Job Vacancy for Health Informatics Officer at The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the… in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory

Join the HJF Team

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF’s support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.

This position will be in support of HJFMRI Nigeria activities.

Responsibilities:

HJFMRI NIgeria is seeking an Health Informatics Officer. The incumbent is a full -stack developer and is required to contribute towards the enhancement of WRP-N EMR system and also support the other systems which include ProHIMS and NOMIS. The incumbent will report to the Application Developer (Health Informatics Specialist) S/He will engage regularly with the SI and Program teams and WRAIR Africa/NMOD-HIP sites using the EMR, ProHIMS and NOMIS. Incumbent will interact with external stakeholders and Home Office IHPT SI as required.

Responsibilities

• Technical Input: Understand the study design and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods related to health policy and/or strategy. Review and assess health policy and public health-related guidance and strategy and their impact on the program’s work and lines of effort. Research, analyze and provide input on guidance/strategy and wider policy objectives. Develop a variety of qualitative and quantitative data, indicators and variables. Evaluate various data collection, analysis and reporting systems. Identify linkages between client (DoD/military) strategic objectives, engagement principles and health objectives.
• Technical Communications/Reporting: Write evaluation and research reports, create briefing materials and inform on future projects. Monitor and analyze reporting on complex developments (e.g. national security/defense) and other relevant trends from a wide variety of sources. Collaborate on the development of results and findings to a variety of audiences including senior leadership and external stakeholders. Identify publication opportunities and collaborate on the development of papers/articles. Support the development and implementation of research activities (for example: systemic literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative data analyses and Delphi consensus processes).
• Field Activities: Develop field-facing products and resources to facilitate more widespread and consistent alignment with health policy and doctrine requirements across various organizational activities. Collaborating as part of a field team to conduct in-person or virtual data collection. This can take the form of conducting individual interviews, managing and facilitating focus groups, or distributing and collecting surveys.
• Operations and Logistics: Coordinate planning and ensure strategic communication and shared understanding with all relevant participants including, but not limited to, senior program/center leadership, external partners and stakeholders, key leadership personnel, interagency partners (e.g., USAID, Department of State), NGOs, and other contracting staff (as applicable). Work with other federal or contractor staff on common projects or reports as requested. Ensure that all work deliverables are appropriately reviewed and approved by the program/center, and key leadership personnel.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Working experience as a full stack developer. Incumbent must have experience building applications using ASP.NET Core, C#, PostgreSQL, VueJs and Apache.
• General knowledge of DevOps and collaboration tools, especially Jenkins, Git, O365
• Ability to communicate effectively both oral and written. Ability to work independently, prioritize projects and tasks. Excellent DB design. Good time management. Ability to work with other core teams (infrastructure, security, procurement) to achieve overall success.

Qualifications:

Work Environment

• This position will take place primarily in an office setting.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree required (Computer Science or Engineering)
• Minimum of 3-5 years experience required

Employment with HJF is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, which may include, but is not limited to, contacting your professional references, verification of previous employment, education and credentials, a criminal background check, and a department of motor vehicle (DMV) check if applicable.

Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.