Public Health Informaticist Associate Director (7/8/2025)

Company: Guidehouse
Location: Mc Lean
Posted on: July 8, 2025

Job Description:

Job Family: Data Science Consulting Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust What You Will Do: Client Delivery - Lead multidisciplinary task teams to address complex modernization challenges for federal, state, local, territory, and tribal agencies, with an emphasis on public health interoperability and HL7 and FHIR standards - Provide technical and domain expertise to advise health organizations (public and commercial) on health data interoperability - Lead research and technical analysis to design iterative health data modernization plans that prioritize interoperability. - Collaborate with stakeholders to develop modernization plans, technical frameworks, and pilot initiatives that enhance health data interoperability - Present during meetings, summits, and working sessions with senior client executives - Provide public health surveillance and interoperability subject matter expertise support across multiple client engagements; develop and review presentations, briefings, and memos, and reports - Identify client needs and develop solutions to address these needs - Prioritize and handle multiple tasks, researching and analyzing pertinent client, industry and technical matters, utilizing problem-solving skills, and communicating effectively in written and verbal formats to various audiences (including various levels of management and external clients) in a professional business environment - Scope and staff projects to meet client requirements - Develop work plans that reflect project scope and client expectations - Provide oversight and development of work products from start to finish (from brainstorming and framework development to final edits and end-product) - Exemplify and reinforce quality standards in work products - Gather/create/share experiences in area of expertise with focus on best practices Business Development - Build strategic and trust-based partnerships across health and foster collaborative strategic planning to promote interoperable health systems - Support growth of health data interoperability, exchange, and advanced analytics portfolio across public and commercial health practices - Identify policy and/or business problems and successfully capture from sourcing through award/close. - Perform research on key accounts and clients to effectively qualify and scope new business opportunities - Discuss and develop solutions with client service teams and existing/new clients - Actively engage within target accounts and relevant market(s) to keep current on existing and new trends, problem areas, or other issues that develop into new requirements and growth opportunities - Consistently and systematically initiate sales calls and new relationships or contacts as necessary; pursue prospects to secure meetings; win referrals and explore sales opportunities - Develop and execute a targeted relationship and account development strategy - Understand client business issues and match them to firm's health data capabilities; identify new revenue opportunities Engagement Oversight and Management - Support inclusive communities of practice to advance best practices and innovative solutions in public health interoperability - Deliver measurable improvements that enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness with a focus on interoperable health systems. - Translate federal policies and strategic goals into actionable technical strategies that support public health interoperability - Apply IT systems engineering best practices for strategic planning, risk management, and project oversight with an emphasis on interoperability - Ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions and internal firm policies - Manage contract budgets - Develop trusted relationships with clients - Provide direction, feedback, and coaching to team members - Build a pipeline of new business through active relationship development/management, proposal efforts, and thought leadership efforts Career Development and Mentorship - Mentor employees within the practice field of activity. - Provide subject matter support, guidance and coaching of team members What You Will Need: - US Citizenship is required - Bachelor's degree is required - Minimum SEVEN (7) years of experience leading teams in public health informatics, epidemiology, research design, data analytics and data visualizations, including selecting and applying appropriate analytical techniques for statistical analysis, predictive modeling, simulation, and machine learning - Minimum SEVEN (7) years of experience leading teams in public health informatics, epidemiology, research design, data analytics and data visualizations, including selecting and applying appropriate analytical techniques for statistical analysis, predictive modeling, simulation, and machine learning years of experience with manipulating data for data transformation (ETL, ELT) and data repositories (data lakes, warehouses, lake houses, etc.) - Experience working with electronic case reporting (eCR) using CDA/c-CDA and FHIR formats for integration into systems and their associated HL7 implementation guides - Experience with public health code/value sets and health IT standards for data exchange (i.e., HL7 version 2, 3, and FHIR messaging standards; ICD, SNOMED, LOINC, etc. code sets) - Deep knowledge, expertise, and hands-on experience with public health surveillance systems for state reportable, national notifiable, syndromic, vital statistics, interstate sharing, electronic case notification, or other similar use cases - Proven track record in modernizing health programs for federal and state agencies with an emphasis on interoperability with deep knowledge and expertise of recent and ongoing data modernization initiatives across CDC, states, locals, territories, and tribes, particularly with disease surveillance and informatics - Experience supporting state/local and/or federal public health agencies and working with non-government public health advisory organizations such CSTE, NACCHO, APHL, ASTHO, etc. - Experience advising/briefing senior executives - Experience managing a team of 5 direct reports, including one-on-one meetings, feedback, coaching, retention, and career progression - Strong oral and written communication skills What Would Be Nice To Have: - Master's degree - Experience with electronic disease surveillance systems or integrated surveillance systems (i.e., NEDSS-based system (NBS), Maven, Epi-Trax, etc.) and data intermediary platforms commonly used in public health (i.e., Rhapsody, Mirth, InterSystems, etc.) - Experience integrating disparate public health data sources into data warehouses, data lakes, data lake-houses, etc. - Deep understanding and experience with FHIR standards, APIs, and data exchange across healthcare - Prior role as a state or local public health surveillance or informatics leader, implementing health data standards at the public health agency level - Understanding and experience implementing Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML), including large-language models (LLM), in the healthcare field - Proven track record generating revenues with existing and new clients (selling and managing $2 million credited sales annually) - Managed projects to timeline, scope and budget on multiple teams simultaneously What We Offer: Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace. Benefits include: - Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance - Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays - Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus - Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Basic Life & Supplemental Life - Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts - Short-Term & Long-Term Disability - Student Loan PayDown - Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities - Skills Development & Certifications - Employee Referral Program - Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach - Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program - Mobility Stipend About Guidehouse Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. 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