Public Health Informatics Lead
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San Antonio, TX - USA
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Job Summary
Job Family:
Data Science & Analysis
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What You Will Do:
Guidehouse is seeking a Public Health Informatics Lead to provide strategic and technical leadership for public health interoperability surveillance modernization and data exchange initiatives. This individual will serve as the senior informatics authority responsible for developing interoperability strategies guiding standards implementation leading complex integration efforts and supporting modernization of public health information systems.
The Public Health Informatics Lead will work closely with epidemiology biostatistics analytics modernization and data engineering leadership to ensure public health systems are interoperable scalable standards-based and aligned with evolving public health data modernization objectives.
Serve as the lead public health informatics advisor across surveillance interoperability public health modernization and health information exchange initiatives.
Lead design and implementation of standards-based public health data exchange architectures supporting ELR eCR case surveillance laboratory reporting and population health programs.
Define interoperability strategies leveraging HL7 v2 CDA FHIR APIs and emerging public health exchange frameworks.
Lead requirements development interoperability assessments system integration planning and modernization roadmaps.
Guide implementation of healthcare and public health standards including HL7 FHIR CDA LOINC SNOMED CT RxNorm and USCDI.
Advise clients and stakeholders on data modernization interoperability policy information architecture workflow transformation and public health systems strategy.
Lead onboarding testing validation certification and operationalization activities for public health data exchange initiatives.
Collaborate with epidemiologists biostatisticians architects engineers and public health leaders to align technical solutions with surveillance and program needs.
Provide technical oversight of integration vendors development teams and interoperability projects.
Lead development of implementation guides governance frameworks standards documentation and best practices.
Mentor public health informaticists and provide thought leadership on emerging interoperability trends and public health technologies.
Support proposal development solution architecture and strategic planning efforts requiring public health informatics expertise.
Role is contingent upon award
What You Will Need:
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident. and must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS PUBLIC TRUST
Bachelors degree in Public Health Informatics Health Informatics Information Systems Computer Science Public Health or related discipline; Masters degree preferred.
EIGHT (8) or more years of experience supporting public health informatics interoperability surveillance systems health information exchange or healthcare technology initiatives.
Experience serving as a lead informaticist interoperability lead technical advisor solution lead or public health modernization leader.
Experience with HL7 v2 messaging Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) Electronic Case Reporting (eCR) Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) and API-based exchange patterns.
Experience designing and implementing public health interoperability architectures supporting surveillance laboratory provider and public health information exchange.
Knowledge of healthcare and public health standards including HL7 FHIR CDA LOINC SNOMED CT RxNorm USCDI and public health implementation guides.
Experience leading interoperability onboarding validation testing certification and production implementation efforts.
Experience translating policy business surveillance and operational requirements into technical specifications and system designs.
Experience supporting public health data modernization and surveillance modernization initiatives.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Masters degree in Public Health Informatics Health Informatics Public Health Information Systems or related field.
Strong understanding of public health surveillance operations reporting workflows data governance and information management practices.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience supporting CDC state tribal local or territorial health departments.
Experience with HIV surveillance processes and data
Experience implementing FHIR-based public health exchange and interoperability frameworks.
Experience with electronic case reporting (eCR) electronic laboratory reporting (ELR) disease surveillance systems and notifiable condition reporting.
Experience supporting public health data modernization initiatives.
Experience implementing interoperability solutions using cloud-native architectures and modern API platforms.
Experience with health information exchanges (HIEs) public health registries and laboratory information management systems.
HL7 FHIR or related interoperability certifications.
Experience with public health informatics governance and standards development.
Experience leading multidisciplinary technical and public health teams.
What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
Benefits include:
Medical Rx Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
Health Savings Account Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development Certifications & Learning Opportunities
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
annual membership
Employee Assistance Program
Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care Hospital Indemnity Accident Insurance Legal Assistance and ID theft protection etc.)
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
About Guidehouse
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About Company
Guidehouse is the only scaled advisory consultancy in the world to fully integrate commercial and public or government businesses within each of our industry segments because complex problems require both perspectives to address and outwit.
