Chief Medical Informatics Officer
Optum · Bangor, ME · 3 wk ago
Healthcare$135k–$231k/yrFull-time
Primary Responsibilities
- Establish and execute the vision, direction, strategy, and culture of informatics in collaboration with other informatics and information services leaders to advance organizational goals and mission in our company and at assigned account
- Collaborate with account Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (CNIO), and Client Executive leadership to advance digital transformation, interoperability initiatives, and account specific health IT initiatives
- Provide strategic leadership in the development and application of informatics solutions and technologies to support all clinical domains within a multidisciplinary framework
- Champion the adoption of innovative, evidence-based health IT solutions, which enhance evidence-based patient safety, care quality, evolving models of care and clinical decision-making
- Streamline clinical workflow and ensure optimization of electronic health records (EHRs) and other health technologies by improving usability, automation, workflow integration, and operational efficiency
- Utilize analytics to inform evidence-based practice, predictive modeling, and continuous quality improvement, communicating findings to key stakeholders
- Serve as a change agent, fostering a culture of digital competency and innovation, adaptability, and continuous learning across providers and interdisciplinary teams
- Advise the development and implementation of training programs to advance digital health literacy among clinical staff
- Establish structures and processes to engage frontline clinicians in system design, implementation, optimization, and evaluation to ensure usability, relevance, and long-term adoption and impact
- Ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, and ethical standards in medical informatics and data/AI governance
- Influence health IT policies and standards at the account level
- Advocate and represent providers in IT governance structures, AI governance, transformation initiatives, and decision-making processes
- Foster a culture of inquiry and scholarly collaboration across interdisciplinary teams
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of accredited medical school (MD or DO). Active license by a State Board, in good standing with a board certification in area of specialty
- Advanced training in informatics
- 10+ years leadership/management experience leading interdisciplinary teams, managing complex projects, and collaborating with executive stakeholders
- 10+ years of experience with analyzing health IT clinical workflows to identify, evaluate, and assess new care delivery technology to deliver recommendations on integration impacts with existing workflows and systems to interdisciplinary teams to include executive leadership
- 10+ years hands-on experience with electronic health records (EHRs), health IT implementation, workflow optimization, and data analytics
- Ability to travel up to 50% to client location
- Driver's License and access to reliable transportation
Preferred Qualifications
- Clinical Informatics Board Certification (or board-eligible)
- Proven experience in clinical informatics leadership, digital transformation, and health IT implementation
- Proven experience working directly with executive leadership in developing and delivering technology changes, strategies, and/or projects
- Solid executive management experience
- Solid knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, interoperability, cybersecurity, and other emerging health technologies
- Demonstrate project management principles, practices, and software development life cycle (SDLC) knowledge
- Proven analytical skills with the ability to drive transformational, customer focused change and manage long-term progress
- Proven organizational proficiencies to oversee multiple initiatives simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment under limited supervision with excellent follow-through on detailed tasks
- Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills. Solid ability to present to C-Suite and Board of Directors audiences
- Proven problem solving skills with the ability to incorporate process improvement tools
- Proven ability to work independently and in a cross-functional team environment