Clinical informatics director vs service director

The differences between clinical informatics directors and service directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a clinical informatics director and a service director. Additionally, a service director has an average salary of $114,981, which is higher than the $68,090 average annual salary of a clinical informatics director.

The top three skills for a clinical informatics director include process improvement, clinical practice and clinical operations. The most important skills for a service director are patients, healthcare, and patient care.

Clinical informatics director vs service director overview

	Clinical Informatics Director	Service Director
Yearly salary	$68,090	$114,981
Hourly rate	$32.74	$55.28
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	69,407	64,277
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Clinical informatics director vs service director salary

Clinical informatics directors and service directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clinical Informatics Director	Service Director
Average salary	$68,090	$114,981
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $98,000	Between $70,000 And $188,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between clinical informatics director and service director education

There are a few differences between a clinical informatics director and a service director in terms of educational background:

	Clinical Informatics Director	Service Director
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Clinical informatics director vs service director demographics

Here are the differences between clinical informatics directors' and service directors' demographics:

	Clinical Informatics Director	Service Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 39.1% Female, 60.9%	Male, 57.2% Female, 42.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 68.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 7.6% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between clinical informatics director and service director duties and responsibilities

Clinical informatics director example responsibilities.

Lead EMR steering committee to gain buy-in from stakeholders, especially c-suites, clinicians.
Manage front office, marketing, and communication -demonstrated/supervise exercises for patients -Developed instructional packets for home exercise programs
Provide support and train the multidisciplinary users for best practice in EMR usage and data management.
Work with outside vendors to ensure HL7 requirements are provide and ensure interfaces are working as expected.
Direct the daily operation of a psychiatric rehabilitation program and outpatient clinic for severely mentally ill adults in a residential setting.
Spearhead facility's initial CMS and AAAHC certifications ensuring accreditation for the facility.

Service director example responsibilities.

Lead and manage implementation and customization of SharePoint to replace legacy document approval system and document filing system.
Lead the training program for child psychiatry residents.
Manage social medias (Weibo, Facebook and etc . )
Assist in managing client accounts by managing HVAC alignments and ensuring contractual requirements are meet.
Manage a staff of 280 FTE s and a management team of 6 in a union environment.
Manage all daily operations, both clinical and support, during and after Medicare trials to ensure long-term business viability.

Clinical informatics director vs service director skills

Common clinical informatics director skills

Process Improvement, 52%
Clinical Practice, 13%
Clinical Operations, 9%
SAS, 8%
Clinical Trials, 7%
CMS, 6%

Common service director skills

Patients, 12%
Healthcare, 10%
Patient Care, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Oversight, 5%
Surgery, 4%

Clinical Informatics Director vs. similar jobs

Clinical Informatics Director related careers

Clinical Informatics Director related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Executive Management Industry
Clinical Informatics Director
Clinical Informatics Director vs Service Director

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse executive management jobs