Director of Clinical Informatics

Director of Clinical Informatics

Truveta is the world’s first health provider led data platform with a vision of Saving Lives with Data. Our mission is to enable researchers to find cures faster, empower every clinician to be an expert, and help families make the most informed decisions about their care. Achieving Truveta’ s ambitious vision requires an incredible team of talented and inspired people with a special combination of health, software and big data experience who share our company values.

Truveta was born in the Pacific Northwest, but we have employees who live across the country. Our team enjoys the flexibility of a hybrid model and working from anywhere.  In person attendance is required for two weeks during the year for Truveta Planning Weeks.

For overall team productivity, we optimize meeting hours in the pacific time zone. We avoid scheduling recurring meetings that start after 3pm PT, however, ad hoc meetings occur between 8am-6pm Pacific time. #LI-remote

Who We Need 

Truveta is rapidly building a talented and diverse team to tackle complex health and technical challenges. Beyond core capabilities, we are seeking problem solvers, passionate and collaborative teammates, and those willing to roll up their sleeves while making a difference. If you are interested in the opportunity to pursue purposeful work, join a mission-driven team, and build a rewarding career while having fun, Truveta may be the perfect fit for you. 

This Opportunity 

Truveta is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Informaticist (CI) to join our growing team of physicians. A successful CI at Truveta will play a pivotal role in transforming the extensive healthcare data provided by Truveta's member health systems into valuable insights, ensuring that it is clean, complete, useful, and easy to work with. This role demands a blend of clinical expertise, knowledge of healthcare workflows, and a solid understanding of informatics standards to effectively address real-world interoperability challenges to enhance our platform’s impact on customer-driven research. 

 

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to design and implement data models for healthcare data. 
• Establish principles for term normalization and unstructured data extraction, partnering with terminologists to develop best practices using established terminologies and ontologies, including SNOMED, LOINC, and RxNorm.  
• Scale clinical data quality initiatives by developing and implementing metrics through scalable frameworks that ensure high quality and integrity.
• Serve as an expert in healthcare and informatics, providing guidance to cross-functional teams, customers, engineers, and data scientists. 

Required Skills

• Medical Doctor (M.D.) degree with experience utilizing electronic medical records within U.S. hospital workflows. 
• Previous experience in organizing healthcare data through data modeling, normalization, quality reporting, or related clinical informatics skill sets.  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with an emphasis on attention to detail.  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of conveying complex clinical and informatics concepts to diverse audiences.  
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.  
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage time efficiently and meet stringent deadlines.  
• Proactive self-starter with a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.  
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and platforms such as SQL, Python, and R.  
• Familiarity with terminology systems including SNOMED, LOINC, RxNorm, and ICD.  

Why Truveta?   

Be a part of building something special. Now is the perfect time to join Truveta. We have strong, established leadership with decades of success. We are well-funded. We are build