The Institute of Human Virology (IHVN) is a leading and reputable non-governmental organization addressing infectious and non-infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and cancer through prevention, diagnosis, treatment, capacity building, research, care, and support services. IHVN is in partnership with local and international organizations and the different tiers of the government of Nigeria at the national, state, and local levels. The Institute’s vision is to provide quality health services, capacity building, and research in West Africa and beyond.
To further drive quality and engender global best practices in HIV and TB care and treatment, IHVN is seeking qualified candidates for the following position:
| Position | Program Officer-Health Informatics (Java Developer) |
| Scheduled Work Time | Monday – Friday (Flexibility, willing to travel and work weekends) |
| Reports to | Director Strategic Information |
| Location | Central, Abuja |
Opening Date: 7th October, 2024
Closing Date: 19th October 2024
Position Overview
The Health Informatics Unit, within the Department of Strategic Information at the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), leads the implementation of Health Information Systems designed to support public health interventions at both facility and community levels.
The Unit oversees a range of Health Information Systems, including the Nigeria Medical Record System (NMRS), Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), DHIS2, NMRS Community Mobile Systems, National Data Repository (NDR), NMRS Commodity Management Module, NMRS-to-LIMS exchange module, NOMIS, IHVN Central Data Repository (CDR), and additional emerging platforms.
The Unit’s mission is to deploy functional, sustainable, and locally relevant Health Information Systems that ensure the availability of high-quality data, enhancing patient care, and enabling robust monitoring and surveillance of public health programs.
Responsibilities:
- Extend the functionality of the Nigeria Medical Record System by building custom modules in line with the needs of our very dynamic HIV AIDS, TB, PMTCT, and HTS program.
- Extend the functionality of other Health Information systems like Central Database Repository, NMRS Mobile or DHIS2 in line with changing user needs.
- Test components Health Information System Components, NMRS modules, and applications (mobile and web) developed by other CDC partners before deployment.
- API integration of different Health Information Systems for a secure data exchange. Example EMR to Central Database JSON exchange, EMR to SMS system exchange.
- Ensure that standard software development processes and protocols are followed in all software projects (Clean Coding, Architecture, Documentation, Source Code management)
- Routine reporting to the Program Manager Health Informatics on the status of Health Informatics Interventions at facility and community level (NMRS Module Deployment
- Any other responsibilities may be assigned as our Health Information System needs change with time.
Specific Deliverables:
- Central Data Repository Upgrades: Develop, Upgrade, and Maintain Java Components of IHVN’s CDR (ETL, Consumer, MongoDB, Application Servers etc).
- OpenMRS Development: Develop, Upgrade, and Maintain NMRS Modules Reporting Module, SMS Module, OpenMRS Synch Module.
- HIS Component Development: Participate in the development of Health Information System components like PIMS, Facility Registry (FR), Health Worker Registry (HWR), Terminology Service (TS), Shared Health Record (SHR), and Deduplication Service as required by FG and other stakeholders.
- Testing and Debugging: Testing, debugging, maintaining, and troubleshooting issues with HIS components developed in-house or by 3rd parties.
- Software Engineering Best Practices: Adhere to Software Engineering best practices (Documentation, Testing, Development, Source Code Management, Deployment etc)
- Routine Reporting: Ensure that superiors and other stakeholders are updated routinely on the progress of Health Informatics-related interventions at the facility or community level.
Education, required skills and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or HND in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Physics, or related fields.
- Strong proficiency in Java and experience working with Java-based frameworks.
- Experience in customizing and extending OpenMRS, DHIS2, OpenSRP2, or similar Health Information Systems.
- Hands-on experience with ETL processes and transforming large datasets for analytical purposes.
- Experience with MongoDB, PostgreSQL and MySQL for data storage and retrieval.
- Knowledge of data integration methods, especially in healthcare environments.
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs and web services.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
- Experience with version control systems like Git.
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience in public health or healthcare informatics.
- Familiarity with FHIR or other healthcare data standards.
- Experience working with OpenMRS, DHIS2, OpenSRP2
- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerization technologies.
Willingness to travel to the States within Nigeria.
Safeguarding (PSEAH):
As an organization, IHVN takes the issue of Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) seriously, because safeguarding the people we interface with in all our programmatic work is of the utmost importance to us.
IHVN only recruits’ representatives who are suited and abides to the strict responsibility of SEAH.
By applying to this role, you are agreeing to IHVN carrying out a background check on you with respect to SEAH records and you also confirm that not before or after being hired will you breach the IHVN policy on SEAH.
Equal employment opportunity statement:
IHVN is an equal employment employer. We do not engage in practices that discriminate against any person employed or seeking employment based on religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, genetic information, or any other status or characteristic protected under applicable laws.
Mode of Application:
- Application letter and detailed curriculum vitae in Microsoft Word format should be forwarded to the Assistant Director, Human Resources through this email address: [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
- This advert closes 14 days from the date of this publication, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.