Senior HealthIT Operations Informaticist

Vanderbilt Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health seeks a Principal Operations Informaticist to bridge clinical operations and HealthIT, guiding complex technology initiatives across the lifecycle. You will translate workflow needs, chair cross-functional governance, and champion adoption to improve patient care, safety, and efficiency.

The role partners with executives, clinicians, HealthIT teams, and vendors to deliver measurable outcomes, leveraging data-informed recommendations for strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Clinical or healthcare experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to translate clinical/operational needs into technology and workflows.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across health IT and clinical operations.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex clinical and operational needs into actionable technology and requirements.
• Lead the evaluation, planning, implementation, and optimization of emerging HealthIT initiatives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams through build, testing, piloting, implementation, and post-go-live optimization.
• Conduct workflow and gap analyses to translate current-state challenges into future-state solutions.
• Develop strategies for organizational readiness, adoption, and training resources.
• Define success measures and evaluate adoption, utilization, and operational impact.
• Present complex information with concise, data-informed recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Business acumen

Clinical informatics

Operational informatics

Project leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Vanderbilt Health seeks a Principal Operations Informaticist to bridge clinical operations and HealthIT, guiding complex technology initiatives across the lifecycle. You will translate workflow needs, chair cross-functional governance, and champion adoption to improve patient care, safety, and efficiency.

The role partners with executives, clinicians, HealthIT teams, and vendors to deliver measurable outcomes, leveraging data-informed recommendations for strategic decisions.