Chief Data Operations - Providence, United States - State of Rhode Island

State of Rhode Island

Verified Company

Providence, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Class Definition:

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To plan, organize, direct, supervise and coordinate the work of the systems analysis, programming, computer operations and data input operations; and to do related work as required.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: To plan, coordinate, direct and supervise the work of a technical and clerical staff engaged in systems analysis and electronic data programming procedures.

Illustrative Examples of Work Performed:

To be responsible for and to coordinate the work of the programming services and the systems analysis, the computer operations and the data input operations.
To determine whether new or improved information systems are required or desired; to define and select the system to be developed or modified; to make a preliminary determination of user needs within the department and the objectives, constraints, basic resource requirements, cost benefits and feasibility of the proposed system.
To develop the system requirements or general specifications by detailed analysis of the information needs of the prospective users, this includes study of the organization that will use the system, the system presently used, if any, and the input/output and processing requirements.
To develop an information system that meets the systems requirements of the Analysis State Systems specifications for source data, reports, files, etc., are designed for the proposed system.
To coordinate with the Information Processing Division to develop the computer programs to accomplish the objectives of the system.
To work with the Information Processing Division to acquire any new hardware required, testing and documenting the system and training personnel in its operation.
To monitor, evaluate and modify an established system in order to make desirable or necessary improvements.
To be responsible for the installation of inservice and formal training programs to promote staff development.
To do related work as required.

Required Qualifications for Appointment:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Education:
Such as may have been gained through: graduation from a college of recognized standing with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Mathematics or Industrial Engineering including or supplemented by completion of basic computer orientation and programming courses; and

Experience:
Such as may have been gained through: employment in a responsible supervisory position in systems design and programming.
Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

Supplemental Information:

Preferred Technical experience:

Experience in LIMS systems, including interfacing and HL7 Electronic laboratory test ordering and resulting.
Familiarity with report rendering software and other clientfocused reports
Demonstrated capability in database use and maintenance to support programmatic needs
Familiarity with needs of emerging laboratory technologies including Next Generation Sequencing and High Resolution Mass Spectrometry including Bioinformatics analysis
Comfort with concepts related to data access and management including applicable laws (e.g. HIPAA).
Preferred Work experience
Laboratory operations knowledge preferred.
Selfdirected and capable of identifying solutions on their own.

This position may be expected to participate in an after-hours on-call program after one year of employment.

RIDOH's mission is to prevent disease and protect and promote the health and safety of the people of Rhode Island.

RIDOH's strategic priorities focus on addressing the socioeconomic and environmental determinants of health, eliminating health disparities, promoting health equity, and ensuring access to quality health services for all Rhode Islanders, including the state's vulnerable populations.