The Informatics Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner serves as a lead informatics resource for the National Telepharmacogenomics Program (NTPGx) and the broader National Pharmacogenomics Program (NPP), functioning at the highest level of clinical informatics practice. This is a national program position supporting NPP sites and veterans located across the VA system.
This position optimizes the effectiveness of precision medicine initiatives and systems management in alignment with the VHA mission.
The Informatics Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner serves as a key informatics resource for the National Telepharmacogenomics Program (NTPGx) and the broader National Pharmacogenomics Program (NPP), functioning at the highest level of clinical informatics practice. This is a national program position supporting NPP sites and veterans located across the VA system, not tied to a single facility.
The position is currently authorized for 100% remote work consistent with existing parent organization policy for clinical staff; work location and schedule remain subject to change based on future agency telework, remote work, or return-to office determinations as directed by leadership.
The incumbent is responsible for complying with all terms of their applicable telework or remote work agreement, including any requirements related to duty station, equipment, availability, and periodic reporting to a VA facility if required.
This position optimizes the effectiveness of precision medicine initiatives and systems management in alignment with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mission, specifically as it relates to pharmacogenomics and other precision medicine approaches.
The increasing complexity and scope of NPP's work requires advanced, creatively applied skills in data visualization, automation, data warehousing, and application development, alongside strong coordination, prioritization, and troubleshooting ability.
Duties include, but not limited to: Clinical Pharmacogenomics Practice (~20%) Provide expert clinical pharmacogenomic review and interpretation of PGx test results for veterans across VA, including both asynchronous and synchronous clinical encounters. Conduct population health work to monitor, optimize, and drive outcome based results for veterans and the NPP.
Serve as a clinical subject matter expert supporting provider and facility-level PGx consultation, mentorship, and education.
Technology, and Informatics/Data, Program Management (~80%) Per VA guidance, at a minimum, all informatics professionals perform the following eight core informatics functions: application support, business architecture management, enterprise data management, content management, system optimization, change management, requirements management, and partnership management.
Serve as the National Telepharmacogenomics (NTPGx) lead Informatacist in collaboration with the National Pharmacogenomics program representing both programs on a national scale. Evaluate clinical computing systems and analyze the effect of interventions on health outcomes, executing deliverables as assigned by leadership.
Enable healthcare capabilities and the evolution of technology adjoined to the EHR (e.g., CPRS/VistA and, as sites transition, Oracle Cerner/FEHR) to deliver quality care by developing, implementing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing informatics tools. Responsible for designing, modifying, and supporting management information systems and databases in a manner that will support and promote planning and implementation for clinical/pharmacy programs.
Develop and maintain interactive dashboards and visualizations using Power BI, Power BI Report Builder, SSRS, SSAS, and/or DAX-based modeling to track key performance indicators (e.g., PGx testing rates, turnaround times, drug-gene interaction alert volume, result note accuracy and timeliness) and provide actionable insights to stakeholders across NPP.
Utilize SQL and potentially other programming and modeling languages, including but not limited to Python, R, JavaScript, and DAX, to extract, transform, and load data from various sources, including the Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW), for use in reporting, analytics, and clinical informatics workflow.
Use automated and manual methods to measure data accuracy, completeness, consistency, computability, and timeliness, with the goal of maintaining data integrity and improving the overall quality of clinical and operational data, including data that feeds directly into veteran care notes and provider result reporting. Develop and maintain data dictionaries and metadata repositories to facilitate standardization, data understanding, and reuse.
Proven ability to communicate and collaborate with team members (e.g., the Data Informatics Team), act autonomously, be adaptable/flexible, serve as a leader, and innovate to achieve milestones and effectively convey progress to both internal and external stakeholders. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited College or School of Pharmacy with a baccalaureate degree in pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) and/or a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Verification of approved degree programs may be obtained from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, 20 North Clark Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, Illinois 60602-5109; phone: (312) 664-3575, or through their Web site at: http://www.acpe-accredit.org/.
Graduates of foreign pharmacy degree programs meet the educational requirement if the 2 graduate is able to provide proof of achieving the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Commission (FPGEC) Certification, which includes passing the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT). Ensure to include a copy of your transcripts to support your application.
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $139388 – $181207/yr.
Yes, this position is fully remote.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-30.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
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