Clinical Informatics Specialist Jobs in California
Clinical Informatics Specialist jobs in California are among the most active in the country, concentrated in large academic medical centers, integrated health systems, and digital health companies, with openings at every level from entry-level analyst to senior director. The heaviest hiring is in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego, where employers such as Kaiser Permanente, UCSF Health, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center maintain ongoing demand. The most sought-after specialties in California include EHR implementation, clinical data analytics, and interoperability and health information exchange. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Job Summary:
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Office of Data Strategy is recruiting for a Clinical Informatics Specialist III’s to join an innovative team advancing CDPH’s enterprise data modernization efforts. The incumbent will apply advanced data engineering and informatics expertise within a cloud-native data environment (primarily Databricks, leveraging Apache Spark and Delta Lake for big-data processing and storage) to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and enterprise data marts that support public health program operations, analytics, and strategic decision-making.
The incumbent will serve as a core member of a cross-functional team, collaborating closely with data scientists, analysts, informaticians, and public health program partners to deliver high-quality, well-governed, and interoperable data products.
Responsibilities will include:
Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and enterprise data marts in Databricks using SQL, Python, and PySpark.
Supporting the development, implementation, and maintenance of enhanced public health surveillance and operational data systems.
Creating standardized, reusable data models and curated datasets that serve multiple programmatic and analytical use cases.
Improving interoperability and alignment across CDPH data systems and integrating solutions with local health jurisdictions (LHJs) and other partners.
Ensuring efficient, secure, and automated ingestion, transformation, storage, and distribution of data from diverse surveillance and non-surveillance sources.
Participating in complex data architecture, data modeling, and data quality assurance and improvement activities.
Contributing to development and maintenance of tools, frameworks, and monitoring capabilities that support reliable, high-quality data pipelines.
Innovating and prototyping new engineering approaches to meet evolving stakeholder needs and improve scalability, performance, and maintainability of CDPH data infrastructure.
This position requires strong programming and data engineering skills (SQL, Python, and/or PySpark), experience with Databricks or similar cloud platforms, and applied informatics knowledge to support data modeling, dataset curation, data governance, and data quality processes.
Department Summary:
UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) is dedicated to improving health and reducing the burden of disease in the world’s most vulnerable populations. It integrates UCSF expertise in all of the health, social, and biological sciences, and focuses that expertise on pressing issues in global health. IGHS works with partners in countries throughout the world to achieve these aims. IGHS seeks to improve health worldwide, especially in developing countries, through research that informs policy.
IGHS is committed to ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment as we work towards becoming an anti-racist organization. We strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please see our statement on anti-racism here: https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/statement-structural-racism.
The California Department of Public Health’s Office of Data Strategy (ODS) leads enterprise-wide data modernization efforts to advance public health outcomes statewide. ODS is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and interoperable data systems that support public health program operations, analytics, and strategic decision-making. ODS collaborates with internal CDPH programs, Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs), and external partners to ensure efficient data integration, governance, and quality. The office fosters innovation in data engineering, analytics, and informatics, supporting initiatives such as enhanced surveillance, operational data systems, and public health response. ODS is committed to equity, transparency, and continuous improvement, empowering teams to deliver high-quality data products and actionable insights for California’s public health ecosystem.
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in public health, health care information technology, computer science, or related area, and / or equivalent combination of experience / training PLUS either 3 years of experience in computer or data pipeline programming and database management, OR 3 years working in public health
- Strong skills associated with statistical analysis, database management and systems programming, including SQL, R, Python, and/or experience with Apache Spark language APIs (e.g. PySpark, sparklyr).
- Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, or cloud-based data lake architectures.
- Broadly encompassing or in-depth knowledge of clinical, health systems, health analytics, or public health informatics.
- Thorough knowledge of all relevant clinical or public health informatics software and systems, and of the highly complex concepts, principles, policies, methodologies, techniques, best practices, regulations, and standards practices involved with health systems, health analytics, public health surveillance or electronic medical data management.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to quickly analyze problems, determine appropriate level of intervention, and develop and apply effective solutions, collect and analyze system performance data, and produce substantive reports and analyses
- Strong problem-resolution skills, with the ability to quickly diagnose problems, and develop, test, and implement appropriate and effective solutions in a timely manner
- Ability to work with senior staff and managers in clinical information technology, health care management, and business analytics, serving as a technical resource and providing advice and counsel on issues of functionality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, policy, and performance
- Experience using version control systems (e.g., Git) for collaborative development and code management.
- Strong ability to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in computer science, informatics, public health, biostatistics, epidemiology or epidemiology and biostatistics and / or equivalent combination of experience / training PLUS either 1 year of experience in computer or data pipeline programming and database management, OR 1 year working in public health
- Detail oriented, with proven ability to effectively manage time, see projects through to completion, organize competing priorities, and effectively address complex, urgent issues as they arise
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate productively, work in a team environment, and to train and support clinical informatics users at all professional and technical levels throughout the medical center
- Strong ability to think creatively to recommend action steps or strategize solutions relative to public health surveillance, epidemiology, informatics, program evaluation, or research.
- Demonstrated proficiency relating to logical data design, data warehouse design, data integration, and data modeling.
Job Summary:
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Office of Data Strategy is recruiting for a Clinical Informatics Specialist III’s to join an innovative team advancing CDPH’s enterprise data modernization efforts. The incumbent will apply advanced data engineering and informatics expertise within a cloud-native data environment (primarily Databricks, leveraging Apache Spark and Delta Lake for big-data processing and storage) to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and enterprise data marts that support public health program operations, analytics, and strategic decision-making.
The incumbent will serve as a core member of a cross-functional team, collaborating closely with data scientists, analysts, informaticians, and public health program partners to deliver high-quality, well-governed, and interoperable data products.
Responsibilities will include:
Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and enterprise data marts in Databricks using SQL, Python, and PySpark.
Supporting the development, implementation, and maintenance of enhanced public health surveillance and operational data systems.
Creating standardized, reusable data models and curated datasets that serve multiple programmatic and analytical use cases.
Improving interoperability and alignment across CDPH data systems and integrating solutions with local health jurisdictions (LHJs) and other partners.
Ensuring efficient, secure, and automated ingestion, transformation, storage, and distribution of data from diverse surveillance and non-surveillance sources.
Participating in complex data architecture, data modeling, and data quality assurance and improvement activities.
Contributing to development and maintenance of tools, frameworks, and monitoring capabilities that support reliable, high-quality data pipelines.
Innovating and prototyping new engineering approaches to meet evolving stakeholder needs and improve scalability, performance, and maintainability of CDPH data infrastructure.
This position requires strong programming and data engineering skills (SQL, Python, and/or PySpark), experience with Databricks or similar cloud platforms, and applied informatics knowledge to support data modeling, dataset curation, data governance, and data quality processes.
Department Summary:
UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) is dedicated to improving health and reducing the burden of disease in the world’s most vulnerable populations. It integrates UCSF expertise in all of the health, social, and biological sciences, and focuses that expertise on pressing issues in global health. IGHS works with partners in countries throughout the world to achieve these aims. IGHS seeks to improve health worldwide, especially in developing countries, through research that informs policy.
IGHS is committed to ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment as we work towards becoming an anti-racist organization. We strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please see our statement on anti-racism here: https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/statement-structural-racism.
The California Department of Public Health’s Office of Data Strategy (ODS) leads enterprise-wide data modernization efforts to advance public health outcomes statewide. ODS is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and interoperable data systems that support public health program operations, analytics, and strategic decision-making. ODS collaborates with internal CDPH programs, Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs), and external partners to ensure efficient data integration, governance, and quality. The office fosters innovation in data engineering, analytics, and informatics, supporting initiatives such as enhanced surveillance, operational data systems, and public health response. ODS is committed to equity, transparency, and continuous improvement, empowering teams to deliver high-quality data products and actionable insights for California’s public health ecosystem.
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in public health, health care information technology, computer science, or related area, and / or equivalent combination of experience / training PLUS either 3 years of experience in computer or data pipeline programming and database management, OR 3 years working in public health
- Strong skills associated with statistical analysis, database management and systems programming, including SQL, R, Python, and/or experience with Apache Spark language APIs (e.g. PySpark, sparklyr).
- Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, or cloud-based data lake architectures.
- Broadly encompassing or in-depth knowledge of clinical, health systems, health analytics, or public health informatics.
- Thorough knowledge of all relevant clinical or public health informatics software and systems, and of the highly complex concepts, principles, policies, methodologies, techniques, best practices, regulations, and standards practices involved with health systems, health analytics, public health surveillance or electronic medical data management.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to quickly analyze problems, determine appropriate level of intervention, and develop and apply effective solutions, collect and analyze system performance data, and produce substantive reports and analyses
- Strong problem-resolution skills, with the ability to quickly diagnose problems, and develop, test, and implement appropriate and effective solutions in a timely manner
- Ability to work with senior staff and managers in clinical information technology, health care management, and business analytics, serving as a technical resource and providing advice and counsel on issues of functionality, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, policy, and performance
- Experience using version control systems (e.g., Git) for collaborative development and code management.
- Strong ability to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in computer science, informatics, public health, biostatistics, epidemiology or epidemiology and biostatistics and / or equivalent combination of experience / training PLUS either 1 year of experience in computer or data pipeline programming and database management, OR 1 year working in public health
- Detail oriented, with proven ability to effectively manage time, see projects through to completion, organize competing priorities, and effectively address complex, urgent issues as they arise
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate productively, work in a team environment, and to train and support clinical informatics users at all professional and technical levels throughout the medical center
- Strong ability to think creatively to recommend action steps or strategize solutions relative to public health surveillance, epidemiology, informatics, program evaluation, or research.
- Demonstrated proficiency relating to logical data design, data warehouse design, data integration, and data modeling.
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What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in clinical informatics specialist jobs across California.
- Bachelor's degree in health informatics, nursing, health information management, or a related clinical field
- Active clinical license such as RN or equivalent California-recognized clinical credential preferred
- Hands-on experience with Epic, Cerner, or another major EHR platform in a clinical or operational setting
- Demonstrated ability to analyze clinical workflows and translate findings into system configuration or training
- Familiarity with California health data privacy requirements including CMIA and HIPAA compliance standards
- Strong communication skills to collaborate across clinical, IT, and administrative stakeholders at a California health system
Clinical Informatics Specialist Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a clinical informatics specialist in California?
Most California employers expect a bachelor's degree in health informatics, nursing, health information management, or a related field, and many senior roles prefer a master's in biomedical informatics or health informatics. While California does not issue a state-specific clinical informatics license, holding a Registered Health Information Technologist or Registered Health Information Administrator credential from AHIMA, or a Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems from HIMSS, is standard for competitive candidates in this market.
Which companies hire clinical informatics specialists in California?
Employers hiring clinical informatics specialists in California right now include Sutter Health, University of California - San Francisco, and LATENT, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. California's concentration of large integrated health systems, university medical centers, and digital health technology companies means demand is distributed across both traditional hospital employers and health IT vendors headquartered in the state.
Which California cities have the most clinical informatics specialist jobs?
Sacramento, California, and Menlo Park have the most clinical informatics specialist openings in California. The Bay Area leads because of its density of health technology companies and academic medical centers, while Los Angeles draws volume from large systems like Kaiser Permanente's Southern California operations and Cedars-Sinai, and San Diego's concentration of biotech and health IT firms rounds out demand in the south.
Are there remote clinical informatics specialist jobs in California?
Yes, and more than many healthcare roles. Clinical informatics specialist work is largely analytical and system-based, making it well suited to remote or hybrid arrangements. About 33% of clinical informatics specialist openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting how much of the role involves EHR configuration, data analysis, and documentation work that does not require on-site presence. Training delivery and go-live support are the parts most likely to require in-person attendance.
How can I get hired as a clinical informatics specialist in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a lateral move from a clinical or health IT role into an informatics analyst or associate position. California health systems including Kaiser Permanente, Stanford Health Care, and UC Health campuses hire candidates from nursing, medical coding, and health information management backgrounds for entry-level informatics roles and EHR training coordinator positions. Completing an AHIMA-accredited health information program at a California community college or California State University, and earning a CAHIMS credential from HIMSS, gives candidates a clear edge when applying without direct informatics experience.
Where can I find and apply to clinical informatics specialist jobs in California?
You can find and apply to clinical informatics specialist jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings updated regularly. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience, location, and preferred work setting, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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