How to hire a director of informatics

How to hire a director of informatics, step by step

Here's a step-by-step director of informatics hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a director of informatics job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new director of informatics
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The director of informatics hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A director of informatics's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, directors of informatics from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of director of informatics salaries for various roles:

   Type of Director Of Informatics	Description	Hourly rate
   Director Of Informatics	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$36-79
   Epic Consultant	An Epic consultant is responsible for maintaining the organization's database with Epic applications, ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of network systems to support business functions and operations. Epic consultants are usually on the technical side, strategizing solutions to maintain the stability of the database for business needs... Show more	$34-53
   Applications Coordinator	An applications coordinator acts as the contact person for all concerns regarding an application or software. The applications coordinator connects customers to corresponding departments in a company according to their needs, inquiries, and problems... Show more	$16-41

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patient Care
   • Epic
   • Health System
   • Patient Safety
   • Project Management
   • HIPAA
   • Clinical Applications
   • Clinical Practice
   • Data Analysis
   • Clinical Data
   • Data Management
   • Process Improvement
   • SQL
   • Clinical Documentation

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Assist with designing, managing, building and coordinating information processing for Cerner implementation.
   • Create custom data import procedures using SQL.
   • Provide Meditech CPOE training as well as testing enhancements and corrections for software updates.
   • Develop new clinical respiratory services policy and procedures which allow for implementation of care for high risk respiratory patients at home.
   • Select by hospital leadership to receive employee fund education.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the director of informatics job description is a good way to get more applicants. A director of informatics salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a director of informatics in Florida may be lower than in Alaska, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level director of informatics. Additionally, a director of informatics with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average director of informatics salary

   $113,003yearly

   $54.33 hourly rate

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   Entry-level director of informatics salary

   $76,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average director of informatics salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Maryland	$129,217	$62
   2	Utah	$127,750	$61
   3	New York	$127,481	$61
   4	Hawaii	$123,300	$59
   5	Louisiana	$122,011	$59
   6	South Carolina	$121,819	$59
   7	Arizona	$121,339	$58
   8	Indiana	$118,682	$57
   9	California	$118,481	$57
   10	Nevada	$117,340	$56
   11	North Dakota	$116,707	$56
   12	Washington	$116,143	$56
   13	Massachusetts	$114,431	$55
   14	Connecticut	$112,524	$54
   15	Illinois	$111,919	$54
   16	Missouri	$110,135	$53
   17	District of Columbia	$109,894	$53
   18	Pennsylvania	$108,272	$52
   19	Georgia	$107,179	$52
   20	Kansas	$106,871	$51

   Average director of informatics salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Virginia Mason Medical Center	$149,844	$72.04
   2	NorthShore University HealthSystem	$145,636	$70.02
   3	Houston Methodist	$138,507	$66.59	1
   4	Amgen	$127,345	$61.22	2
   5	Regeneron	$124,678	$59.94	1
   6	Emory Healthcare	$124,284	$59.75	3
   7	Northwell Health	$124,106	$59.67	4
   8	Veeva Systems	$122,992	$59.13	3
   9	Peak Vista CHC	$116,194	$55.86
   10	BD	$116,141	$55.84
   11	Seagen	$115,885	$55.71
   12	Aetna	$115,797	$55.67
   13	Ballad Health	$115,762	$55.65
   14	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	$114,314	$54.96
   15	Tenet Healthcare	$112,833	$54.25
   16	University of Massachusetts Medical School	$108,653	$52.24
   17	Philips	$108,386	$52.11	7
   18	Prime Healthcare	$108,334	$52.08	3
   19	Acadia Healthcare	$104,779	$50.37
   20	University of California	$104,253	$50.12	7

4. Writing a director of informatics job description

   A good director of informatics job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a director of informatics job description:

   Director of informatics job description example

   The Data Scientist will report directly to the Executive Director of Informatics. In this role, the successful candidate needs to be a data storyteller, using all data sources to identify and track early trends. Their mandate is to summarize interesting facts and use data for inspiration for the Population Health team as well as all of Aetna Medicaid Medical Affairs. Those facts and inspiration will become the input for Aetna Medicaid Population Health decision-makers with the successful ideas becoming candidates for more rigorous statistical follow-up and enlargement of opportunities.The successful candidate will need to utilize available data to maximize ideation while avoiding coming to conclusions beyond the data. The successful candidate will also discourage leaders' overconfidence by emphasizing a multitude of possible interpretations for every insight.
   Pay Range
   
   The typical pay range for this role is:
   
   Minimum: 100,000
   
   Maximum: 221,000
   
   Please keep in mind that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including location.
   
   Required Qualifications
   
   Knowledge of:• Clinical analytics including quality management, health equity and social determinants of health, and clinical risk approaches and applications • Advanced analytics tools and languages to analyze large sets of data from multiple sources• Large health care database structures and data visualization techniques• Health plan structure and decision making processes Skill In: • Effectively communicating and negotiating across the business and in the external health care environment to share insights and bring order to analytics solutions• Strong organizational, management, and leadership skills• Influencing key decision makers with insightful analytics to guide strategic decision making• Designing value-based purchasing models to drive clinical and quality improvement Ability To: • Combine the story you think the data are telling you with business understanding and insights to develop actionable intelligence• Before presentation of data stories to decision makers, examine it from several angles with follow-up investigations to see if it holds water
   
   COVID Requirements
   
   COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
   
   CVS Health requires certain colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, religious belief, or other legally recognized reasons that prevents them from being vaccinated.
   
   You are required to have received at least one COVID-19 shot prior to your first day of employment and to provide proof of your vaccination status or apply for a reasonable accommodation within the first 10 days of your employment. Please note that in some states and roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination or an approved reasonable accommodation before you can begin to actively work.
   
   Preferred Qualifications
   
   Knowledge of:• The possible impact of managed care clinical intervention programs• The unique clinical needs of the Medicaid population• The impact of social determinants of health and health equity (or lack thereof) on member outcomes• Value-based purchasing to drive clinical and quality improvement Skill in:• Population health management solution structure and development Ability To:• Be a trusted consultant and data guide with senior leaders across the organization• Work with state Medicaid agencies to build positive relations and win or maintain business
   
   Education
   
   Minimum: BSPreferred: MS or PhD
   
   Business Overview
   
   Bring your heart to CVS HealthEvery one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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5. Post your job

   To find directors of informatics for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any directors of informatics they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level directors of informatics with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your director of informatics job on Zippia to find and recruit director of informatics candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit directors of informatics, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   If your interviews with director of informatics applicants aren't enough to make a decision, you should also consider including a test project. These are often the best, most straightforward, and least bias-prone ways of determining who will likely succeed in the role. If you don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new director of informatics

   Once you've selected the best director of informatics candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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