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Assoc Director Clinical Research Informatics, Mobile Health

🔍 San Antonio (

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Faculty

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School of Medicine

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19001712 Requisition #

UT Health San Antonio is building toward comprehensive informatics support for clinical studies. There is a growing need for data collection from devices in clinical research including wearable, implantable and home monitoring devices, as well as data collection from mobile computers such as tablets and smart phones. The incumbent’s primary focus will be supporting clinical investigators and research teams through the design, development, validation, implementation and evaluation of device-based data collection in clinical studies. Responsibilities will include device-based data acquisition, integration and management in clinical studies. In keeping with our intent for the Faculty Specialist role, the incumbent will pursue applied and basic research questions and opportunities that arise from operations.

We seek a senior informaticist with broad clinical research informatics experience and a deep specialization in data collection from mobile devices. The device-based data acquisition and integration we seek to support occurs in the context of clinical research and requires more advanced skills than those possessed by typical research data managers. As such, the incumbent must also have a significant track-record in clinical research data management and may be called upon to oversee Data Management operations on large or complex studies. As a Faculty Specialist, the incumbent should have a track-record supportive of their filling the project Director or co-investigator leadership roles in clinical studies and projects with complex data acquisition and integration.

Job expectations for a device/mobile health informatics Faculty Specialist:

· * Serve as the institutional point of contact for investigators needing device-base data acquisition on clinical studies

· * Draft software requirements for selection or development of devices for studies.

· * Manage software development, usability testing, implementation and evaluation of Health applications for clinical studies

· * Work with the Epic team for those few cases needing integration in local care settings.

· * Maintain a working knowledge of the Health Level Seven (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) family of standards including actively participating in HL7 to influence or lead the development of research-relevant standards and stay abreast of standards implementation issues.

· * Advise investigators, study teams and research infrastructure teams on research data standards selection and implementation

· * Personally support and potentially serve as Program Director or co-Investigator on NIH grants, contract and other informatics projects involving complex device, data integration or standards implementation such as direct acquisition from EHR’s, use of HL7 FHIR standards and studies with multiple and novel data sources.

· * Manage implementation of real-time HL7 FHIR-based data acquisition for the institutional data warehouse from partners such as the University Health System and HASA, the regional Health Information Exchange.

· * Manage the Clinical Research Informatics Specialist group including hiring, training, assigning and overseeing the work of Clinical Research Informatics Specialists and the Research Data Navigator role (helping investigators identify the best methods for data collection and processing for studies).

The Associate Director of Clinical Research Informatics, Mobile Health will report to the Division Chief of the Clinical Informatics Research Division in the Department of Population Sciences within the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio.

UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.

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Benefits Overview

UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.

Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for fulltime employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.

Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.

Vision - Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.

Disability - Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.

FSAs- Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.

Retirement - Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.

Time Off- A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:

Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.

Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.

Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.

Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each fiscal year.

Discounts - Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.

UT Health San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including protected veterans and persons with disabilities. All faculty appointments are designated as security sensitive positions.

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