<p>Remote - United States</p> <p>I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES</p> <p>The scope of the proposed services will include the following:</p> <ul> <li>Select and manage a team of data modernization and informatics staff </li><li>Lead the team's strategic planning and implementation process </li><li>Manage data infrastructure to improve data integration, enhance interoperability, assure effective data governance, and support the development of reporting and visualizations </li><li>Ensure modernization efforts achieve improved timeliness and quality of data, better coordination of data activities and systems, reduction of data burden, and integration of emerging and open-source technologies where possible </li><li>Coordinate with experts across the agency to assess the agency data environment and identify improvements required for the development of an effective data warehouse and data integration strategy </li></ul> <p>II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS</p> <p>Years</p> <p>Required/Preferred</p> <p>Experience</p> <p>10</p> <p>Required</p> <p>Professional experience in health or related data or systems management</p> <p>2</p> <p>Preferred</p> <p>Prior experience working with public health agencies (e.g., CDC, NIH, or State Departments of Health) to modernize legacy data infrastructures</p> <p>N/A</p> <p>Preferred</p> <p>Master's degree in public health, health informatics, data science, or related field.</p> <p>Note: Expected Start Date 07/01/2026 and Expected End Date 06/30/2027. May not be extended beyond June 30, 2029.</p> <p>Hours worked should be within the State's core hours of 7:00 AM CT to 6:00 PM CT. In addition, Contractor personnel may be required to work on State holidays, weekends and hours outside of the State's core business hours in order to meet critical deadlines.</p>