RTI International is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 3,700 provides research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development program in the Research Computing Division (RCD) at RTI International (RTI) has an opening for a Health Informatician to support and lead projects and proposals for strengthening disease surveillance and health information systems.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing international projects, providing international technical assistance in health information systems, developing new project opportunities, and contributing to publications and presentations to share project results. Candidates must have good project management skills, the ability travel internationally and work effectively across cultures, the ability to work well in a team environment, and excellent writing and verbal communication skills. The ability to work in French is required. Up to 35% time may be spent traveling. Most international work is expected to be carried out in Africa.
The location of this position is the RTI Africa Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be part of a geographically distributed multidisciplinary team responsible for managing international development projects, providing international health informatics technical assistance in health information systems, and public health informatics. Duties will include managing projects by overseeing the quality, responsiveness, and timeliness of projects according to RTI, US Government, and other donor standards; working with project teams in the US, Africa and Asia to develop innovative methodologies and technologies to improve evidence based decision making in the health sector; helping to identify, develop, and obtain funding for new project opportunities; and sharing innovations and project results through publications and presentations.
Specific responsibilities are as follows:
- Research complex health informatics issues and methods of implementation; review published and web-based health informatics information sources under general supervision of the project director or more experienced staff for both projects and proposals.
- Perform research tasks of moderate technical complexity, applying standard and established theories, concepts, and techniques.
- Manage complex health IT related research projects and/or lead complex tasks on large projects.
- Manage moderately complex health informatics related research projects and/or tasks on larger projects.
- Prepare components of project status reports, project memos, task budgets, and monitor task costs and implementations.
- Prepare chapters of project reports or entire project reports.
- Plan client and internal meetings and agendas; draft meeting notes and minutes, and manage client expectations
- Lead the development of research papers and presentations and contribute/review for other staff
- Contribute technically to research papers and presentations developed by more senior staff
- Develop presentation ideas and abstracts for submission to health IT and health policy professional conferences.
- Lead the development of small to medium sized proposals and sections of large complex proposals.
- Assist project leaders in identifying ways to enhance or expand existing projects and to develop new project opportunities.
- Contribute text and budget inputs to medium and large proposals.
- Gather competitive intelligence and background information and other documentation to support marketing and business development activities demonstrating organization and initiative.
- Liaise and work with RTI and external marketing and communication services to communicate and promote our work in health informatics for international development
- Participate in identifying and interviewing candidates to assist with the growth of Center capabilities and resources.
Required Qualifications:
a) Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Public Health, Science, Epidemiology, Public Policy or Health Policy, Health Services Research, Health Information Sciences, Computer Science, or closely related field and ten (10) years of professional experience in a comprehensive health program with health informatics responsibilities that include conducting and/or supporting informatics or health information systems projects, information architecture management, and implementing data and information standards; OR
b) Master’s degree with a focus in Public Health, Public Health Informatics, Health Care Informatics, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Science, Public Policy or Health Policy, Statistics or a related field and six (6) years of experience in informatics including experience in conducting and/or supporting health information systems projects including data management; OR
c) Doctoral-level degree such as PhD of Informatics, Doctor of Public Health (Dr.PH.), Doctor of Health Science (D.H.Sc.), Ph.D. Management Information Systems and Technology, Ph.D Computer Science or closely related field with one (1) year of experience doing senior-level public health informatics or health information systems work.
- Oral and written communication skills in French required
- Strong understanding and experience in principles and international standards for disease surveillance, preferably the integrated diseases surveillance and response (IDSR) framework.
- Knowledge of public health informatics theories, principles, concepts, and standards; especially health information exchange standards for interoperability of subsystems.
- Knowledge of data management and data dissemination and information use strategies.
- Experience leading or supporting training, capacity building and/or supportive supervision activities.
- Experience providing Technical Assistance (TA) in an international development project
- Experience with information systems organizational development including capacity building plans and job description development.
- Familiarity with World Health Organization health system strengthening strategies and tools, including national eHealth strategy toolkit
- Experience with business process analysis, workflow, requirements gathering, and specification development including test plans.
- Experience in health information systems strengthening for U.S. Government-funded projects and/or internationally funded programs
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines with quality products.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment, collaborating and sharing ideas.
- Ability to supervise staff within the team, setting clear expectations and managing delivery.
- Ability to multi-task and work independently
- Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to obtain proper security clearances as noted by contracts.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English, including evidence of quality report writing and presentations with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Travel to countries in Africa and Asia up to 35% time will be required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Agency for International Development (USAID), World Health Organization, or other US Government agencies and international development organizations.
- Experience living and working in West and/or East Africa.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please apply directly at www.rti.org/jobs16337
