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Discover your career at emory university: emory university is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the futureWe welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic communityDescription: the task force for global health is an emory university affiliate located in decatur, gaIts seventeen programs focus on building durable public health systems that serve all peopleThe task force consists of programs and focus areas that cover a range of global health issues including neglected tropical diseases, infectious diseases, vaccines, field epidemiology, public health informatics, health workforce development, and global health ethicsAll our programs have an end goal in sight of eliminating diseases and protecting the health of populationsThe task force received the 2016 conrad nHilton humanitarian prize–the world`s largest award of its kind–in recognition of its extraordinary contributions to alleviating human suffering.
The public health informatics institute is a program of the task force for global health, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organizationOur staff is comprised of professionals in the areas of public health, healthcare, information systems and communications—all well-versed in the current and emerging issues facing public healthPhii is known for its expertise as a neutral convener of public health professionals and their stakeholders, transforming health practitioners’ ability to apply information effectively in order to improve health outcomes worldwideSince 1992, phii has assisted public health organizations in defining and leveraging the power of information systems to meet public health needsFor more information, visit our website at www.phii.org.
The champs network uses innovative approaches to generate and share knowledge that improves understanding and prevention of child mortalityUsing minimally invasive tissue sampling, histopathology, molecular and microbiologic diagnostics, clinical data abstraction, and verbal autopsies, champs’ global network identifies and analyzes specific causes of stillbirth and death in children under five and shares that data to drive life-saving interventionsThe champs network is comprised of seven sites in sub-saharan africa and south asia, with an eighth site anticipated in 2021Phii is tasked with oversight of the informatics strategy and data management operations, assessing and managing multiple streams of data collected from the sitesFor more information, visit the champs website at champshealth.org.
Travel: 10-20% domestic and international travel, fully remote candidates will be considered.
Job description:
Leads efforts to ensure that information systems support enterprise mission and objectives.
Works closely with departmental customers and administration to conduct business analysis and identify business objectives and requirements.
Coordinates the development of technology plans and strategies.
Manages, from a client business perspective, related systems projects.
Ensures a high level of client satisfaction by monitoring the delivery of ongoing information systems to the enterprise.
Performs related responsibilities as required.
Plans, conducts, and directs the analysis of business problems to be solved with automated systems.
Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Partners with users to identify and evaluate systems and procedures which are cost effective and meet user requirements.
Responsible for learning about the customers, their mission, needs, general business processes, and cultures
Responsible for communicating, sharing, and transferring knowledge to colleagues and customers
Develops and provides effective informational and motivational presentations
Prepares for and facilitates current state analysis, future state design, requirements definition, and logical design sessions (trainings and workshops)
Builds consensus among global partners and collaborative participants
Develops and documents all project deliverables (e.g., context diagrams, task flow diagrams) using tools such as visio and ms powerpoint.
Documents group work for use in published materials
Researches vendor, products/features in health information systems
Manages personal activities and deliverables
Attends conferences/meetings and reviews literature in order to stay abreast of current knowledge and issues
Prepares and delivers talks at meetings and conferences on public health informatics related topics
May support project lead and coordinating activities for multiple projects
Participates fully as a member of the task force for global health by contributing, assisting and participating in projects, activities, and initiatives as requested by management.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in informatics, business, engineering, science or related field or master’s degree in public health related field
Eight years of experience specifically related to the position including (at least two years) in public health informatics.
Prior experience in designing and configuring survey forms for surveillance project data capture; experience with redcap desired.
Prior experience creating data dictionaries and functional specifications for etl (extract, transform and load) platforms.
Experience in all phases of the it lifecycle, including experience creating comprehensive requirements documentation and performing application acceptance testing.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects and work-related priorities.
Demonstrated strong professional oral and written communication skills.
The ability to interact with both internal staff and external domestic and global clients with diplomacy and tact.
Emory supports a diverse and inclusive culture:
Emory university is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran`s statusEmory university does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment on the basis of any factor stated above or prohibited under applicable lawStudents, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discriminationEmory university complies with executive order 11246, as amended, section 503 of the rehabilitation act of 1973, the vietnam era veteran`s readjustment assistance act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative actionEmory university is committed to achieving a diverse workforce through application of its affirmative action, equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policy in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and trainingInquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the emory university department of equity and inclusion, 201 dowman drive, administration building, atlanta, ga 30322Emory university is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon requestTo request this document in an alternate format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the department of accessibility services at 404-727-9877 (v) | 404-712-2049 (tdd)Please note that one week advance notice is preferred.
