Clinical Informatics Specialist

Role Overview: You are the Clinical Informatics Specialist responsible for bridging therapists, clinicians, and software development teams. Your main duty is to ensure accurate translation of rehabilitation workflows, clinical assessments, and health data standards into digital applications and AI-driven rehabilitation platforms. Your knowledge of ICD, ICF, and ICHI frameworks along with hands-on exposure to rehabilitation assessment and therapy equipment will be crucial in this role. Key Responsibilities: - Act as the intermediary between therapists, clinical users, and software developers to accurately translate rehabilitation processes into technical requirements. - Map patient assessments and therapy data to international health classifications such as ICD-11, ICF, and ICHI. - Design and validate structured datasets for rehab assessments and outcomes including MMT, BBG, Gait, FIM, Barthel Index, and Ashworth Scale. - Collaborate with development teams to design data models, APIs, and UI/UX workflows aligned with WHO Health Data Standards. - Integrate and interpret data from various rehabilitation modalities like Luna EMG, Pablo, Tymo, Armeo, or Gait Lab systems. - Review equipment-generated metrics (torque, EMG, balance index) and correlate them with clinical scoring logic. - Conduct gap analyses between therapy data and health coding frameworks focusing on ICF body functions, activities, participation domains. - Support the creation of standardized terminologies, ontologies, and structured rehabilitation datasets for interoperability using FHIR/HL7. - Train and assist clinical teams in maintaining data entry consistency and structured documentation practices. - Collaborate closely with QA and validation teams to ensure data correctness, completeness, and regulatory compliance. Required Skills & Qualifications: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, or Biomedical Engineering. - Strong understanding of ICD-10/11, ICF, and ICHI health standards. - Hands-on knowledge of rehabilitation assessments like MMT, BBG, Gait, ROM, and balance. - Familiarity with rehabilitation modalities and equipment such as Luna EMG, Pablo, Armeo, Tymo, Gait Lab, Vicon, or equivalent. - Working knowledge of rehabilitation data interpretation and digital documentation workflows. - Ability to communicate with software teams using structured logic, flow diagrams, or API requirements. - Basic understanding of health informatics standards like FHIR, HL7, and WHO terminologies. - Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with both clinical and technical teams. Soft Skills: - Strong clinical reasoning with an analytical mindset. - Excellent interpersonal and documentation skills. - Ability to effectively translate between clinical and technical stakeholders. - Curiosity for technology and passion for improving patient outcomes through data-driven rehabilitation.,