Senior Nursing Informatics Specialist

Overview

The Senior Nursing Informatics Specialist is a key leader in Nursing and Epic Operations, ensuring clinical information systems align with DFCI nursing standards and strategic goals, with emphasis on Ambulatory Pediatrics. Reporting to the Associate Director of Nursing Informatics, this role advances the professional practice model and shared governance through informatics-enabled practice change. The specialist leads stabilization, optimization, and continuous improvement of Epic and related systems, collaborating with nursing, physician, pharmacy, Epic leadership, analysts, and trainers on clinical content design, workflow standardization, training, and communication. They identify issues, develop mitigation strategies, and make data-driven recommendations, serving as the primary nursing informatics liaison between the Epic program and clinical stakeholders. In support of institutional quality and safety priorities, the specialist leads initiatives that evaluate interventions, drive practice changes, and leverage data and technology to improve patient outcomes, safety, efficiency, and clinician experience.

This job 100% on site in Boston.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level nursing informatics leadership to Epic governance, guiding workflow design, clinical content, build priorities, and future development to align with nursing practice, regulations, and operational goals.
• Lead structured collaboration with Epic leadership, analysts, and nursing stakeholders to analyze workflows, gather requirements, for safe, efficient, standardized Epic solutions.
• Represent nursing on specialized and cross-functional workgroups and committees, advocating for nursing interests and recommending improvements in usability, safety, and quality.
• Direct investigation, testing, and validation of system and workflow issues; evaluate impacts and effectiveness of changes using data and feedback, escalating complex risks as needed.
• Provide expert input on clinical, regulatory, and operational documentation, partner with analysts and reporting teams on metrics, report development, and data interpretation for improvement initiatives.
• Lead or guide development of end-user education and communication materials and present Epic-related updates and recommendations at nursing and stakeholder forums.
• Influence technology and clinical documentation policy, support pediatric integration into nursing informatics structures and shared governance, and stay current on Epic and informatics best practices through external engagement.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Maintain expert-level knowledge of Epic and related clinical systems, guiding effective use and optimization.
• Provide leadership in leveraging health IT to advance nursing practice and technology-enabled patient safety initiatives.
• Surface and clarify key issues and priorities, aligning stakeholders on recommendations in a highly matrixed environment.
• Demonstrate advanced communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to address complex clinical and technical challenges.
• Apply deep knowledge of nursing clinical practice to ensure informatics solutions are safe, relevant, and aligned with standards.
• Demonstrate advanced communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to address complex clinical and technical challenges.
• Apply deep knowledge of nursing clinical practice to ensure informatics solutions are safe, relevant, and aligned with standards.

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing and/or Health Informatics required.
• 7+ years of Registered Nurse experience in healthcare required. Ambulatory or inpatient oncology experience preferred.
• End user Epic experience required.
• Current or previous nursing informatics role required.

License/Certification/Registration Required:

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Patient Contact: No

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are committed to having faculty and staff who offer multifaceted experiences. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and compassionate professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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Pay Transparency Statement

The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

$132,700.00 - $150,800.00