Medical Data Stewart (f/m) in Köln

The University of Cologne offers a wide range of scientific disciplines and internationally leading profile areas organized in six faculties. At the Faculty of Medicine 1.800 scientists are engaged in research, ranging from basic sciences to clinical application, as well as teaching and health care. Together with the University Hospital Cologne the faculty maintains 58 clinics, research institutes and centres. 3.400 students study in this dynamic and innovative environment. The Faculty of Medicine and the University Hospital Cologne are embedded in the scientifically highly active Rhine region. They have strong contacts to and alliances with the surrounding universities and non-university research institutions guaranteeing scientific excellence in research and teaching.

The University Hospital Cologne is seeking applications a full-time

Medical Data Stewart (f/m)

to be employed under a limited-time contract (31 December 2021 – third-party funded).

The University Hospital Cologne is establishing a new Medical Data Integration Center (MeDIC). Goal of the MeDIC is the integration and standardization of medical electronic patient records. This new facility will make patient records available for clinical research and it will improve patient care via the implementation of new IT applications. The new MeDIC is embedded in a nation-wide network of university hospitals and it will closely interact with the HiGHmed Medical Informatics project.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Evaluation of clinical and scientific data needs for the HiGHmed use case oncology
• Medical data modelling and development of openEHR archetypes in close interaction with other HiGHmed partners
• Analysis of clinical IT systems and data quality with support from the technical staff of the MeDIC
• Interaction at the national level to shape the future of German medical informatics

Minimum qualifications:

• University degree in medical informatics, computer science, health science, or another relevant area
• Experience with medical data management
• Very good communication and team working skills
• Ideally experience with oncological data
• German and English language skills

We offer:

• the opportunity to shape a new medical IT unit
• an environment with excellent translational and clinical research
• access to very high quality clinical data at one of the largest university hospitals in Germany
• interaction in a strong national network for medical informatics

Your salary will be based on TV-L.

Applications from female candidates are welcome; suitably qualified women will be given preferential consideration.

We also welcome applications from disabled candidates, who will also be given preferential consideration over other applicants with comparable qualifications.

The position is suitable for staffing with part-time employees.