Faculty Position-Department of Information Services, Clinical Informatics Researcher (AI)

Location: Memphis, TN, United States; primarily office-based with remote or hybrid work opportunities and in-person attendance required for quarterly all-hands meetings

Full-time faculty position with rank at the Instructor, Assistant, or Associate level based on experience and accomplishments.

Company

hirify.global is a pediatric research institution focused on cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases.

What you will do

• Develop, lead, and execute clinical informatics research projects focused on healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, health IT systems, and data management.
• Design quantitative and qualitative studies and analyze their effectiveness, usability, and impact on clinical workflows.
• Extract and integrate data from electronic health records, health information exchanges, and clinical databases.
• Design and implement applied clinical informatics projects and optimize clinical decision support systems.
• Evaluate predictive analytics, AI/ML algorithms, telemedicine, mobile health technologies, and population health platforms.
• Prepare reports, manuscripts, presentations, grant materials, and conference contributions while mentoring researchers, students, and fellows.

Requirements

• MD, PhD, and/or an equivalent doctoral-level degree.
• At least 2–3 years of experience in clinical informatics research, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• Experience designing and managing research projects, including data collection, analysis, and publication.
• Experience with clinical data management tools, EHRs, health information exchanges, and data analysis software.
• Proficiency in R, Python, SAS, SPSS, or SQL and healthcare data standards such as HL7 and FHIR.
• Knowledge of clinical informatics methodologies, healthcare regulations including HIPAA and HITECH, and health data privacy.

Nice to have

• Completion of an ACGME-accredited Clinical Informatics Fellowship or equivalent advanced training with Clinical Informatics Board Certification or Eligibility.
• Experience with AI/ML, telemedicine, or mobile health technologies.
• Grant writing and research funding experience.
• Membership in AMIA, ANIA, AMDIS, HIMSS, or similar organizations.
• Clinical qualifications for optional participation in pediatric clinical care.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within an interdisciplinary clinical informatics environment spanning provider informatics, nursing, pharmacy, pathology, radiology, analytics, quality and safety, and clinical research.
• Receive long-term institutional support for independent and collaborative research.
• Participate in professional development, educational programs, conferences, workshops, and symposia.
• Occasional travel may be required for conferences, site visits, and stakeholder collaboration.

Hiring process

• Submit a curriculum vitae and a 2–3-page summary of research interests online.