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Vacature: Health Data Specialist at DataHub

Werkgever:Maastricht University
Plaats:Maastricht

Shape the future of healthcare data as a Health Data Specialist at MUMC+ DataHub, building a cutting-edge health data platform and collaborating with a dynamic team of experts in an innovative environment.

Job Description

Function description

The Maastricht UMC+ DataHub team is looking for a talented Health Data Specialist who is interested in supporting the usage of our institutional infrastructure. The primary scope of this vacancy is designing and maintaining clinical data models to use in our new health data platform.

As a Health Data Specialist, you will be part of our multidisciplinary team, consisting of DevOps engineers, data stewards and Data Engineers from both university and hospital. You will ensure that medical data from various domains will be modeled, standardized, and incorporated in the DataHub infrastructure. You will work together with experts from the (research & care) domains to bridge the gap between academic research, the academic hospital and the latest developments in (open-source) technology.

Major duties:

  • Design and maintain clinical data models;
  • Collaborate with researchers and doctors to model new and existing data according to the openEHR specifications;
  • Document best practices for modeling healthcare data;

Requirements / Your Profile:

We require:

  • A BSc in a Healthcare and/or Informatics related field like Medical informatics, Nursing, Bioinformatics, Information Technology, or equivalent;
  • Experience with data modeling concepts and techniques;
  • Understanding of medical terminology;
  • Experience with health information standards like SNOMED CT, LOINC;
  • Working proficiency in Dutch.

Additional preferences:

  • Experience with openEHR is a pre;
  • Experience with Dutch Healthcare standards like ZIBs is a pre;
  • Experience with HL7 standards, especially FHIR is a pre;
  • Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodology is a pre;
  • Working proficiency in English is a pre;

What we offer

As Health Data Specialist at DataHub at Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands, located in the beautiful city of Maastricht. In addition, we offer you:

  • Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale 9 - 10 according to UFO profile ICT Developer, with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from €3502,00 and €5278,00 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.
  • An employment contract for a period of 12 months with a scope of 0,6 - 1,0 FTE. Upon proven suitability, the employment contract will be converted to an indefinite contract.
  • At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.
  • As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.
  • Last but certainly not least, we provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as 'acknowledge and appreciate'.

The terms of employment at Maastricht University are largely set out in the collective labor agreement of Dutch Universities. In addition, local provisions specific to UM apply. For more information,click here

Maastricht University

Why work at Maastricht University?

At Maastricht University (UM), everything revolves around the future. The future of our students, as we work to equip them with a solid, broad-based foundation for the rest of their lives. And the future of society, as we seek solutions through our research to issues from all around the world. Our six faculties combined provide a comprehensive package of study programmes and research.

In our teaching, we use the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) method. Students work in small groups, looking for solutions to problems themselves. By discussing issues and working together to draw conclusions, formulate answers and present them to their peers, students develop essential skills for their future careers.

With over 22,300 students and more than 5,000 employees from all over the world, UM is home to a vibrant and inspiring international community.

Are you drawn to an international setting focused on education, science and scholarship? Are you keen to contribute however your skills and qualities allow? Our door is open to you! As a young European university, we value your talent and look forward to creating the future together.

Click here for more information about UM.

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

At the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML), everything revolves around healthy living. Our research and education are not solely focused on recovery, but place a strong emphasis on prevention, health preservation, and health promotion. Our aim is to use our knowledge and expertise to genuinely contribute to the well-being of individual people as well as society in total.

In, research, and healthcare, FHML is closely collaborating with the academic hospital in Maastricht, together forming the Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+).? FHML is strongly connected in education, research, and care with the Maastricht academic hospital, together with which it forms the Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+).?

FHML, which is the largest faculty of Maastricht University, is formed by an (inter)national community of employees and students. The faculty offers a wide range of Dutch and English-taught bachelor's and master's programs in innovative educational concepts in which the emphasis is always on building bridges to practice.

The multidisciplinary research of the FHML focuses on a number of carefully chosen topical current themes. In addition to research aimed at gaining new insights, it also concerns research whose results can be directly translated into concrete applications and innovations. The implementation of the various research programs is organized in our six graduate schools and two institutes.

Curious?

Additional information about this vacancy can be obtained from Pascal Suppers, Managing Director at DataHub at p.suppers@maastrichtuniversity.nl / +31 (0)6 2707 1654 or Daniel Theunissen, Product Owner Health Data Platform at d.theunissen@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Applying?

Or are you already convinced and ready to become our new Health Data Specialist at DataHub? Apply now, no later than November 5, 2024, for this position.

The vacancy is open for internal and external candidates. In case of equal qualifications, internal candidates will be prioritized.

Maastricht University is committed to promoting and nurturing a diverse and inclusive community. We believe that diversity in our staff and student population contributes to the quality of research and education at UM, and strive to enable this through inclusive policies and innovative projects led by teams of staff and students. We encourage you to apply for this position.