Clinical Informatics Leader: AI, Data & Epic Optimization

University of Washington Health System; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UW Medicine seeks a Chief Health Informatics Officer to lead clinical informatics strategy and optimize Epic and other healthcare systems. This role ensures safety, compliance, and data-driven care across inpatient, ambulatory, and specialty services.

The CHIO will maintain an active clinical practice (10–20% FTE) to stay grounded in frontline workflows while collaborating with the CIO, CMO, and clinical leaders to advance AI-enabled tools and equitable care.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification in a clinical specialty.
• Eligible for or holding Washington State medical licensure.
• Extensive experience in leading clinical informatics teams within a complex health system.
• Deep working knowledge of Epic EHR, including optimization, governance, and clinical workflows.
• Strong communication skills with clinicians, executives, and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive informatics leadership for the ongoing optimization and evolution of Epic and other clinical systems.
• Ensure technology enhances clinical efficiency, quality, safety, and patient and clinician experience across inpatient, ambulatory, and specialty care settings in alignment with UW Medicine strategic priorities.
• Lead governance structures for clinical content, decision support, order sets, documentation standards, and workflow design in partnership with clinical operational leaders.
• Educate the user community on the capabilities of the platforms already in use and help users maximize the usability and value of existing systems.
• Partner with clinical leaders to reduce documentation burden and burnout while maintaining regulatory and quality requirements.
• Ensure IT training is delivered efficiently, and curriculum and methodologies continuously adapt to meet the needs of a broad audience of learners in alignment with UW Medicine learning principles and in partnership with enterprise learning leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical informatics

Communication

Education

MD or DO with board certification

Tools

Epic EHR

Job description

UW Medicine seeks a Chief Health Informatics Officer to lead clinical informatics strategy and optimize Epic and other healthcare systems. This role ensures safety, compliance, and data-driven care across inpatient, ambulatory, and specialty services.

The CHIO will maintain an active clinical practice (10–20% FTE) to stay grounded in frontline workflows while collaborating with the CIO, CMO, and clinical leaders to advance AI-enabled tools and equitable care.