Clinical Research Informaticist

Visium Resources has been asked to identify candidates for the following position.

• The Clinical Research Informaticist, partners with research operations leadership and IT leadership to develop and implement a methodology and strategic plan for clinical informatics that support comprehensive research operations throughout the organization.
• The partnership will entail collaboration with research operations executives and management, 3rd party software liaisons and IT leadership.
• Following the strategic plan, the Clinical Research Informaticist supports stakeholders in the procurement, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of IT products.
• In addition, the Clinical Research Informaticist integrates experimental treatment protocols in the form of clinical trials into clinical workflows in the EHR with an understanding of data and analytics to build these protocols so they run seamlessly alongside the ordinary care that is taking place.
• Participation in multi-functional teams involving IT and research experts to anticipate, identify, and help resolve challenges faced by the organization is essential.

Key Essential Functions

• Translates research protocols into operational and clinical terms so they can be built into the EHR to assure that they are adhered to without generating protocol deviations.
• Assists the research billing compliance team in building the clinical research billing plan into the EHR to assure compliance with the billing roadmap.
• Extracts other relevant information from study protocols to complete study record builds within the EPIC research workspace.
• Builds strong relationships with clinical research management and clinical research coordinators across the organization to support research operational compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Performs ongoing maintenance and processes amendments within the EPIC study record over the lifetime of a project.
• Acts as a liaison between the IT teams and the various research divisions to assure that there is a seamless flow of the information required to execute all aspects of the research operational process that are IT dependent.
• Communicates initiatives and outcomes with stakeholder groups.
• Coordinates the execution and use of new IT products as they are brought online to support various research projects.
• Provides in-person support for stakeholders related to the use and adoption of existing and new clinical technologies.
• Provides effective level of technical support to assist the Corporate Office of Research Operations and the IT Products teams in effectively supporting and maintaining mission critical research IT products.

Analytics

• Supports the analytics needs of corporate research executives to support and update research dashboards in the corporate research database as requested
• Evaluates current IT tools and recommends revision of clinical systems, process and workflow to ensure compliance with federal research regulations.

Analysis of Current Business Processes

• Evaluates current information technologies to determine opportunities for optimization, enhancements and workflow changes to improve user experience and clinical research operations.
• Provides analysis and evaluation of systems, processes and workflows to ensure corporate system needs are met in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Leads in the development of new business processes and workflow issues to ensure research regulatory compliance
• Reviews IT usage, services, technology, and department specific projects in order to assist in identification of future IT needs

Other Related Functions

• Ability to participate in multiple activities and tasks simultaneously.
• Knowledge of current healthcare trends and developments and associated business needs in the clinical information technologies.
• Knowledge of the deployment and usage of clinical information technologies and electronic medical record technologies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of regulatory and agency requirements.
• Maintains current knowledge of HIPAA, privacy and confidentiality standards to ensure both vendor and internally developed software are compliant.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Computer Sciences, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of clinical research experience
• Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) or Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) required
• Healthcare IT experience preferred