Employment @ AHIMA

AHIMA employees are the best, bar none---sharp, dynamic, witty and strong-willed-working collaboratively to achieve great things. The success of AHIMA is built on the talent and energy of outstanding people, so we very much appreciate your interest in working with our organization.

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AHIMA Service Standards: Q-ICE

You are invited to take advantage of any one of our challenging opportunities list below.

Current Openings

Senior Manager, Grants and Sponsored Research

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for overall development, administration and expansion of grants and contract sponsored programs.

• Develop and administer internal and external grant application and administrative processes, including electronic grant submission, budget preparation, development of quality control procedures (templates, alert systems and standard operating procedures), review of grant subcontracts, expenditures and invoices for grants and contracts.

• Work with PI and project managers to develop, finalize and submit proposals; oversee submission process from inception to completion, assuring compliance with state, federal and institutional regulations and policies.

• Identify funding sources for grants and contracts consistent with the priorities of AHIMA and AHIMA Foundation; draft concept papers and preliminary proposals for potential funders. 

• Serve as administrative liaison with external sponsors, overseeing all required monitoring, reporting and federal contract administration requirements, including budgets and payments.

• Design and implement corporate sponsored research programs and provide support to relevant member or external committees

• Develop research training programs from inception through implementation and design the research sessions at the AHIMA annual meeting.

• Facilitate government compliance requirements (508) for web based products and deliverables, in collaboration with consultants; track and synthesize relevant regulatory and compliance information on grants and contracts.

• Manage budgeting, forecasting and projections for the research grants and contracts needed r internal monitoring by AHIMA’s finance department.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Min. of 5-7 years experience working in a sponsored programs or research department of a college or university, healthcare institution, research institutions or association
• Exceptional project management skills
• Strategic thinker, skilled at analyzing projects and matching them to needs and interests of funders
• Ability to build and manage effective, collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Skill in planning, organizing and prioritizing own work and the work of others, able to manage multiple assignments with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Skilled at consensus building
• Experience in prospect research and knowledge of funding research resources
• Ability to work independently and as part of departmental or cross-functional team.
• Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong customer service orientation
• Knowledge related to health information management, informatics or related healthcare fields preferred

Chief Executive Office (CEO)

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals, has engaged Witt/Kieffer in its search for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), to replace the current CEO who has elected to resign effective March 2010.

AHIMA is committed to advancing the HIM profession in an increasingly electronic and global environment through leadership in advocacy, education, certification, and lifelong learning. The HIM field has been and continues to be undergoing transformative change as the practice shifts from paper to electronic health records, and that transformation is going to accelerate greatly in the next five to eight years, particularly with the emphasis on the critical role of health information management (HIM) and health information technology (HIT) to improve patient care quality, reduce health care costs, and ensure widespread access to appropriate levels of care delivery.

The new CEO will be expected to bring an understanding of the HIM/HIT environment to the role, and the ability to partner effectively with key partners and alliances, which has been an on-going priority of the current CEO.  The ideal candidate will be a visionary with a strategic focus, the ability to execute plans successfully, and strong business and financial acumen.  Leadership experience managing a large, complex business enterprise, and working with a volunteer board, diverse constituency, and large professional staff is essential.

An educational background of a master’s level degree is preferred, and AHIMA certification is desirable, as is association management experience.

We would appreciate receiving recommendations or nominations of qualified candidates. You may be assured that all nominations will be handled with the utmost of professional courtesy and confidentiality.  For more information please contact Janet Guptill at jguptill@wittkieffer.com  or 630-575-6126.

To apply for any of our available positions, send the requested information in confidence to:

AHIMA
Attn: Human Resources
233 North Michigan Avenue, 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Email: HR@ahima.org

The employee benefits package can be found here.

AHIMA is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage and support diversity in our workforce.

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