The Executive Director (ED), Office of Bioinformatics, is responsible for overseeing and providing administrative, technical and scientific direction and capabilities for an enterprise-wide approach for how Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research advances informatics/computing capabilities and is integrated in the delivery of care as part of the VA learning healthcare system.
The ED will oversee all aspects of a major medical informatics research program, including committing resources, gaining compliance with policies and procedures, scientific/methodological development and resolving complex issues related to a national bioinformatics research program.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage all technical, regulatory, and practical aspects of the ORD bioinformatics program. This includes defining program objectives and goals, setting project and program milestones, overseeing the efforts of the bioinformatics team in Central Office and in the field, evaluating program achievements, and ensuring the technical and regulatory feasibility of all program operations.
- Harness achievements in these bioinformatics programs to improve VA medical research and Veteran health and care. Works with senior staff to determine research applicability and priorities.
- Lead Office of Research and Development’s (ORD) response to the President’s “Big Data Research and Development Initiative,” which endeavors to improve the nations’ ability to obtain knowledge from large amounts of complex digital data to accelerate discovery in science and engineering.
- Coordinate activities with the ORD Strategic Initiative for Research & Electronic Health Records (EHR) Synergy (OSIRES) team in the implementation of the new Electronic Health Record.
- Work closely with the Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) and the VA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI) to manage bioinformatics and computing projects, including determining budget and mitigating technological risks. The incumbent oversees these interdisciplinary informatics programs, bridging Central Office and field OI&T staff with project Principal Investigators.
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