Emory University is a research university in Atlanta, Georgia, with academic and professional programs spanning the arts, sciences, business, law, and medicine. Its work connects education with healthcare and scientific research, combining teaching, knowledge creation, and community service across a broad university environment.
Research Informatics Analyst, Brain Health — Emory University (Remote)
Emory University is seeking a remote Research Informatics Analyst to support biomedical informatics, healthcare data systems, and brain health research. The role translates faculty and staff needs into technical solutions while managing informatics and systems projects.
Description
- Lead informatics initiatives that align systems with Emory University's objectives and mission
- Partner with faculty and staff to document needs, analyze requirements, and develop technical informatics solutions
- Document university-wide informatics solutions using established software requirements and design practices
- Apply biomedical informatics standards, methodologies, and principles to program requirements, objectives, and outcomes
- Manage related systems projects from the client and business perspective
- Monitor enterprise information systems delivery and maintain strong client satisfaction
- Handle other related responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree plus five years of information technology experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Professional experience in a healthcare, research, or academic institution
- Knowledge of data and information systems standards used in biomedical informatics and health systems
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
- Advanced SQL coding skills
- Epic Cogito certification or demonstrated proficiency with Clarity and Caboodle
- At least two years of experience working with Epic electronic health record data; clinical data model experience is preferred
- Experience using R, Python, or dbt
- Experience in an academic medical center or research environment
- Understanding of healthcare data governance and regulatory requirements for research
- Experience with the OMOP Common Data Model and data mapping from source systems to OMOP standardized vocabularies
- Experience with cloud analytics and data warehouse platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or Data Fabric, Snowflake, or comparable systems
- Experience with agile delivery practices and Git version control
- Must work from an approved U.S. location; Emory does not approve New Jersey, Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, or locations outside the United States as a primary work location
Benefits
- Fully remote work arrangement with only occasional visits to an Emory University location
- Business hours may align with the Eastern Time Zone
- Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for qualified individuals with disabilities