Summary

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.

Duties

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 #

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Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS)

Not Authorized

Requirements

Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. Pharmacists must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), and 7407(d) Education: 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. Licensure: Full, current and unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in a State, Territory, Commonwealth of the United States (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia. The pharmacist must maintain current registration if this is a requirement for maintaining full, current, and unrestricted licensure.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.