Clinical Informatics

Job Title: Clinical Informatics

Reports To: Director of Informatics

Location: Chicago

Level/Salary Range: Full Time/Exempt (115-120K)

HR Contact: Claudria Hurt

Position Overview:
As the Clinical Informaticist, you will drive the strategic implementation and optimization of Health Information Technology (HIT) across the Community Health Centers (CHCs). You will serve as a bridge between clinical needs and technical solutions, overseeing complex initiatives in Interoperability, AI Governance, and Health Information Exchange (HIE). This role is pivotal in ensuring our HIT & digital health tools deliver maximum value to clinicians and patients while ensuring projects remain on-time, on-budget, and compliant with grant requirements.

Essential Duties:

HIT Strategy & Innovation

• Thought Leadership: Provide expertise on clinical software solutions (EHR, Patient Portals, Digital Tools) specifically tailored for the Community Health Center environment.
• AI & Interoperability: Support the development of organizational plans for AI Governance, monitoring AI solution usage, and mapping use cases for interoperability needs.
• Tech Optimization: Analyze current IT activities to recommend optimizations or the acquisition of new high-value technology solutions.
• Business Alignment: Research CHC needs through onsite clinical interviews and workflow analysis to ensure a high "business fit" for all HIT interventions.

Project Governance & Execution

• Full Lifecycle Management: Develop and monitor comprehensive project plans, including scheduling, risk mitigation, change management, and status reporting.
• Financial Oversight: Manage project budgets and ensure strict compliance with grant-funded reporting requirements.
• Delivery Excellence: Oversee execution from kickoff to completion, proactively solving bottlenecks to ensure timely delivery of new HIE services.
• Partnership Development: Build and maintain strategic alliances with external vendors, stakeholders, and interdisciplinary innovation teams.
• Stakeholder Alignment & Engagement: Partners with end users to understand workflows and define system support needs. Translates clinical and business requirements into actionable specifications and maintains requirements documentation.

Application Management & Support

• Application Configuration & Clinical Integration: Ensures applications are configured for efficiency, stability, security, and accessibility, aligned with clinical best practices and operational workflows to support optimal outcomes.
• User Training & Support: Educates users on configuration changes.

Education/Training/Years:

• Education: Master of Science in Clinical/Health Informatics (Required).
• Experience: 2+ years of project or program management experience specifically within the HIT or Medical Informatics field.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of EHR systems, HIE infrastructure, and the evolving landscape of digital health tools.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a "business-oriented" mindset.
• Leadership: Proven ability to generate trust, build alliances, and resolve conflicts in a collaborative, collegial environment.

Working Conditions:

• Collaboration: Work as part of a high-performing, multidisciplinary team.
• Subject to AllianceChicago work location policy, may be remote with some in-person requirements.
• General office setting, extensive telephone and desk work at computer terminal.
• Travel: This role requires local and national travel to various member Health Centers and satellites.
• Flexibility: Ability to work effectively in a variety of settings, including temporary workspaces at clinical sites.

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:

Founded by four partner Community Health Centers in 1997, AllianceChicago’s three core areas of focus are Health Care Collaboration, Health Information Technology, and Health Research & Education. AllianceChicago supports the use of HIT to improve quality, efficiency, and access to services in a national network of community Safety Net health care organizations. The mission of AllianceChicago is to improve personal, community, and public health through innovative collaboration.

ADA Statement: The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation. It also mandates the establishment of TDD/telephone relay services.

EEO Statement: AllianceChicago believes that all applicants and employees are entitled to equal employment opportunities and maintains a policy of non‐discrimination with respect to religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists. AllianceChicago will comply with all phases of employment including, but not limited to, hiring practices, transfers, promotions, benefits, discipline, and discharge.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel as qualified.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $115,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require sponsorship?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60654