Data Integration Specialist (Public Service Administrator, Opt. 3)

Position Overview

IDPH's Division of Patient Safety and Quality works to promote high quality, high value, and equitable health care for people in Illinois. The Division tracks health care service usage and quality/patient safety outcomes, publicly reports health care facility performance data to promote transparency, develops and implements initiatives to strengthen health care facility ability to prevent patient harm and improve quality of service delivery, and equips patients to engage effectively with the health care system. The Division also evaluates how local and national patient safety and quality standards will improve patient safety and quality in Illinois.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as Data Integration Specialist. Provides subject matter expertise on data integration solutions and data architecture to advance specific healthcare quality and public health priorities. Applies data management best practices in combination with data technology to implement the public health architecture vision. Designs and maintains processes and integration tools for the public health data collection. Develops and implements data integration solutions. Researches and recommends technologies and strategies to enhance healthcare quality data and other targeted public health data. Builds and maintains strong collaborations with internal and external stakeholders. 

Benefits Statement

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
• 13-14 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

*These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Develops and implements data integration solutions.
• Applies data management best practices in combination with data technology to implement the public health architecture vision.
• Researches and recommends technologies and strategies to enhance healthcare quality data and other specified public health data.
• Builds and maintains strong collaborations with IDPH data stewards.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college in public health, computer science, engineering or a related area.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three years of progressively responsible professional experience developing data integration solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years experience with HL7 standard, HL7 interface engines, ETL design, development, architecture and implementing data warehouse data marts. 
• Three (3) years experience with data manipulation, data integration design and development. 
• Three (3) years experience with MIRTH connect and query APIs using JSON or XML. 
• Two (2) years experience with one or more public health datasets. 
• One (1) year experience communicating both verbally and in writing. 
• One (1) year experience collaborating effectively in teams and with multiple stakeholders. 

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $2 billion in state and federal funds, 6 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,200 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.