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Health Informatics Specialist
Make healthcare data actually work for patients
€40k–€85k Demand: Very High
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Research what an electronic health record (EHR) system actually contains.
Health data standards (HL7, FHIR)
Database management
System implementation
What the work is really like
Health informatics specialists design and manage the data systems that run modern healthcare — electronic patient records, clinical decision tools and the infrastructure that keeps hospitals running.
1Mapping how patient data flows between departments
2Training clinical staff on a new electronic records system
3Debugging a data integration that's causing errors
4Building a dashboard that shows readmission rates by ward
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Skills to develop
Health data standards (HL7, FHIR)
Database management
System implementation
Clinical workflow understanding
Project management
Communication
Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.
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