Health Informatics Officer at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

Position Overview

Reporting to the Strategic Information Lead, the Health Informatics Officer will be responsible for managing and strengthening health information systems to support high quality HIV service delivery in Siaya County. This role focuses on implementing solutions that enable real-time data collection, storage, analysis, and submission to support patient outcomes and program performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain performance, availability, and reliability of systems hosted in cloud environments
• Manage and optimize cloud resources to ensure effective load balancing and cost efficiency
• Implement system upgrades, patches, and updates to maintain security and operational efficiency in cloud infrastructure
• Conduct regular system audits and performance checks to identify and resolve potential issues proactively
• Ensure proper configuration and execution of offline and cloud-based backup processes to safeguard data integrity and business continuity
• Collaborate with technical teams to design, deploy, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud solutions
• Maintain documentation of cloud configurations, upgrade procedures, and backup schedules for compliance and operational reference
• Design reporting dashboards
• Support extraction and aggregation of data for program progress monitoring and reporting through DATIM and MOH systems (DHIS)
• Support uploading of facility EMR data into the National Data Warehouse (NDWH)
• Design, develop, and implement web-based and mobile health solutions to facilitate real-time data transmission and report sharing
• Support EMR data cleaning and monitoring of daily data entry into systems
• Write programming scripts to perform automated data accuracy checks and generate reports of identified inconsistencies
• Receive and log requests for system support and maintenance