Job Summary
As a senior-level clinical leader with 5–8 years of specialized experience, the Manager of Clinical Informatics serves as a strategic architect between IT and clinical practice. This role is responsible for the full lifecycle of Clinical Information Systems (CIS), from high-level design to large-scale implementation. The Manager leverages deep clinical expertise and advanced technical knowledge to lead a team of informaticists, ensuring technology serves as a catalyst for patient safety, operational efficiency, and regulatory excellence
Essential Functions
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People Leadership & Workforce Development
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Directly supervises and mentors a team of Clinical Informaticists, including performance management, goal setting, professional development, and succession planning.
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Allocates resources effectively to support enterprise priorities, large initiatives, and sustained optimization efforts.
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Contributes to workforce planning by identifying capability gaps, emerging skill needs, and role evolution within Clinical Informatics.
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Enterprise Informatics Strategy & Governance
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Establishes and maintains enterprise standards for clinical workflows, build design, testing methodologies, validation processes, and system readiness.
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Provides expert informatics consultation to executive leadership, clinical councils, and governance bodies regarding clinical, operational, and safety impacts.
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Facilitates high-stakes decision-making by evaluating enterprise-level risks, dependencies, and downstream impacts of clinical system changes.
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Optimization, Analytics, & Continuous Improvement
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Drives long-term optimization strategies using performance metrics, outcome data, and national best practices.
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Leverages data analytics to monitor the adoption and clinical impact of healthcare informatics solutions
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Leads continuous improvement efforts to reduce variation, improve clinician experience, and enhance care delivery efficiency.
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Cross-Functional & Enterprise Coordination
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Drives organizational excellence by providing SME support for CI-led initiatives, coordinating with diverse teams to translate complex clinical and regulatory needs into cohesive operational workflows
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Serves as a primary liaison between clinical stakeholders and IT partners, ensuring clinical needs are accurately translated into technical solutions.
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Communicates effectively across executive, clinical, and technical audiences to align expectations, timelines, and outcomes.
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Leadership & Organizational Impact
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Serves as a change agent, supporting departmental shifts during technology implementations while maintaining clinician trust and engagement
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Supports enterprise digital strategy by aligning informatics initiatives with organizational priorities, safety goals, and operational excellence frameworks.
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Represents Clinical Informatics in enterprise forums, vendor engagements, and strategic planning activities as delegated.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Informatics, Information Technology, or a related field required
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Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Informatics, Information Technology, or a related field strongly preferred
- A combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
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Bachelors or Masters - 6-9 years in clinical informatics, healthcare operations, or health information technology
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BSN/MSN - 7 years of Clinical Informatics Experience
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1-2 years of experience in a leadership role
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1-3 years of experience advising executive leadership and participating in organizational governance structures
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Licenses and Certifications
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Certification in Clinical Informatics (e.g., ANCC Informatics Nursing Certification, CAHIMS/CPHIMS) Oracle Health Cerner Preferred
