Clinical Informaticist, Research Informatics

2000 Montefiore Health System, Inc.; City of Yonkers (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Health System, Inc. in Yonkers, NY seeks a Clinical Informaticist to connect clinical and research teams with data, tools, and expertise to improve care and inform decision-making across Montefiore Einstein.

You will frame data questions, use clinical information systems, interpret data, and translate user needs into practical improvements while collaborating with clinicians, investigators, and IT to advance discovery and efficiency.

Qualifications

• MD, PhD, or master’s degree in a relevant clinical, health, informatics, data, or research discipline.
• Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills; ability to explain complex data concepts to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clinicians, investigators, operational leaders, and IT teams as a liaison for clinical data and informatics services.
• Clarify clinical, research, and quality questions; translate into data requests and technical requirements.
• Guide users in the use and interpretation of EHR data, data repositories, cohort discovery tools, and analytics resources.
• Identify and communicate data quality issues; document provenance and limitations for reproducible analysis.
• Contribute to design and improvement of data sources, informatics tools, and reports based on user needs.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Problem-solving

Relationship-building

Education

MD/PhD/Master's in clinical/health informatics or related field

Job description

City/State: Yonkers, New York

Grant Funded: No

Department: IT - Data & Analytics Health Research Informatics

Work Shift: Day

Work Days: MON-FRI

Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-5 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS

Pay Range: $160,000.00-$200,000.00

Position Summary The Clinical Informaticist connects clinical and research teams with the data, tools, and technical expertise they need to improve care, advance discovery, and support operational decision-making. Working across Montefiore Einstein, this role helps clinicians and investigators frame data questions, use clinical information systems and data platforms effectively, interpret available data, and translate user needs into practical improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with clinicians, investigators, operational leaders, and information technology teams as a liaison and advocate for users of clinical data and informatics services.
• Clarify clinical, research, and quality questions; translate them into feasible data requests, workflow needs, and technical requirements.
• Guide users in the appropriate use and interpretation of electronic health record data, clinical data repositories or warehouses, cohort discovery tools, and related analytics resources.
• Help researchers identify and use fit-for-purpose data for study feasibility, cohort identification, clinical trials, and other research activities, in coordination with applicable data access and governance processes.
• Work with data, application, and clinical teams to investigate data questions, explain data definitions and limitations, and resolve barriers to effective use.
• Identify and communicate data quality issues; recommend approaches to document provenance, limitations, and data quality considerations that support reproducible analysis.
• Contribute to the design and improvement of data sources, informatics tools, reports, and support services by gathering user needs and translating them into actionable recommendations.
• Promote practices that support appropriate access, privacy, security, regulatory compliance, and responsible use of clinical information.
• Apply knowledge of clinical workflows and health care data to identify opportunities to improve user experience, efficiency, care delivery, and research productivity.
• Provide consultation, education, and clear documentation to help clinical and research users understand available data and tools.
• Participate in institutional, regional, and national research or informatics initiatives; contribute to working groups, presentations, and grant development as appropriate.
• Follow questions through to resolution, communicate status and outcomes to requestors, and recommend durable solutions when recurring issues arise.

Required Qualifications

• MD, PhD, or master’s degree in a relevant clinical, health, informatics, data, or research discipline.
• At least two years of clinical or research experience working with inpatient and/or outpatient health care data.
• Experience using or implementing clinical information systems.
• Experience working collaboratively with clinicians and researchers.
• Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills; ability to explain complex data concepts to audiences with varied technical backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with clinical data analysis, quality improvement, or performance improvement.
• Familiarity with clinical data models, terminology, cohort discovery methods, or common data standards used in health care research.
• Experience supporting clinical research, clinical trials, or data-enabled improvement initiatives.

Montefiore Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Montefiore Health System, Inc. will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

An assortment of insurance products and discount programs through Voluntary Benefits.

Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore’s mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve. Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise.

Check out our comprehensive benefits available to you when you join our outstanding team! To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve. To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives.