Senior Director, Clinical Implementation

Description

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Job Summary

• The mission of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) Center for Evidence-Based Practice (CEP) is to lead the integration of the best available evidence into institutional decision-making, in order to strengthen the quality, safety, and value of care for patients and populations. The Senior Director of Clinical Implementation will provide leadership and direction to the PennPathways program and will lead and support projects that involve interdisciplinary topics across the data-to-evidence-to-practice-outcome continuum, within the electronic medical record and using AgileMD. This role will make significant contributions to CEP's growing portfolio in clinical and research health informatics, such as the translation from evidence synthesis to development, design, implementation, and/or evaluation of clinical decision support tools, reporting/surveillance systems, and the secondary use of data created within the healthcare delivery ecosystem to support efforts to improve the quality of care for patients and delivery of care by providers. This role will bridge the gap between clinical evidence and practical application, ensuring that our services are both outcomes driven and highly effective.

Responsibilities

• Evidence Translation: Spearhead the development and translation of clinical research into actionable strategies using the electronic medical record and AgileMD, ensuring our practices are informed by the latest scientific evidence. Lead and support complex and data-centric projects and tasks, including managing the scientific tasks on complex translational projects involving multidisciplinary and cross-entity teams. Serve as a key liaison to leaders across departments such as quality and information services, system alliances and committees, disease teams, data analytics, fostering strong

collaborative relationships.

• Provide leadership and direction for the PennPathways program.

• Exhibit a hands-on attitude with the capability to significantly contribute and influence stakeholders at operational and executive levels.

• Be a self-starter, highly motivated by delivering excellent solutions and services with a significant impact on healthcare providers and patients

• Communication Skills: Effortlessly communicate with diverse groups, ensuring clarity and effective collaboration across various teams and departments.

• Quality Metrics and outcomes: work with clinical teams, quality, and clinicians to develop and monitor quality metrics to maintain high standards in all initiatives and projects.

• Skillfully manage remote project teams and mentor staff, ensuring efficient performance, regardless of geographical location. Manage quality control processes to ensure delivery of high-quality work products.

• Continue to expand on CEP's reputation as a leader in evidence-to-practice translation and health informatics. Lead and support the development of research products and artifacts (e.g., authoring articles published in peer-reviewed journals, presenting to internal/external stakeholders and at professional meetings, etc.) in collaboration with health system stakeholders and the project team. Contribute to internal and external funding initiatives and collaborations.

• Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures

• Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization.

Education/Experience:

• Master's Degree (Required), preferably a Clinical based degree, with concentration in clinical epidemiology, public health, healthcare management, health services research, or informatics.

• Ph.D. (Preferred).

• 7+ years of experience with program management, data analytics, large-scale informatics implementations, management within a complex setting, leadership in a matrix organization and managing teams with varying reporting lines (Required).

• RN, MD, pharmD, PA, or APRN / ARNP (Required).

Skills & Abilities:

• Developing and growing relationships with key health system leaders, alliances, and other key corporate centers, as well key health system groups such as clinical informatics, information services, data analytics, and quality and patient safety.

• Proven ability to design and leverage diverse data sources and analytic methods to support analyses around evidence-based and data-driven decision-making.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience with analytic tools/platforms/programming languages (eg, Stata, R, Python, etc.).

• Demonstrated record of developing research-related publications and presentations

• Prior experience leading and/or collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, including but not limited to clinicians, software developers, data scientists, statisticians, epidemiologists, and health services researchers.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, team player, self-starter with the ability to work independently.

• Strong customer service skills, with previous experience in consulting or in a client service role.

• Extensive experience in clinical implementation, and strategic planning in a complex healthcare setting with large software solutions such as the electronic medical record.

• Exceptional leadership skills with experience in leading remote teams and managing large-scale projects.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to be a self-starter and innovate in a dynamic healthcare environment.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

REQNUMBER: UPHS-INFOR-213447