Clinical Informatics Coordinator - Research Administration

Department : Research Informatics

Research Informatics Position Title :

Clinical Informatics Coordinator - Research Administration Job Family Group :

Professional Staff Job Description Summary :

This Clinical Informatics Coordinator is in the Medical Informatics division under Internal Medicine.

The Center seeks highly motivated individuals with a passion for informatics, scientific discovery, and improving healthcare to serve as a consultant and coordinator between biomedical informatics and clinical / translational research activities. This role informs researchers regarding the use of informatics resources (Ex : is pathology cancer staging data contained and codified with the clinical data repository; when REDCap might be an appropriate tool). They will conduct analysis and design input / content with informatics technical staff, other CTSA sections, and national translational resources to streamline investigator access to translational and administrative resources. Working with informatics personnel, clinical organizations contributing data, and national resources, they will maintain clinical / translational knowledge bases / resources aligned with standard terminologies / ontologies so as to enhance accessibility and interoperability of our resources with national research objectives. Job Description :

Key Roles and Responsibilities :

• Acts as an effective liaison between clinical research customers and biomedical informatics staff and resources.
• Provides consultation and service to clinical and translational researchers regarding the informatics resources at KUMC and nationally.
• Coordinate and provide informatics support to the academic experts who make up other translational research cores and CTSA components.
• Conducts analysis and interpretation of information needs to informatics colleagues and director(s), and provides information on technical capabilities and limitations for clinical research customers.
• Assesses complex situations and seeks collaborative solutions to address short-term needs.
• Facilitate informatics strategic planning by evaluating national translational resources through collaboration with peer institutions.
• Maintain clinical / translational knowledge bases / resources aligned with standard terminologies / ontologies so as to enhance accessibility and interoperability of our resources with national research objectives.
• Develops and maintains content, and elicits feedback for web based clinical / translational research applications and websites.
• Identify relevant resources including databases, evaluation tools and literature that will facilitate the development or access to other translational research cores and CTSA components.
• Designs training programs and materials to augment consultative services. Provides training, constructs evaluative instruments, and conducts evaluations.
• Coordinates with CTSA and department leadership in scheduling training or collaborative sessions with clinical and translational researchers.
• Provides training, constructs evaluative instruments, and conducts evaluations.
• Coordinates with CTSA and department leadership in scheduling training or collaborative sessions with clinical and translational researchers.
• Participates in research projects.
• Develops and presents content at various conferences / meetings, both on and off site.

Required Qualifications

Education : Must meet one of the following education qualifications.

A clinical professional bachelor's degree such as nursing, laboratory sciences, or pharmacy

Bachelor's degree in biology, biochemistry, or other scientifically related discipline

Work Experience :

Training in biomedical informatics through advanced degree programs or comparable experiences in knowledge management, clinical decision support, translational informatics, or relevant informatics standards

Experience in clinical environments; ideally collaborative medical research experience

Strong communication as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

Education : Master's degree in biomedical informatics or master's in library sciences and experience at an academic medical center.

Work Experience :

Two years successful project coordination and technical documentation experience.

One year experience with relational databases, their design, and use via SQL

Experience using or assisting in the development and curation of clinical data repositories and warehouses is highly desirable.

Experience promoting effective teamwork in a rapidly changing multidisciplinary research environment

Skills :

Knowledge of clinical information systems and applicable terminologies is desirable.

Knowledge of biomedical informatics, clinical research, and translational resources such as UMLS, i2b2, REDCap, vivoweb, clinical trial systems, and human subjects research processes (IRB).

Knowledge of clinical trials, ICH / GCP and other federal guidelines in regards to clinical trials, exposure to translational research resources such as i2b2, REDCap, and newer initiatives.

Knowledge of basic / translational research approaches (genetics, drug discovery, bioinformatics).

The Clinical Informatics Coordinator (CIC) is a full-time position in The Office of the CRIO (OCRIO) and reports to the Director of Research IT. The OCRIO seeks highly motivated individuals with a passion for informatics, scientific discovery, and improving healthcare to serve as a consultant and coordinator between biomedical informatics and clinical / translational research activities. This role informs researchers regarding the use of informatics resources (HERON, REDCap, etc.).

REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a web-based HIPAA-compliant data collection software used by campus investigators when collecting research data that includes protected health information (PHI). The Clinical Informatics Coordinator will be responsible for administrative tasks related to REDCap use (e.g., managing user accounts, testing upgrades) as well as working with users to ensure creation of quality data collection tools that adhere to best practices. This position provides end user support of REDCap, including creation and management of user accounts, building databases, approving user requests for database changes, responding to user questions, communicating best practices, end user training for use of the application, and developing training materials. The Clinical Informatics Coordinator will facilitate and accommodate informatics requests and services from a variety of campus departments and institutions.

HERON (Healthcare Enterprise Repository for Ontological Narration) is a search discovery tool that allows KUMC faculty members to search de-identified data from various hospital and medical center sources including Epic / O2 (the hospital electronic medical record). By combining the various data sources, researchers can look at the data in new ways not available when viewing data one source at a time. The Clinical Informatics Coordinator will have awareness and understanding of cohort identification tools (i2b2) that facilitate recruitment planning. The position will also assist with basic cohort identification queries and connect research teams with the OCRIO's Informatics group for more advanced requests. The Clinical Informatics Coordinator will complete KUMC's honest data broker certification and work closely with the university's IRB and Compliance teams during the data request fulfillment process. The CIC will also provide end user support for HERON.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Documents :

Resume / CV

Cover Letter

Comprehensive Benefits Package :

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. https : / / www.kumc.edu / human-resources / benefits.html

Employee Type : Regular Time Type :

Full time Rate Type :

Salary

Compensation Statement :

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.

Pay Range :

83,000.00 - $131,000.00

Minimum

83,000.00

Midpoint

107,000.00

Maximum

131,000.00