Chief Informatics Data Science Officer

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Job Summary (Purpose and Function):

The Chief Informatics Data Science Officer is a role in the University of Miami Health System (UHealth) Information Technology (IT Department) and reports to the UHealth Chief Information Officer. They will play a pivotal role in planning, executing and delivering artificial intelligence, robotic process automation, machine learning, NextGen Medical Education and clinical research related data projects. The bulk of the work will be in machine learning/AI modelling, management and problem analysis, data exploration and preparation, data collection and integration, and turn over to the Chief Data Officer organization for operationalization.

The Chief Informatics Data Science Officer will be a key interface for the University, the UHealth Clinical Enterprise, MSOM NextGen Medical Education and Vice Provost for Research.

Accountabilities:

• Guide and inspire the organization about the business potential and strategy of artificial intelligence (AI)/Data Science

• Identify data-driven/ML business opportunities

• Collaborate across the business to understand IT and business constraints

• Prioritize, scope and manage Data Science projects and the corresponding key performance indicators (KPIs) for success

• Help to define and communicate governance principles

• Understand new data sources and process pipelines, and catalog/document them

• Acquire access to various databases, and other source systems such as SQL or graph databases.

• Help to create data pipelines for more efficient and repeatable Data Science projects

• Apply statistical analysis and visualization techniques to various data, such as hierarchical clustering, T-distributed Stochastic Neighbor Embedding (t-SNE), principal components analysis (PCA)

• Generate hypotheses about the underlying mechanics of the business process

• Test hypotheses using various quantitative methods

• Display drive and curiosity to understand the business process to its core

• Network with domain experts to better understand the business mechanics that generated the data

• Apply various ML and advanced analytics techniques to perform classification or prediction tasks

• Integrate domain knowledge into the ML solution; for example, from an understanding of financial risk, customer journey, quality prediction, sales, marketing

• Testing of ML models, such as cross-validation, A/B testing, bias and fairness

• Collaborate with ML operations (MLOps), data engineers, and IT to evaluate and implement ML deployment options

• Integrate model performance management tools into the current business infrastructure

• Implement champion/challenger test (A/B tests) on production systems

• Continuously monitor execution and health of production ML models

• Establish best practices around ML production infrastructure

• Train other business and IT staff on basic Data Science principles and techniques

• Train peers on specialist Data Science topics

• Network with internal and external partners

• Upskill yourself (through conferences, publications, courses, local academia and meetups).

• Promote collaboration with other Data Science teams within the organization (if there is a decentralized Data Science practice). Encourage reuse of artifacts

• Plans and coordinates educational programs within the Miller School of Medicine for the UHealth IT Informatics Track

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

Supervision Received:

Position Reports directly to the Senior Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer

Minimum Qualifications (Essential Requirements):

• Doctorate degree or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation required

• Candidates must have a specialization in ML, AI, cognitive science or Data Science

• 5-10 years of related and progressive experience combining IT delivery, solutions implementation, project management, operations management, and team leadership.

• Ideally 5+ years of experience in Management Consulting, Customer Success, Account Management, Business Development, or other client-facing role.

• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) including the ability to communicate ideas in both technical and end-user friendly language.

• Service, project, and results-orientation with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• High-energy work ethic, ability to establish vision, drive change, and deliver results.

• Ability to facilitate cross-functional teams to develop, deliver, operationalize, document, and support solutions.

• Knowledge of developing and managing SLAs, KPIs, and critical success factors for IT services, processes, operations, and work environments.

• Knowledge of developing and managing continuous improvement programs.

• Well-organized, with a high attention to detail and ability to prioritize.

• Punctuality and ability to meet deadlines.

• Proficiency with MS Office/Office 365.

• Expert in the use of advanced Excel techniques

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

Patient safety is a top priority. As a result, during the Influenza ("the flu") season (September through April), the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine requires all employees who provide ongoing services to patients, work in a location (all Hospitals and clinics) where patient care is provided, or work in patient care or clinical care areas, to have an annual influenza vaccination. Failure to meet this requirement will result in rescinding or termination of employment.

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