In this role, you’ll help lead the advancement of vital public health data systems and informatics at the Washington State Department of Health. You'll use your expertise to improve the operation, maintenance, and development of systems that support everything from outbreak detection to surveillance reporting. Working closely with local health jurisdictions, federally recognized Tribes, and other healthcare partners, your contributions will directly impact public health across the state by ensuring that data systems are responsive, resilient, and adaptable.

As a key subject matter expert in electronic lab reporting and pathogen genomics, you’ll collaborate with national networks and apply standards to manage complex data. Your role involves critical tasks such as system analysis, policy development, project management, and providing training to ensure the smooth implementation of public health informatics. If you're passionate about driving innovation in health data and want to contribute to the mission of protecting and improving public health, this position is for you.

Option 1: 

Option 2: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Health Informatics, Public Health, Science, Epidemiology, Public Policy or Health Policy, Health Services Research, Health Information Sciences, Computer Science, or closely related field 
• Six (6) years of professional experience in a healthcare or public health setting with health informatics responsibilities that include conducting and/or supporting informatics projects including scientific investigations information architecture management, and implementing data and information standards
• A Master's degree will account for 2 years of experience

Option 3: 

Demonstrated skills and experience with:

• Health Level 7 (HL7) standards such as ELR, v2, eICR, CCD, etc.
• Maintenance and enhancement of a Conduent Maven application (i.e. Washington Disease Reporting System or similar).
• Relational database management including writing Structured Query Language (SQL) queries.
• Database implementation, maintenance, and enhancement, including requirements-gathering, implementation planning, and testing.
• Conveying complex information effectively using oral and written communication.
• Interpreting and evaluating information to analyze, summarize, and prepare reports. 

About Washington State Department of Health

Our programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide information to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies. To accomplish all of these, we collaborate with many partners every day. We help ensure a safer and healthier Washington by: Working to improve health through disease and injury prevention, immunization, and newborn screening Providing health and safety information, education and training so people can make healthy choices Promoting a health and wellness system where we live, learn, work, play and worship Addressing environmental health hazards associated with drinking water, food, air quality and pesticide exposure Protecting you and your family by licensing healthcare professionals, investigating disease outbreaks and preparing for emergencies

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