The Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) seeks a well-qualified individual to fill one position for Data Modernization Coordinator at the Department of Health & Social Affairs, FSM National Government, Palikir, Pohnpei 96941.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Support to create and implement strategies for achieving cutting-edge, advanced data analytics and visualization capabilities; Support to manage the data governance process, including implementation of strategies for effective standards, practices, and procedures throughout the department; Support to ensure interoperability and or data linking of multiple health data systems is sufficient for conducting performance measurement, program evaluation or population surveillance; Serve as liaison to other agencies to facilitate interagency data linkages; Serve as a point of contact for federal grants related to data modernization, support to develop and manage budgets and work plans as required; Review the impact of the agency’s current IT infrastructure on data accessibility and coordinate with IT management to reduce barriers that inhibit data accessibility; Work closely with the planning unit to ensure the department’s data strategy and integration goals are achieved utilizing lean and agile practices. The selected contractor must demonstrate effective leadership for data modernization, data governance, data interoperability integration and data security; Work with program areas to identify relevant data gaps for evaluation and evidence needs; Examine data needs within and across programs and identify areas for integration and means of improving efficiency; Identify proper points of contact, roles, and responsibilities related to implementation of agency-wide open data policies; Discuss and obtain agreements from programs on business rules for data collection and exchange; Help eliminate data territorialism across the agency program offices; Achieve alignment between epidemiologists, statisticians, and program areas on the agency data strategy; Identify and streamline appropriate access to the agency data assets; Develop and update data inventories with appropriate descriptive information about the datasets; Coordinate access to agency data, including defining tiered access or other restrictions that may be needed to protect against the risk of re-identification within the agency or from external users;  Identify data partners and develop policies and procedures around public health data sharing and interoperability; Provide input to IT management on agency-wide data accessibility standards and requirements to be applied to all IT systems and procurements; Provide input to the IT management to identify, procure, and sustain appropriate systems and analytical tools for the agency.

Qualification Requirements:
Graduated from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health Services Research, Health Information Sciences, Computer Science, or a closely related fields plus five (5) years of work experience in related fields.

Salary:
A salary range is $30,000 per annum depending upon qualifications and experience.

To Apply: Submit resume or application to the following addresses:

The Office of Personnel will be accepting application/resume from today August 13, 2024 until filled.
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