Lead Clinical Data Informaticist

University of Texas at Austin

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The 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, the position also coordinates the operational committees that govern and optimize the EHR. The Lead partners with clinical leadership in University Health Services and the Counseling and Mental Health Center, as well as the Data Informatics, HITS, and COMM teams, to support operational efficiency, improve the experience of Healthyhorns staff and UT students, and maximize data integrity. The role designs, builds, and maintains EHR templates, appointment types, scheduling workflows, and structured clinical content. It troubleshoots configuration issues, prioritizes feature requests, escalates matters to operational committees or the vendor, and documents resolutions. It also safeguards development and production environments and coordinates with HITS and vendor staff following system updates and upgrades. The Lead co-leads Healthyhorns EHR committees, supports collaboration across clinical and technical teams, and stewards data governance policy and standards. The position helps translate care delivery processes into EHR workflows, identifies and implements workflow improvements, and maintains documentation for system specifications, configuration decisions, workflow standards, and key EHR data elements. It collaborates with the Data Informatics Team on data quality, reporting, analytics, research needs, and related policy and procedure documentation. The position is based at the UT Main Campus. The work takes place in an office environment and involves extended periods at a computer, regular collaboration through in-person and virtual meetings, and occasional visits to clinical areas. Occasional work outside standard business hours may be needed for system updates, upgrades, or urgent configuration issues; a flexible schedule may be considered. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, is expected to continue, and has an earliest start date of November 2, 2026. Salary starts at $91,000, depending on qualifications.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in health informatics, information systems, computer science, health administration, nursing or another 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 and 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.

Nice To Haves

Master’s, advanced, or professional degree in health informatics, information systems, computer science, health administration, nursing or another 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 a 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, or vendor-specific EHR certification).
Experience working with SQL, EHR reporting tools, or clinical data extraction supporting analytics or quality improvement.

Responsibilities

Design, build, maintain, and troubleshoot EHR templates, appointment types, scheduling workflows, and structured clinical content aligned with clinical workflows and documentation standards.
Prioritize EHR feature requests, escalate issues to operational committees or the vendor as needed, and document resolutions.
Maintain the integrity of development and production environments and coordinate with HITS and vendor staff to preserve functionality after system updates and upgrades.
Co-lead Healthyhorns EHR committees and foster collaboration among leadership, clinical operational committees, the Data Informatics Team, and HITS.
Serve as the primary steward of organizational data governance policy and standards, and represent informatics interests in cross-functional planning.
Maintain a structured change management process for EHR configuration changes and monitor industry trends to recommend solutions.
Collaborate with clinical and operational stakeholders to translate care delivery processes into EHR workflow design.
Identify workflow inefficiencies and propose and implement evidence-based improvements.
Develop and maintain documentation for system specifications, configuration decisions, and workflow standards.
Collaborate with the Data Informatics Team to ensure EHR data structures support downstream analytics and research needs.
Monitor EHR data quality, identify configuration issues affecting data and reporting, and support data governance initiatives.
Develop and maintain data dictionary documentation for key EHR data elements and contribute to EHR-related policy and procedure documentation.
Perform other duties and projects as appropriate.