Health Scientist (Informatics) at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

**Location: Atlanta, GA*** ***THIS POSITION IS NOT REMOTE*** ***U.S. Citizenship required** ****This job will close when we have received 50 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. *** As a Health Scientist (Informatics), you will: Develop and implement public health informatics policies, strategies, and standards to support agency and program objectives. Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health information systems supporting surveillance, data collection, and reporting. Provide scientific and technical expertise on health information exchange, interoperability, cloud technologies, and public health data standards. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Leading public health informatics initiatives by developing and implementing informatics policies that improved public health programs. Providing scientific leadership for complex informatics projects and advised senior leaders on public health information systems. Applying public health informatics expertise to improve health data systems and support evidence-based public health decisions.