Clinical Informatics Coordinator - Research Administration - JR008134
Company:
University of Kansas Medical Center
Job Location:
Kansas City, Kansas
Category:
Laboratory and Research
Type:
Full-Time
Department:
Research Informatics
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Research Informatics
Position Title:
Clinical Informatics Coordinator - Research Administration
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
Incumbent works as part of a team responsible for development, implementation and maintenance of KUMC's Enterprise Resource Planning systems and its related sub-systems.
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.
- Other duties as assigned by Director of Research IT
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
- 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.
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
- 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).
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
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
Application Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/Clinical-Informatics-Coordinator---Research-Administration_JR008134 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR008134.
Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.
About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.
Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination
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