Job Purpose

This role will provide health informatics and analytics technical leadership and support to the project’s health management information systems for routine and survey data. This involves: providing and coordinating technical assistance and capacity building in DHIS 2, power BI, Tableau and other databases and statistical software used for MOH reporting, data analysis and data visualization; designing and  developing  health-related data entry  and database  applications; assisting program and/or design links between patient level  health service delivery software and aggregate databases,  or  between project and  national  level databases; supporting analysis of large datasets; leading capacity building in health informatics and data visualization, and assisting with programming charts and other data display/visualization products, and promoting easy access to these products, and enhancing the capacity to perform custom analyses within project and MOH teams.

Academic & Educational Qualification

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field  such as Information Management, Data Analytics, Statistical Modelling, Informatics, Mathematics. MA or MS degree in a related field preferred; PhD degree in a related field a plus.
• More than 10 years of experience with working in a fast-paced, test-driven, collaborative, and iterative development or public health environments.

Knowledge and Experience

• More than 8 years of experience with relational databases, BI, and analytics tools, including SQL, Tableau, SASS, Palantir, or others.
• More than 6 years of experience in delivering solutions that solve complex data analytics and surveillance problems and using quantitative approaches with a blend of analytical, mathematical, and technical expertise.
• Knowledge of statistical and predictive modelling concepts or machine-learning approaches.
• Knowledge of government public health approaches to surveillance systems and data architecture.
• Ability to collaborate in a matrixed environment.
• Possession of excellent analytical skills.
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent and effective communication skills – verbal and written.
• Ability to handle sensitive issues of a confidential nature with tact and professionalism.
• Ability to collaborate with others to achieve agreed results and outcomes.
• Ability to work both independently and as an effective team member
• Ability to manage time, set priorities and plan workload to meet objectives.

Key Result Areas (Major Duties and Responsibilities)

• Lead the team in reviewing output and outcome indicator calculations in databases, drilling down of analysis to facility level, and export/import of data and information products between different software applications, while maintaining data integrity.
• Lead the development and implementation of data quality control measures that will monitor accurate and complete capture of health program data.
• Lead the development and ensure adherence to policies that ensure the security and confidentiality of MOH identifiable health data, including adherence to relevant national and international standards.
• Develop strategies and activities to enhance health informatics use at all levels of the health system, particularly at facility level
• Provide technical and strategic leadership for project health data analytics, informatics, reporting, and knowledge management
• Lead the development and implementation of the health informatics strategy and performance management
• Lead efforts on automated data pipeline needed to effectively and timely produce health informatics for both health practice improvement, and health program performance
• Develop project health informatics system and tools need to generate health informatics products and capacity building of all relevant team members on the system
• Ensure that the site resources are organized to achieve quality clinical data capturing and collation of all patient data and relevant clinical information into site level data, including QA/QI dashboards
• Provide technical assistance to staff to support the reporting process including, validation and data integrity checks, use of data to monitor service usage and program outcomes
• Direct monitoring of project performance against the work plan and targets, utilize data to improve project implementation, and disseminate project results
• Lead the completion of all technical requirements, including tracking all program indicators and deliverables, and ensuring that all outcomes/objectives are met in accordance with project plan
• Develop data collection and evaluation methodologies, including format design, project criteria and requirements, data compilation, relevancy and usage for users including training programs
• Lead teams in the continuous analysis of data from the national repository, reports, and registers for purposes of knowledge discovery, identification of errors and the potential causes of those errors
• Documentation: Lead and oversees the development of concept notes, data reporting templates and tables, job aids, user guides and standard operating procedures. Documents best practices in health    informatics and disseminates appropriately.
• Health informatics leadership and support: Communicate with, supporting, and guiding counterparts in MOH regarding their health database development, data visualization and improvement needs. Adapt existing health informatics tools and data capture systems to project-specific data collection and data dissemination needs and to ensure accessibility and usability of systems for MOH and implementing partner teams