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Office of Public Health Informatics (OPHI), Program Manager
Pay Grade: P
Who we are. We protect lives. The Georgia Department of Public Health is the lead agency entrusted by the people of Georgia to proudly protect lives and promote healthy lifestyles in diverse communities statewide. We are committed to preventing disease, injury, and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing the State of Georgia for responding to disasters.
What we offer. As a member of the Georgia Department of Public Health team, you will join a passionate group of individuals who are dedicated to making an impact. No matter your role, you will individually contribute to protecting the lives of all Georgians while receiving a wide range of benefits, so you can:
- Make a Professional Impact – Build your career where it matters and protect lives in the community where you live, work, and play
- Enjoy Workplace Flexibility – Experience flexibility in how you work so you can be your best self for you and Georgia Residents
- Work with a Dynamic and Diverse Team– Collaborative and inclusive way of working where employees share ideas and leverage collective strengths
- Achieve Career Longevity – Countless opportunities for continuous learning/development that support a long-term career
- Take Part in a Hands-on Working Culture – Unique culture of active engagement and problem-solving, no matter your role
- Feel Pride in Where you Work – Be part of making an impact in public health alongside dedicated people just like you
As a Office of Public Health Informatics (OPHI), Program Manager within the Office of Inspector General at the Georgia Department of Public Health, you will join a dedicated group of public health professionals that help support the overall mission and vision of protecting lives of Georgian residents in a variety of ways.
Requirements
- Responsible for the positive direction, guidance, and mentorship of a team of Informatics Analysts and cross-functional resources with differing responsibilities and skill sets.
- Maintains knowledge of (or ability to research) data and information technologies, terminologies (e.g., SNOMED, LOINC, PHIN VADS), best practices, and regulatory requirements within and external to public health with regard to interoperability (FHIR, USCDI/USCDI+, SVAP, etc.).
- Convene internal stakeholders, with the support of OPHI leadership, to mitigate identified data security, confidentiality, integrity, availability, and privacy risks.
- Identify opportunities to collaborate and engage IT partners for quality and process improvement initiatives in collaboration with the broader OPHI.
- Ability to establish, communicate, and support enforcement of governance policies around newly developed or implemented systems, applications, automations, integrations, and tools that programs and departments use to record, organize, store, secure, access, and share data.
- Responsible for the full informatics project management lifecycle including project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling, and closing.
- Manages project work, major milestones, and critical pathways to ensure the end state of projects meets the intended business objectives on time and within scope.
- Guide and lead the design and implementation of tools that collect, manage, and analyze health data with the goal of improving patient care and day-to-day operational processes across the organization. This includes considerations for data comprehensiveness, timeliness, and multi- or bi-directional sharing.
- Ability to work side-by-side with direct reports to interpret requirements, leverage common infrastructure native to public health and other non-public health domains, and design and develop technical solutions that are extensible to other use cases in a non-duplicative manner. This includes directing and contributing to the implementation, maintenance, scaling, transition, and depreciation of solutions/systems/tools as appropriate.
- Identifies informatics workforce gaps and provides mentorship and learning opportunities.
- Attends Peer Network meetings and other internal and external partner meetings to report back to Deputy Director with updated information on current activities, opportunities, and events that could have an impact on DPH activities.
- Supports OPHI Director and Deputy Director in strategic planning and provides technical and functional support in operationalizing OPHI initiatives.
- Contributes to the broader body of public health informatics knowledge (e.g., peer-reviewed publications, speakerships, etc.)
- Ability to engage and direct remote teams and partners.
Qualifications
Master's degree in computer science, information systems or related specialty from an accredited college or university AND Fifteen years of job specific experience that includes system analysis, design and development, and relationship management.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiar with a variety of databases management and reporting applications, particularly those related to Public Health programs.
- Professional experience in a comprehensive health program with health informatics responsibilities that include conducting and/or supporting informatics projects including scientific investigations information architecture management and implementing data and information standards is a plus.
- Project Management Certification (e.g., PMI’s PMP or other similar certification)
- Membership and participation in health informatics and related professional associations.
- Knowledge of a range of public health informatics domains, tools, and methodologies.
- Experience with technical project management leadership.
- Perform various informatics functions which may include business, workflow, and/or statistical analysis.
- Interpret and evaluate information to analyze, summarize, and prepare reports.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
The use of wellness breaks during the workday is authorized to support this philosophy and assist employees in meeting their wellness goals. A maximum of 30 minutes in a given workday may be used to engage in wellness activities, generally in the form of two 15-minute breaks or one 30-minute break.
Employment Information
All approved teleworking employees must reside within the state of Georgia and depending on the responsibilities of the position, must live within reasonable driving distance of the agency’s primary worksite and be able to report to the office when required.
Current State employees are subject to State Personnel Board rules regarding salary.
DPH accepts educational credential recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and/or the US Department of Education (DOE) will be considered. DPH will contact educational institutions to verify degree, diploma, licensure, etc.
The candidate selected for this position may be subject to pre-employment drug screening and a criminal background check.
Relocation assistance will not be provided.
As an employee of DPH, in the event of an identified emergency you may be required, as a term and condition of employment, to assist in meeting the emergency responsibilities of the department.
If you require accommodations under the American Disability Act (ADA), email request by the closing date of this announcement to: DPH-HR@dph.ga.gov.
DPH is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.
This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.
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