Medical Informaticist II - Institute for Informatics

Position Summary
The Institute for Informatics is part of the Office of Health Information and Data Science (OHIDS). OHIDS includes the Institute for Informatics, the Division of Biostatistics, and Becker Medical Library. This represents an alignment of critical units across the School of Medicine. At OHIDS, we have a people-centric approach where our team members are our top asset. We are committed to providing safe and inclusive working conditions and take great care to support employees' health and well-being. We support a flexible work environment to accommodate various work schedules (e.g., remote, hybrid, in-person) and better work-life guardrails. Ensuring the well-being of our team members is a top priority.
The Institute for Informatics provides infrastructure, core technology resources, and tools to enhance clinical and basic sciences and promote research excellence. This position will primarily support the platform REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture - a web-based HIPAA-compliant data collection software used by investigators when collecting research data that includes protected health information (PHI)). This person will also assist in supporting other platforms used for Research. This person will be responsible for tasks related to REDCap use (e.g., managing upgrades, communicating new features, and assisting with managing REDCap 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance) and working with users to ensure the creation of quality data collection tools that adhere to best practices. This person will work directly with IT specialists, biostatisticians, project coordinators, and other users of REDCap. In addition, the person will contribute to team projects that may involve custom programming, training and presentations, and research.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and/or evaluate health information technology applications, tools, processes, or structures to assist clinical and research faculty and staff with data collection/extraction.
• Develop strategies, policies, or procedures for introducing, evaluating, or modifying information technology applied to clinical practice, education, administration, or research.
• Manage platform upgrades with the technical team, communicate new features to end users, and facilitate testing within and across platforms.
• Ensuring platforms comply with HIPAA security guidelines and good clinical practice.  Facilitate defining and documenting validation and testing for REDCap 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
• Support end users to ensure proper training and communication to encourage good clinical practice in data capture, security, and integrity. Assist with developing and reviewing policy, procedure, and security documents.
• Act as a “translator” between technical staff (Database Administrators, software developers, system administrators, etc.) and end users when necessary.
• Participate and represent the Washington University School of Medicine in the REDCap Consortium. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in applied research, statistics, health informatics, or related clinical field.
• Healthcare and research experience.
• Two years of experience with REDCap or equivalent research design or database management experience.
• Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Passion for improving research and clinical decision-making and enhanced health care delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three or more years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience working on projects related to clinical decision support, medical terminologies, health information systems, or health-related applications.

Grade
G13

Salary Range
$64,700.00 - $110,500.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

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Pre-Employment Screening
All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Personal

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.

• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.

• Want to Live Near Your Work and/or improve your commute? Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees. We also offer a forgivable home loan of up to $12,500 for closing costs and a down payment for homes in eligible neighborhoods.

• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.

• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

For policies, detailed benefits, and eligibility, please visit: https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/

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