Global Health Informatics Lead: Dashboards & AI

Samaritan's Purse; North Wilkesboro (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Medical Clinic

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Disability insurance

Job summary

Samaritan's Purse in North Wilkesboro, NC seeks a Medical Informatics Specialist to lead planning, implementation, and governance of medical information systems across the International Health Unit.

You will design dashboards, ensure data quality, and collaborate with IT, M&E, GIS, and field teams to enhance analytics, reporting, and decision-making for program success.

A relevant degree and DHIS2 experience are required; strong data governance and AI-enabled analytics are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Informatics, Public Health, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation, Healthcare Administration, or related; Master's preferred.
• Experience implementing, administering, configuring, and supporting District Health Information Software 2 (DHIS2) is preferred.
• Experience designing dashboards, reporting systems, data visualizations, KPIs, and executive decision-support tools is required.
• Experience developing data governance standards, data quality assurance processes, reporting frameworks, and system documentation is preferred.
• Experience supporting international health programs, emergency medical response operations, humanitarian organizations, or country office programming is preferred.
• Experience coordinating software implementations, managing organizational change, conducting user training, and providing technical support.
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence, automation, BI, statistics, or emerging technologies in healthcare is preferred.
• Clinical or medical programming experience is desirable.
• Twelve credit hours of Biblical studies strongly preferred; or equivalent experience/education.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of medical information systems including DHIS2.
• Design, develop, and maintain dashboards, analytics, reports, and decision-support tools for leadership, performance, and donor reporting.
• Establish and maintain data governance, data quality, information security, reporting, and system documentation standards across International Health Unit programs.
• Conduct routine data quality assessments and ensure data accuracy, security, and availability for operations.
• Lead implementation and adoption of medical information systems across HQ, country offices, and field programs.
• Provide technical leadership and training; develop materials, coordinate enhancements, and work with IT and operations teams to improve system performance.
• Collaborate with IT, M&E, GIS, and stakeholders to integrate medical information systems and strengthen enterprise capabilities.
• Evaluate automation, AI, and emerging technologies to improve forecasting, reporting, and decision-making.

Skills

Dashboard design

Data governance

Healthcare data analytics

DHIS2 experience

AI/Advanced analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Informatics or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

DHIS2

BI tools

Job description

Samaritan's Purse in North Wilkesboro, NC seeks a Medical Informatics Specialist to lead planning, implementation, and governance of medical information systems across the International Health Unit.

You will design dashboards, ensure data quality, and collaborate with IT, M&E, GIS, and field teams to enhance analytics, reporting, and decision-making for program success.

A relevant degree and DHIS2 experience are required; strong data governance and AI-enabled analytics are preferred.