As healthcare organizations invest increasing amounts in their IT, the result is more data that can be used to improve clinical practices and patient outcomes. However, that also increases the demand for staff members who can manage and leverage this information. An example of such a staff member is the Clinical Informatics Manager.

As a Clinical Informatics Manager, you are responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the clinical information systems at a health care facility, such as a hospital.

You will manage and train staff, monitor budgets, direct staff, and ensure all systems are in compliance with the Kingdom's regulatory standards.

The Challenges of being a Clinical Informatics Manager includes: 

• There's little to no direct interaction with patients
• The job can be stressful due to potential security breaches
• Long hours 
• Training tech-challenged doctors and nurses could be difficult
• You must continually educate themselves on new field advancements

 The Rewards of being a Clinical Informatics Manager includes: 

• It's a well paid job
• You can work in various environments, from hospitals to clinical research centers and pharmaceutical companies
• You are upgrading existing databases to improve health outcomes

• In order to become a Clinical Health Informatics Manager, you must obtain a Bachelor's degree in a clinical field, such as health information management, healthcare administration or information technology and computer science
• Most employers will prefer hiring health informaticists with a master's degree