The University of Chicago’s Department of Pediatrics, Section of Biomedical Informatics, is seeking full-time faculty members at the rank of assistant professor to advance the department’s clinical quality improvement, operational analytics, and clinical research informatics programs. Appointees will collaborate with clinicians, quality leaders, researchers, and operational teams to develop reproducible analytic
pipelines; design patient cohorts, registries, and quality metrics; and translate EHR, laboratory, and operational data into actionable insights that improve clinical care and support the department’s strategic goals. Compensation is dependent upon qualifications. These positions are benefits eligible. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including
health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook . Faculty will play a key role in developing and optimizing clinical quality metrics. They will also construct and maintain sustainable informatics infrastructure, as well as design integrated reporting solutions that leverage Epic’s ecosystem (e.g., Reporting Workbench, Registries, Radar dashboards,
and Clarity reporting). Responsibilities will include creating and maintaining data pipelines for internal quality monitoring and external reporting requirements (such as eCQMs, accreditation metrics, and U.S. News & World Report submissions); analyzing workflows, resource utilization, throughput, and follow-up adherence; and integrating diverse clinical data sources to support decision-making at both the
point-of-care and leadership levels. Additional responsibilities include teaching and supervising students, trainees, and fellows; providing methodological support for departmental research projects; and contributing to the design and evaluation of informatics tools used across the clinical enterprise. Faculty will be expected to develop and sustain a scholarly research program aligned with the missions of the
Section of Biomedical Informatics and the Department of Pediatrics. Areas of focus may include biomedical informatics, clinical data modeling, interoperability standards, and methods for transforming EHR and operational data into actionable knowledge. Appointees may pursue methodological work in semantic data modeling, HL7/FHIR standard development, clinical terminology harmonization, or scalable approaches to data
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