Overview Clinical Informatics Specialist
Full Time
Remote opportunity with travel on a case-by-case basis. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, pension and Saving Choice.
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Center for Infectious Diseases (CID) Informatics Branch is recruiting for a Clinical Informatics Specialist III to join an exciting team developing innovative solutions to strengthen CDPH's public health data ecosystem. Incumbents will join the team developing innovative informatics and public health data collection, management, and analysis systems, and identifying and implementing strategies for improving existing public health surveillance data systems and infrastructure. One incumbent will join the Systems, Integrations, and Pipelines Unit and the other will join the Data Operations and Tools Unit.
Responsibilities Contributing to the development, implementation, and maintenance of enhanced infectious disease public health surveillance projects.
Improving interoperability of CDPH data systems and integrating these solutions with local health jurisdictions (LHJs) and other relevant public health partners to improve surveillance of COVID-19 and other reportable infectious diseases.
Facilitation of electronic collection, storage, and transfer of data related to testing, vital statistics, or hospitalizations for infectious disease conditions.
Synthesis and coordination of communicating data to public health partners across multiple data environments, including dynamic dashboards.
Participating in complex data analysis, database design, and data quality assurance and quality improvement projects.
Development of applications and tools to facilitate monitoring and access for pipelines and data systems.
Innovating on new solutions to address stakeholder needs.
The primary mission of the Systems, Integrations, and Pipelines Unit is to create and maintain data pipelines to transform data from surveillance and non-surveillance into usable formats standardized across disease conditions and provided to programs via a centralized cloud-based data warehouse. The primary mission of the Data Operations and Tools unit is to create and maintain applications and tools which support monitoring, facilitate access to data systems, increase efficiency and scalability for branch projects, and are adaptable to stakeholder needs.
This position requires strong programming (R, SQL, and/or Python) and/or informatics knowledge to support data analysis, database design, and data quality assurance and quality improvement projects. The position will interact and collaborate with several multidisciplinary CDPH teams as well as other internal and external partners as they contribute to the CDPH prevention and control of communicable diseases.
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Department Description The Informatics Branch is part of CDPH's Division of Communicable Disease Control (DCDC) and is charged with developing, maintaining, and sustaining surveillance processes related to COVID-19 and other infectious disease conditions. The scope includes managing, analyzing, and reporting data from systems including laboratory testing, cases, vaccinations, genetic testing, hospitalizations, and more.
IGHS is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and aims to be anti-racist. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. See diversity statement: https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/statement-structural-racism
Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in public health, health care information technology, computer science, or related area, and/or equivalent experience/training plus either 3 years’ experience in computer or data pipeline programming and database management, or 3 years working in public health.
Strong skills in statistical analysis, database management and systems programming, including SQL, R, and/or Python.
Knowledge of clinical, health systems, health analytics, or public health informatics.
Thorough knowledge of relevant clinical or public health informatics software and systems and the concepts, policies, methodologies, techniques, standards and regulations involved with health systems, health analytics, public health surveillance or electronic medical data management.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to analyze problems, determine interventions, and develop solutions; ability to collect and analyze system performance data and produce substantive reports.
Strong problem-resolution skills to diagnose problems and implement effective solutions in a timely manner.
Ability to work with senior staff and managers in clinical information technology, health care management, and business analytics, serving as a technical resource and advising on functionality, cost-effectiveness, policy, and performance.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree in computer science, informatics, public health, biostatistics, epidemiology or related field plus either 1 year of experience in computer or data pipeline programming and database management, or 1 year working in public health.
Detail oriented with strong time management, organization, and ability to address complex, urgent issues.
Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate, work in a team, and train/support clinical informatics users.
Creative thinking to recommend actions or strategies for public health surveillance, informatics, program evaluation, or research.
Proficiency in logical data design, data warehouse design, data integration, and data modeling.
About UCSF and Values The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading health sciences university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through research, education, and patient care. UCSF values professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence (PRIDE). UCSF is committed to equity and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds. Equal Employment Opportunity statement applies.
Organization Details Location: Richmond, CA
Job Code and Payroll Title: 008800 CLIN INFORMATICS SPEC 3
Job Category: Clinical Systems / IT Professionals
Bargaining Unit: 99 - Policy-Covered (No Bargaining Unit)
Employee Class: Contract
Percentage: 100%
Appointment End Date: 30-Nov-2027
Work Style: Flexible
Shift: Days
Shift Length: 8 Hours
Additional Shift Details: M-F; 8am-5pm