Health Informatics Specialist at Georgetown University Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI)

Job Overview

• The health informatics specialist will lead the development, deployment, and implementation of all health information system efforts in their state. The health informatics advisor will assist the overall state team in the data use effort. The role will ensure that all electronic health systems deployed meets the intended reporting and data needs of the donor.

Work Interactions and Conditions

• The health informatics advisor will report to the Health Informatics Advisor and state team lead. The role will be required to undertake frequent travels to the facilities and country HQ offices in Abuja and interact with different stakeholders both at the government or other implementing partner level.

Responsibilities
Health Informatics and Software Management:

• Participate in developing software solutions by generating user requirements, source code contribution, testing/piloting, and eventual implementation at the facility level.
• Ensure that the LAMIS EMR is fully supported and in use, in all facilities and at all times.
• Work together with health informatics officers to ensure consistent upload of data to the NDR at all times.
• Provide technical support for the design and content development for electronic information systems useful for M & E data needs
• Ensure that all software systems deployed at all levels in the states are done according to established standards and procedures.
• Ensure that the software and database tools developed meets the intended reporting and data output requirements for GGHN, and donors
• Provide technical assistance for the development and implementation of a systematic data analysis process of data outputs from the electronic information systems.
• Generate new knowledge based on current systems challenges, gaps in patient management workflow, M&E data need
• Coordinate and supervise the deployment of the electronic information systems.
• Conduct routine assessments of health informatics environments and provide.
• Oversee and perform routine monitoring visits to project sites operating electronic information systems.
• Define plans for standardizing, scaling and enhancing our products and the services utilized to deploy/install/release those products
• Investigate, analyse and make recommendations to Health informatics advisor regarding technology improvements, upgrades, and modifications.
• Maintains database performance by calculating optimum values for database parameters; implementing new releases; completing maintenance requirements; evaluating computer operating systems and hardware products.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements and Qualifications
Education:

• Advanced Degree in Health Information Management, Information management
• A project management certificate will be an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of experience in HIV / PEPFAR program, developing and implementing health information systems. Understanding of HIV AIDS performance indicators and reporting processes. Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation processes will be an added advantage.

Specialized / Core Knowledge:

• Proficient in implementation, supporting, and use of LAMIS EMR, DHIS2, NOMIS. Experience managing other EMR platforms will be added advantage.
• Experience in designing and developing software systems that scale using any of the following Python, Java, Dotnet core (C#).
• Advance experience in managing MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL database engines. Good understanding of software development life cycle.
• General knowledge in hardware troubleshooting and basic networking.
• Experience in deploying and maintaining popular public health products such as ODK collect, Redcap, etc. Overall knowledge of current trends in information technology systems.
• Comfortable working in Linux and Windows environments. Must be knowledgeable in at least one data analytic and visualization tool such as Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Arc GIS, SPSS, etc.

Abilities:

• Strategic and analytical thinking skills with the ability to solve problems and make decisions and able to manage multiple tasks and prioritize, ability to determine activities and projects towards measurable goals, and standard-setting in collaboration with other team members.

Interpersonal Competencies:

• Ability to work with other team members, flexibility, decisiveness, and personal integrity.

Professional Certification:

• IT Certification in any programming language, Database systems, project management will be an added advantage