Vice President, Chief Medical Informatics Officer

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief Medical Informatics Officer (CMIO) with a minimum of eight years of leadership experience, specifically in the implementation and optimization of electronic health records (preferably Epic) and other clinical applications, to join our prestigious cancer center leadership team. Reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and working in close collaboration with the Chief Data and Analytics Officer (CDAO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), the CMIO will play a pivotal role in driving the strategic vision for clinical informatics. The successful candidate will foster collaboration, ensuring the seamless integration of cutting-edge technology and data analytics to enhance patient care, provider experience, clinical research, and operational efficiency. The selected individual is anticipated to devote at least 80% effort to the role of CMIO, with an option to devote up to 20% effort to clinical duties aligned with the individual’s professional training if desired.

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.

Responsibilities

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Leadership :

• Develop and execute a comprehensive medical informatics strategy aligned with the cancer center's mission and goals.
• Collaborate with the CMO, CQO, CIO, and CDAO to identify opportunities for leveraging informatics to improve patient outcomes, streamline workflows, and advance cancer research.

Clinical Informatics :

• Oversee the implementation and optimization of the Epic EHR system and other clinical applications, ensuring they support clinical workflows and enhance patient care.
• Lead initiatives to leverage clinical decision support systems, telemedicine, and other informatics tools to improve the quality and safety of patient care.

Research Informatics :

• Collaborate with the CDAO and researchers to implement informatics solutions that facilitate translational research, clinical trials, and data-driven discoveries in the field of oncology.
• Champion/sponsor the development of data infrastructure and analytics capabilities to support cancer research initiatives.

Data Governance and Security :

• Collaborate with the Chief Data and Analytics Officer, CIO, and IT/security teams to implement and monitor data security measures.

Interoperability and Integration :

• Spearhead efforts to enhance interoperability between various healthcare systems, promoting seamless data exchange and collaboration.
• Integrate informatics solutions with laboratory systems, imaging platforms, and other relevant technologies to create a unified and cohesive healthcare environment.

Education and Training :

• Develop and implement education and training programs for healthcare professionals on the effective use of informatics tools and technologies.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation within the organization.

Regulatory Compliance :

• Stay abreast of relevant healthcare regulations and standards related to informatics and ensure compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and other regulatory requirements.

Additional Responsibilities and Goals:

• Provides executive leadership and strategic direction for clinical information systems.
• Responsible for physician engagement, adoption, standardization and optimization of clinical information systems and clinical informatics.
• Identification, evaluation, and assessment of new care delivery technologies, developing recommendation on the impact of integrations with existing workflows and systems, and will encourage digital adoption, inspire innovation, and champion digital literacy. The selected individual is anticipated to devote 80% effort to the role.
• Set strategic direction for clinical systems, improving physician efficiency through optimization of EHR, and innovating to improve patient care.
• Formulate governance, address strategic goals, and identify opportunities for enhanced use of clinical information systems and reporting/analysis tools.
• Develop understanding of physician needs and drivers of burnout related to usability of the EHR and other technologies and develop strategies to address them
• Understand and communicate the latest trends in healthcare, clinician wellbeing, clinical information systems and point of care products. Work with IS teams on translating these trends into designing, building, and implementing enhancements to the Epic system to align with initiatives, strategies, and goals.
• Serve as the physician subject matter expert in the definition of clinical requirements for system implementation and champions adoption.
• Help drive clinical innovation by collaboratively developing strategy, processes, and resources to support piloting and evaluation of new tools, workflows, and methods in the clinic. In particular, develop processes for validation, testing, deployment, and monitoring of clinical artificial intelligence tools/models in partnership with the CDAO, CIO, and AI Governance Committee.
• Help Dana-Farber develop and advance our culture of measurement and learning, by partnering with the CQO, CDAO, research leaders, and others to increase use of quality-improvement trials, randomization within the medical record, and other real-world observational learning designed to improve the outcomes and experience of patients and providers.

Leadership Competencies

• Leading Change - Ensures that all team members in the organization clearly understand the overall strategic imperative driving change for their specific group and for the organization.
• Ensures that all team members understand how change impacts them and know what they can do to improve their ability to be successful during nonstop change.
• Engages all levels of leadership in the organization to ensure the entire organization embraces the short-, medium- and long-term strategy
• Continually finds ways to improve the inflow and outflow of change related information throughout the organization.
• Coach and Leader - Has successfully, built a strong, customer focused team of directors, managers and employees with whom others like to work and seek out for advice and counsel.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Building a team of direct and indirect resources will be crucial in the first year of this role. Working closely with the CIO and CDAO to determine responsibilities and resources needed to complement existing teams.
• Working with Nursing, Pharmacy, IS and I&A on a Clinical Informatics strategy. Strategy will include a staffing and governance model.

PATIENT CONTACT: Yes

Special Working Conditions:

Weekend, shift work, holiday, and on-call may be required.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree with board certification in a relevant medical specialty.
• Relevant experience in medical informatics, health informatics, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of eight years of leadership experience in healthcare informatics, with a focus on Epic and other clinical applications.
• Strong understanding of healthcare information systems, EHRs, clinical decision support, and data analytics.
• Proven track record of successful implementation of informatics solutions to improve patient care and advance research.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

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 equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse 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.