Job Description

Remote – United States

I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The scope of the proposed services will include the following:

• Select and manage a team of data modernization and informatics staff
• Lead the team’s strategic planning and implementation process
• Manage data infrastructure to improve data integration, enhance interoperability, assure effective data governance, and support the development of reporting and visualizations
• Ensure modernization efforts achieve improved timeliness and quality of data, better coordination of data activities and systems, reduction of data burden, and integration of emerging and open-source technologies where possible
• Coordinate with experts across the agency to assess the agency data environment and identify improvements required for the development of an effective data warehouse and data integration strategy

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

10

Required

Professional experience in health or related data or systems management

2

Preferred

Prior experience working with public health agencies (e.g., CDC, NIH, or State Departments of Health) to modernize legacy data infrastructures

N/A

Preferred

Master’s degree in public health, health informatics, data science, or related field.

Note Expected Start Date 07/01/2026 and Expected End Date 06/30/2027 May not be extended beyond June 30, 2029

Hours worked should be within the State’s core hours of 7:00 AM CT to 6:00 PM CT. In addition, Contractor personnel may be required to work on State holidays, weekends and hours outside of the State’s core business hours in order to meet critical deadlines.