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What is a clinical informatics strategist and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a clinical informatics strategist. For example, did you know that they make an average of $62.12 an hour? That's $129,213 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 9% and produce 56,000 job opportunities across the U.S.
ScoreClinical Informatics StrategistUS Average
Salary
8.4

Avg. Salary $129,213

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
7.7

Growth rate 9%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
5.6
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.19%

Asian 12.47%

Black or African American 10.14%

Hispanic or Latino 10.93%

Unknown 5.00%

White 61.27%

Gender

female 74.51%

male 25.49%

Age - 42
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 42
Stress level
7.7

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level
8.0

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance
5.3

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a clinical informatics strategist

  1. Explore clinical informatics strategist education requirements

    Most common clinical informatics strategist degrees

    Bachelor's

    48.7 %

    Master's

    28.2 %

    Associate

    23.1 %
  2. Start to develop specific clinical informatics strategist skills

    SkillsPercentages
    EMR23.85%
    Epic18.46%
    Process Improvement12.56%
    Clinical Systems11.46%
    Patient Safety9.65%
  3. Complete relevant clinical informatics strategist training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New clinical informatics strategists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a clinical informatics strategist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real clinical informatics strategist resumes.
  4. Research clinical informatics strategist duties and responsibilities

    • Recruit to support and implement CPOE for Meditech pharmacy and laboratory.
    • Attend client go live events to support clinicians use & satisfaction of Cerner solutions.
    • Participate in CPOE design sessions with physicians and ancillary departments, including current state versus future state design.
    • Develop and successfully direct clinical engagements through the application of Cerner's methodology to assign clients.
  5. Apply for clinical informatics strategist jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a clinical informatics strategist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average clinical informatics strategist salary

The average clinical informatics strategist salary in the United States is $129,213 per year or $62 per hour. Clinical informatics strategist salaries range between $78,000 and $212,000 per year.

Average clinical informatics strategist salary
$129,213 Yearly
$62.12 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

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