Join us in leading the healthcare IT and management systems industry. Work at HIMSS.
HIMSS is always searching for talented professionals to make its healthcare initiatives a reality. As the leading association for healthcare IT and management systems, HIMSS provides the opportunity to expand your career while making a difference in the future of healthcare. HIMSS offers opportunities in a variety of fields in an environment that is consistent with our reputation – dedicated to advancement, growth and leadership.
HIMSS has the following positions currently available:
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The major function of this executive-level position is to design, implement and manage strategies to attract and retain corporate members to HIMSS. Establish strong and deep relationships with Corporate Member executives/management teams, and ensure that Corporate Members realize the strategic value of the benefits afforded to them through their HIMSS membership through participation in HIMSS initiatives as well as market exposure opportunities.
Required Qualifications: Bachelors or Masters Degree and sales training. Must have a minimum of seven (7) years experience in the HIT industry. Senior level account management experience. Related experience in sales and customer relationship management. Existing network and relationships with HIT organizations and executive. Strong communication skills (written and verbal). Strong decision-making, problem solving, creativity, and negotiating skills. Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization and the ability to build trust and confidence with executive level staff. Good organizational, time management and project management skills. Strong leadership skills and the ability to develop and execute new programs targeting executive-level customers. Have a full understanding of all HIMSS professional initiatives. Proficient in PC-based applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Good written and verbal communications skills.
If interest in this position, please send resume with salary requirements to: ljackson@himss.org.
The Market Research Associate’s primary responsibility is to evaluate, organize, initiate and manage their own data collection efforts across multiple organizations and effectively and efficiently collect data that is required to meet the product deliverable schedules. The Associate will research each organization to understand the make-up of that organization as well as the basic corporate philosophy and determine a strategy for obtaining the annual update. Coordinates and organizes all interview materials, correspondence, delivery system reports and determine a time schedule for completion.
Required Qualifications: Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts preferred – the ability to think critically, develop a plan and implement a solution. Excellent interpersonal skills – the ability to respond and work with a wide range of personality types internal and external to the organization. Strong organizational and time management skills to achieve goals. Telephone data collection and/or research experience. Must be comfortable in placing outbound calls and spending considerable percentage of time collecting information over the telephone. Strong writing skills. Self-starter who takes initiative and can creatively find solutions independently.
If interested, please send your resume with salary requirements to: ljackson@himss.org.
Office and Communications Assistant, HIMSS Europe, Brussels
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Director – Marketing and Business Development, HIMSS Europe, Brussels
The Director of Marketing and Business Development is responsible for developing and implementing conference marketing and sales programs within Europe. Specific responsibilities include creation of marketing strategy, marketing messaging and direct management of the production of marketing materials, including website and communications. Business development responsibilities include negotiation of marketing partnerships with media and related organizations and the coordination of all sales efforts.
Other assignments include: Management of vendors responsible for creative services including graphic design, marketing writing, printing and the posting of marketing materials. Oversight of website and electronic communications development (newsletters, e-pushes, etc.). Oversight of press relations, media partnership development, and advertising strategy. Equip and motivate a virtual sales force to ensure targets for conference exhibition and sponsorship are achieved. Liaise with key governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in the European eHealth community. Provide strategic direction for business and market development; market research and planning; promotion and advertising; resource allocation/management, and fiscal management.
Requirements: A Master’s degree in business, healthcare administration, marketing, communication or equivalent experience. A minimum of five years experience in relevant fields and a demonstrated record of accomplishments in conference and exhibition marketing. General knowledge of the healthcare information technology industry is an asset. Command of English and French (or Flemish). Knowledge of other major European languages is an asset. Ability to represent HIMSS Europe in external speaking engagements. Strong interpersonal skills, maturity and judgment. Ability to work effectively as an accomplished leader, inspiring staff and others to be fully engaged in the vision, mission and goals. Demonstrated financial management skills to create and manage budgets, and to achieve financial expectations. Valid work permit for Belgium.
Location of this position is in Brussels, Belgium with moderate travel. If interested, please e-mail your cover letter and CV with recent salary history and requirements to europe@himss.org.
The primary responsibilities of this internship is to coordinate new Database awareness and outreach programs. Processes Database access applications ensuring accuracy. Prepares summary reports based on data stored within the Institute. Maintains applicant database files. Prepares quarterly and annual Database usage reports. Troubleshoots service issues and provides resolution using independent discretion and in accordance with HIMSS requirements. Documents service issues in accordance with established procedures. Perform other related duties as required or assigned that contribute to the effectiveness of the Dorenfest Institute. All duties as assigned to achieve the goals and objectives of the Dorenfest Institute.
Requirements: Currently working towards Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate in a healthcare IT related program. Strong written, verbal and presentation skills. Effective listener. PC proficiency, including MS Outlook, Word, and Excel; and knowledge of computer programs/technology. Background or knowledge in information systems and technology is an asset. Ability to act independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Ability to coordinate internal resources to meet customers’ needs and respond to inquiries in a timely fashion. Customer focused with energetic assertive, self-confident personality. Outstanding analytical skills with ability to achieve results in a complex environment. Ability to articulate and to sell ideas and concepts. Outstanding interpersonal skills - The ability to respond and work with a wide range of personality types internal and external to the organization. Strong personal integrity. Superior planning skills, both strategic and tactical.
If interested in this position, please send your resume and salary requirements to ljackson@himss.org.
The primary purpose of this role is to provide an “engineer” level set of skills and experience to focus on the client (workstation/laptop) systems in the organization, thereby insuring systems are properly architected, configured and maintained on a regular basis. HIMSS staff relies heavily on computer systems running at their highest level of performance possible. Where IT Service Desk staff focuses on break-fix, end-user requests, end-user training and ad-hoc support, (and) IT Systems Engineers focus on servers, networks, and enterprise applications, the Client Systems Engineer will focus on managing end-user systems such as laptops, desktops and their associated applications. In a limited fashion, this role will also backfill for Systems Engineers when they are out of the office or unavailable. This position will also be an escalation point for the HIMSS Service Desk and will be responsible for responding to, troubleshooting and resolving computer, VPN and telephony related issues. Additionally, the Client Systems Engineer must maintain accurate and up-to-date systems and process documentation related to all areas of direct responsibility. This role will also be expected to maintain a minimum of 97% SLA achievement as measured in the Service Desk tracking system.
Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required, computer science or management information systems concentration preferred. Must have a minimum 5 years professional experience working in a structured IT environment, focused in either an engineering role or senior level systems administrator role and a minimum 3 years designing, building and maintaining laptop and desktop software images. Microsoft XP or Server OS product certification required. Extensive knowledge and experience supporting: MS Windows XP Professional; MS Office 2003; Centralized Software Deployment Technologies; Windows SUS; Norton Anti-Virus; VNC remoting software; Internet Explorer; computer hardware: Dell Desktops / Lenovo Laptops; Norton Ghost & Microsoft RIS; Blackberry devices; MS Outlook 2003; Network printers; Basic network troubleshooting skills (DNS, WINS, DHCP, TCP/IP, NETBUI/NetBios); Avaya Phone Switches, Intuity Audix & eCas Call Accounting Systems; Veritas Backup Systems including scheduling, monitoring, and physical tape administration. Must understand ITIL Service Catalogs and Service Level Agreements and how they relate to the organizations business objectives. Two years related work experience in conference or education program development. Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a wide range of internal and external contacts, including volunteers, speakers and partnering organizations.
In interested in this position, please send resume with salary requirements to: ljackson@himss.org.
The Database Administrator’s primary responsibility is to provide hands-on support in the design and development of all Relational Database Management Systems. This includes all development, staging and production database servers and applications. Responsible for SQL Server 2000 installations including setup, configuration and service pack and hot fix installation. Applying knowledge of the latest enterprise security concepts to production systems. Managing database performance optimization and capacity planning and look for tuning opportunities. Installing and configuring SQL Server software onto new servers and upgrade existing SQL Server software to newer versions and/or Service Pack Levels. Maintaining database security, integrity, and availability. Setting up and monitoring alerts, operators, SQL Mail, linked server connections, DTS packages, and scheduled jobs that perform specific database tasks. Assisting with the extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) of data from disparate sources and ensure its integrity. Interface with the IS Infrastructure team for hardware upgrades and builds. Administering periodic backups of databases and transaction logs. Developing and maintaining database recovery plan. Collaborating with developers on creating, debugging and deploying Stored Procedures, Custom DTS Jobs, tables, indexes, triggers etc. Creating automated TSQL scripts to process summary database transactions that run off-hours. Running ad-hoc reports from the databases. Creating, Monitoring and managing the periodic EXCEL spreadsheets that deliver data to the various business owners.
Requirements: A Bachelors degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent experience is required. 3-5+ years of Database Administration experience with SQL Server 2005 is preferred. 5 years DBA experience with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 in an operations environment. Experience supporting and implementing complex logical database designs and relational database concepts. A minimum of 3 years Transact SQL experience with an advanced ability to analyze and architect data and data models/schema. Candidates should also have 5 years of SQL Server administrative experience including managing multiple database servers. Data modeling experience (ERWIN) or equivalent preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Effective analyst able to work closely with non-technical users. Previous experience in a professional society, trade association or healthcare management preferred. Ability to explain complex subjects to the audience with wide variety of technical skills. Be driven by the desire to achieve measurable, specific results within tight time frames. Commitment to excellence in customer service is required.
If interested, please e-mail your resume with salary requirements to ljackson@himss.org.
