Informatics Unit Chief

Job Description:

Informatics Unit Chief

Description

Job Location: This position will be located at 101 N. Chestnut, Jefferson City, MO 65101

Why you’ll love this position:

Do you like working in a fast-paced environment? Do you love managing people, processes, and systems? Do you like solving problems? If you answered yes to the above, then this is the right position for you. We are looking for someone who is committed to high quality work and enjoy a challenging, fast-paced, and progressive team environment. Someone who is dedicated to process improvement and continued professional development of themselves and their team members. This position will manage all aspects of the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory (MSPHL) Informatics Unit to ensure the management of samples effectively and accurately, laboratory data, automated workflows, electronic messaging, and instrument integration throughout the laboratory and the development and distribution of laboratory information with associated statewide and federal partners. This position will direct the overall future design/development/maintenance of the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and associated systems. This position is vital in the collaborative efforts with our various partners to include MSPHL system vendors, the Association of Public Health Laboratories, and our many submitters. This is a challenging and rewarding position that is critical in the continued success of MSPHL.

• Managing all aspects of the MSPHL Informatics Unit including overall management, planning, reporting, budgeting, and policy of the unit.
• Directs overall planning, development, and administration of the Laboratory Information Management and associated systems.
• Plan and evaluate system processes to ensure quality improvement opportunities are identified and implemented when effective.
• Develop and routinely review Informatics Unit budget with the MSPHL Fiscal Unit staff.
• Propose projects, write workplans and budgets, and report on various grants.
• Partner and collaborate with programmatic partners to maintain relationships and keep current with department projects that impact the MSPHL.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will possess strong critical thinking and leadership skills, high levels of commitment, ability to work in a team and across units, meet deadlines, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidates must be able to work independently with minimal level of supervision. Candidates must have intermediate knowledge and experience with SQL, Microsoft Excel, and experience in system administration.
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 or more years of relevant experience (Substitutions may be allowed).

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

Salary:

83,290.08 per Year