Location
ST. LOUIS, MO 63110
Scheduled Hours
40
Position Summary
This position is in the Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics (I2DB). At I2DB we have a people-centric approach where our team members are our number one 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 support a range of work schedules (e.g. remote, hybrid, in-person) and better work-life guardrails. Ensuring the wellbeing of our team members is a top priority.
The Medical Informaticist II applies biomedical and informatics knowledge to assist in the design and development of queries to extract data from the Research Data Core. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of healthcare IT and data management platforms. Includes both short-term projects with investigators as well as longer-term research work in collaboration with external research institutions, and data commercialization projects. This role strengthens the research initiative by integrating technical, regulatory, and commercial intelligence into strategic insights that guide commercialization pathways and project prioritization.
Job Description
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Develops, implements or evaluates health information technology applications, tools, processes or structures to assist clinical and research faculty and staff with data collection/extraction.
Prepares estimates and feasibility analysis of data requests for primary investigators.
Analyzes and interprets information systems data to improve research and clinical services.
Designs, develops, selects, tests, implements and evaluates new or modified informatics solutions, data structures and decision-support mechanisms to support patients, healthcare professionals and their information management and human-computer and human-technology interactions within health care contexts.
Reviews code written by other team members and ensures accuracy of data.
Develops strategies, policies or procedures for introducing, evaluating or modifying information technology applied to clinical practice, education, administration or research.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions
Normal Office Environment
Physical Effort
Typically sitting at desk or table.
Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement.
Equipment
Office equipment.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
Required Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree
Certifications /Professional Licenses :
No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
Work Experience:
Relevant Experience (3 Years)
Skills:
Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Health Information Systems (HIS), Medical Terminology
Driver's License:
A driver's license is not required for this position.
More About This Job
WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.
Preferred Qualifications
Education:
Master's degree
Certifications /Professional Licenses :
Epic Certification - Epic Systems
Work Experience:
No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
Skills:
Epic Systems, Health Care, Interpersonal Communication, Oral Communications, Researching, Written Communication
Grade
G13
Salary Range
$65,900.00 - $112,700.00 / 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,…