[Hiring] Clinical Informaticist III @Aptive

Role Description

Aptive is seeking an experienced Clinical Informaticist III to support the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Health Informatics (OHI), Clinical Informatics and Data Management Office (OCI), in advancing the enterprise standard of care through improved data, tools, and informatics processes across 170+ VA Medical Centers.

This is a senior clinical informatics role. You will:

• Assess the information and knowledge-based needs of clinicians and Veterans.
• Characterize and refine clinical processes.
• Lead the analysis, design, and continuous improvement of clinical decision support, clinical content, and standardized national workflows in the modernized electronic health record.
• Translate complex clinical and operational problems into documented, defensible recommendations.

Work on this program is organized under the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Analyses, decision support, and recommendations are delivered as Features within quarterly Planning Intervals, demonstrated to the government on a two-week cadence, and tracked in Jira and Jira Align.

The ideal candidate brings a clinical background, deep informatics expertise, strong facilitation skills, and the judgment to lead others and operate independently in a fast-moving, decision-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical degree (MSN, PharmD, MD, DO, DNP) or master's degree in health informatics or a related discipline.
• 10 years of progressive clinical informatics, health systems analysis, or EHR implementation and optimization experience.
• Clinical background such as registered nurse, nurse informaticist, pharmacist, physician, therapist, Health Informatics Specialist (HIS), or Clinical Application Coordinator (CAC).
• Demonstrated experience assessing clinical information needs, refining clinical processes, and developing or optimizing clinical decision support.
• Experience analyzing and documenting clinical workflows, including process mapping using BPM+ or comparable notation.
• Experience working in an Agile or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, including backlog management and delivery tracking in Jira and/or Jira Align.
• Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate, and advanced Excel skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to brief clinical and executive stakeholders and produce decision-quality documentation.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple concurrent priorities, and deliver on a fixed iteration and Planning Interval cadence.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.
• Completion of VA Privacy and Information Security Awareness and Rules of Behavior training (TMS #10176) upon onboarding and annually thereafter.
• Position is located within the United States; legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Requirements

• Informatics certification such as NI-BC (Nursing Informatics Board Certified), CPHIMS, or AMIA Health Informatics Certification.
• Direct VA or VHA experience, including work with OHI, OCI, CPMO, EHRM, or VA Medical Center informatics operations.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Health (Cerner Millennium), including PowerChart, PowerPlans, PharmNet, or comparable module-level configuration.
• Experience with VistA/CPRS and legacy-to-modernized EHR transition, mapping, or dual-system workflow support.
• Experience supporting EHR governance bodies, decision boards, or Tier 1 SME structures in a large health system.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow, Remedy, Jazz, or robotic process automation applied to clinical workflow and ticketing integration.
• Experience with value stream mapping, Lean process improvement, or high reliability organization methods in healthcare.
• Experience mentoring or leading clinical informatics staff.

Company Description

Aptive partners with federal agencies to achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations and enhanced service delivery. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, we support more than a dozen agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation. We specialize in applying technology, creativity and human-centered services to optimize mission delivery and improve experiences for millions of people who count on government services every day.

• Founded: 2012
• Employees: 300+ nationwide

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class. Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.