Lead Informaticist

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Title:

Lead Informaticist

Dell Medical School

All Applicants

40

Exempt from FLSA

Immediately

Expected to Continue

AUSTIN, TX

As part of UT Dell Medical School transformation into a world-class academic health enterprise, we are launching an Enterprise Human Capital Management (HCM) transformation centered on Workday, beginning in Fall 2026. To support this approximately 18-month implementation, we are recruiting both permanent and project-based HR and technology professionals who will help design, implement, and optimize Workday. This is a unique opportunity to build the foundational HR technology platform that will support the future University of Texas Dell Medical Center and the broader academic health enterprise.

The Lead Informaticist serves as the enterprise informatics leader for a designated operational, digital health, or business portfolio. Reporting to the Chief Medical Informatics Officer or designated operational leader, this role applies informatics principles to optimize workflows, technology adoption, operational performance, and user experience across multiple departments and enterprise technology platforms.

The Lead Informaticist leads large-scale transformation initiatives that support organizational priorities through workflow redesign, technology implementation, governance, standardization, and continuous optimization. Acting as a strategic liaison between operational leaders, clinicians, end users, technology teams, and executive stakeholders, this role translates organizational objectives into sustainable workflows, technology-enabled solutions, performance measures, and adoption strategies.

The position serves as the primary informatics lead for complex enterprise initiatives, driving workflow analysis, governance, implementation planning, change management, KPI development, system optimization, and ongoing performance improvement across assigned portfolios.

• Serve as the informatics lead on major operational transformation initiatives involving Epic Ambulatory, Workday, UKG, and integrated enterprise applications.
• Conduct workflow analysis and future-state design for revenue cycle, scheduling, workforce management, provider staffing, and operational processes.
• Collaborate with application, integration, and operational teams to ensure seamless system interoperability.
• Develop project plans, testing strategies, communication plans, and adoption metrics.
• Identify and escalation barriers impacting implementation success, operational efficiency, or financial outcomes.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture, governance standards, and system lifecycle methodologies.

• Lead governance councils, advisory groups, and stakeholder forums related to assigned informatics portfolios.
• Establish and operationalize enterprise workflow standards, best practices, and informatics methodologies.
• Partner with organizational leaders to prioritize initiatives and support strategic decision-making.
• Develop recommendations for workflow, process, and technology improvements based on organizational goals and performance data.
• Promote consistency, compliance, and standardization across departments and technology platforms.

• Lead workflow redesign and optimization initiatives to improve efficiency, quality, user experience, and operational performance.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes across departments and service lines.
• Guide post-implementation stabilization, adoption, and optimization activities.
• Use data and stakeholder feedback to drive continuous improvement efforts.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of technology-enabled workflows and recommend enhancements.

• Lead change management strategies for complex informatics initiatives.
• Develop communication, stakeholder engagement, and adoption plans.
• Facilitate consensus among various stakeholder groups and competing priorities.
• Ensure organizational readiness and successful transition to new workflows and technologies.
• Monitor adoption and address barriers to sustained success.

• Apply Lean, PDCA, and continuous improvement methodologies to drive operational excellence.
• Facilitate process…