Public Health Data & Informatics Specialist

DC Government; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DC Health is seeking a qualified informatics professional to support the development, implementation, and maintenance of health information and data systems across the District. The incumbent applies specialized knowledge to ensure interoperability, consistency, and security across platforms.

The role collaborates with vendors and internal partners to plan, oversee, and optimize informatics solutions that strengthen data quality, reporting accuracy, and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. Degree must be from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Specialized experience: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression.

Responsibilities

• Serves as an expert on health and public health data collection systems and their outputs; communicates functionality and provides training and support resources.
• Performs development, testing, implementation, and evaluation of informatics solutions, data structures, and decision-support mechanisms.
• Provides recommendations to improve efficiency of workflows and monitors electronic operations for quality and effectiveness.
• Participates in interoperability projects to facilitate data sharing and coordinates with vendors and external users.
• Designs, codes and deploys automated dashboards and reporting tools to streamline data extraction, transformation, and loading of health data.

Education

Bachelor’s or graduate degree in health/medical field related to the work of the position

Job description

DC Health is seeking a qualified informatics professional to support the development, implementation, and maintenance of health information and data systems across the District. The incumbent applies specialized knowledge to ensure interoperability, consistency, and security across platforms.

The role collaborates with vendors and internal partners to plan, oversee, and optimize informatics solutions that strengthen data quality, reporting accuracy, and operational effectiveness.