University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hiring an Associate Chief Clinical Informatics Officer (ACCIO-PAR)

Uasys (UAMS Health) is hiring an Associate Chief Clinical Informatics Officer – Pharmacy, Analytics, and Research (ACCIO-PAR) to lead enterprise-wide clinical informatics solutions. This pivotal leadership position drives innovative informatics initiatives that elevate the organization's data extraction, processing, reporting, and analytics capabilities, with a specialized focus on pharmacy.

What You'll Do

• Partner with clinical leadership to design and deploy advanced tools.
• Elevate the informatics expertise of the Department of Pharmacy through mentorship and oversight.
• Shape the future of informatics in the College of Pharmacy curriculum and mentor the next generation.
• Contribute to impactful projects across UAMS as capacity allows.
• Lead meetings to address data and research needs.
• Provide insights on data availability and analysis opportunities.
• Oversee analytics and research informatics projects.
• Guide machine learning platforms for operations and informatics.
• Promote publication and commercialization of projects.
• Establish data availability and visualization best practices.
• Develop code for EHR database data extraction.
• Integrate and visualize data for insights.
• Create and maintain report dashboards for metrics and reporting.
• Identify revenue opportunities through data analysis.
• Coordinate and lead research initiatives.
• Provide data and informatics expertise for projects and grants.
• Develop reporting as needed for projects.
• Guide reporting efforts across pharmacy, informatics, and quality.
• Manage staff focused on reporting and data analytics.
• Develop staff skills in data analytics tools and Epic EMR Reporting.
• Conduct annual performance reviews for reporting staff.
• Serve as preceptor for residency rotations and pharmacy practice experiences.
• Lead Clinical Informatics Fellowship education on reporting and analytics.
• Participate in pharmacy residency program development.
• Develop pharmacy informatics/data analytics coursework.
• Integrate Epic EHR use into the curriculum.
• Engage in continuing education and professional advancement.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Doctorate in a medical profession or equivalent (MD, PharmD, Ph.D) plus five (5) years of experience with hospital EMR systems (e.g., EPIC, Cerner).
• Five (5) plus years of working knowledge of one or more hospital electronic medical record (EMR) vendors, such as EPIC, Cerner, Meditech, or Allscripts.
• Five (5) plus years of relational database experience.
• Five (5) plus years of Epic Clarity report writing experience.
• Five (5) plus years designing and developing packages to transfer data from source to destinations using ETL processes.
• Five (5) plus years of experience with a Business Intelligence Visualization Tool (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik).
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, SSIS, or SSAS.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.
• Epic Cogito Certification, Physician Builder Certification, and Clinical Informatics Certification are required.
• General knowledge regarding electronic health record database structure, health record reporting, and data visualization.
• Skilled in Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Ability to utilize the following software: Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice to Have

• Development and assessment of ML/AI tools.
• Skilled in ETL tools and methods.
• SQL querying.
• Experience writing Power Query, DAX, and MDX for complex data projects.
• Experience creating and maintaining reporting assets in Power BI.
• Experience in Data Mining and Statistical Analysis.
• Experience connecting to APIs.
• General knowledge regarding EPIC electronic health record and Clarity database extractions.
• Skilled in Python, R.
• Ability to utilize the following software: Microsoft Power Platform.

Technical Stack

• EMR: EPIC, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts
• Database & ETL: Microsoft SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS
• BI & Visualization: Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Microsoft Power Platform
• Office & Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite
• Programming & Analytics: Python, R

Team & Environment

This role reports directly to the Chief Clinical Informatics Officer (CCIO) and is a leader of a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits & Compensation

• Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family.
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave.
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only).
• Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS.
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000.
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities.
• Merchant Discounts.
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy.

Work Mode

This position is onsite.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy.