Public Health Data & Interoperability Associate

Guidehouse; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 53,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Life Insurance

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Public Health Informaticist to support public health data exchange, interoperability, surveillance modernization, and informatics initiatives within our Health AI/Data practice.

This role involves designing, implementing, testing, documenting, and operating public health information systems and data exchange workflows with epidemiologists, analysts, and technical teams to improve information flow across healthcare and public health ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Informatics, Information Systems, Health Information Management, Computer Science, or related field.
• ONE (1) or more years of experience supporting public health informatics, health IT, interoperability, healthcare technology, or surveillance systems.
• Familiarity with HL7, CDA, FHIR, LOINC, SNOMED CT, or ICD.
• Experience supporting requirements gathering, process mapping, testing, or technical documentation activities.

Responsibilities

• Support public health informatics activities related to data exchange, surveillance, interoperability, and public health system modernization.
• Assist with requirements gathering, workflow documentation, business process analysis, and data flow mapping.
• Support implementation and testing of HL7, electronic laboratory reporting (ELR), electronic case reporting (eCR), and related public health data exchange processes.
• Assist with validation, troubleshooting, and monitoring of health data exchange workflows and message processing activities.
• Support development and maintenance of implementation guides, mappings, interface specifications, and technical documentation.
• Assist in analyzing healthcare and public health data flows to identify opportunities for improved interoperability and automation.
• Participate in system testing, user acceptance testing, onboarding activities, and issue resolution efforts.
• Support data standards implementation and documentation efforts.
• Collaborate with epidemiologists, informaticists, developers, and public health stakeholders to improve data quality and reporting processes.
• Support training, technical assistance, and stakeholder engagement activities.

Skills

Public health informatics

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

Testing

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Health Informatics, Information Systems, Health Information Management, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

HL7

ELR

eCR

FHIR

CDA

SQL

Python

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Public Health Informaticist to support public health data exchange, interoperability, surveillance modernization, and informatics initiatives within our Health AI/Data practice.

This role involves designing, implementing, testing, documenting, and operating public health information systems and data exchange workflows with epidemiologists, analysts, and technical teams to improve information flow across healthcare and public health ecosystems.