Director, Health Informatics at Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation Nigeria (MGIC)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plan.
• Manage dependencies to larger project target, and source application schedules.
• Coordinate the development of a data governance strategy and team.
• Analyze target and source systems.
• Perform tests.
• Assess data mapping and business rules for data transformation.
• Provide data support, including data analysis, data quality assessment, mapping, and migration assessment.
• Conduct initial sizing for staging database(s).
• Plan life-cycle management of database objects.
• Manage planning for schema changes and user security.
• Develop and validate integration modules.
• Provide coordination and management of the project to ensure all tasks are completed on time and within budget.
• Carry out demo sessions where stakeholders can view the integration module as they are developed.
• Train relevant stakeholders in the use and management of the implemented system at the end of the development phase
• Provide after-service support to relevant stakeholders to manage the NHMIS module developed and monitor data synchronization for up to one quarter or across one quarterly reporting cycle.
• Share a final report and user manual at the end of the project.

Requirements, Education / Experience

• Must have a minimum of OND, HND or BSc in Computer Science / Computer Engineering, Health Technology, Statistics or other related fields. A Master degree will be an added advantage.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years working experience in software development, database management or computer network implementation and administration
• Specialized knowledge: Familiarity with Electronic medical records implementation especially OpenMRS or NigeriaMRS
• Skills: Strong organizational skills, Problem solving, Adaptability, Written and oral communications skills, Strong teamwork skills, Critical thinking, and Strong computer background
• Interpersonal/Individual Competencies: ability to work with other team members, flexibility, decisiveness and personal integrity
• Professional Certification: Certification in any applicable Information Technology professional body is desirable but not required.