terminology related to the data request process, communicate effectively with faculty, research teams, and technologists, and translate the requirements functionally and technically. This position operates within a federal recharge center.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a health-related field.
• Experience in a health-related field.
• Experience with the clinical research processes.
• Experience with clinical quality improvement processes.
• Experience with AAMCs.
• Experience navigating a matrixed organizational structure.
• Experience translating between clinical and data ontologies.
• Experience facilitating groups with multiple stakeholders .
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including but not limited to bioinformaticists, software developers, system administrators, and hospital reporting teams.
• Excellent communication skills, working directly with clients and the team to translate clinical research deliverables into technically viable data extraction needs.
• Ability to understand faculty research requirements and translate them to technologies.
• Health system knowledge.
• Academic medical center knowledge.
• Medical terminology knowledge.
• Ability to develop functional project specifications.
• Ability to manage, interpret, and present data.

Responsibilities

• Meet with faculty, residents, clinicians, and students (clients) to develop and design functional project specifications for data requests from the Clinical Research Data Warehouse (CRDW) and the MDClone application.
• Act as a liaison between clinicians, researchers, and data stewards to streamline data acquisition processes.
• Understand data extractions and identify new data sources for the MDClone application, the data warehouses and affiliated data marts, both local and distributed.
• Lead efforts to ensure informatics systems support and advance the tri-partide mission.
• Assist in the preparation of scientific publications, presentations, and grant proposals.
• Oversees the prioritization and portfolio of ADAMS Center projects in partnership with the Center Director; includes the planning, design, implementation, and completion of the project.
• Identifies and communicates alignment and impact of project plans on related projects within the ADAMS Center portfolio and across the organization.
• Designs a comprehensive approach to meet project objectives that make appropriate use of MDClone.
• Applies novel methods to enable project success.
• Provides mentorship and guidance to CRI staff and BSD clinical and research teams on use of MDClone.
• Teaches MDClone to healthcare professionals.
• Provide ongoing feedback and support to our clients to understand how available data sources align with project needs while working with the team to facilitate an understanding of client’s goals.
• Has a deep understanding of business process analyses, needs assessments, and preliminary cost/benefit analyses.
• Solves complex problems relating to computer equipment capacity, limitations, and operation time.
• Utilizes thorough understanding of business systems and industry requirements to translate business and user needs into system requirement specifications.
• Recommends process improvements in existing applications and revises existing system logic difficulties as necessary.
• Designs, develops, and implements new applications, systems architecture, network systems, and applications infrastructures.
• Communicates and presents on system enhancements and/or alternatives to colleagues in IT management.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Benefits

• The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook .

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees