Lead Imaging Consultant

An employee of the American Hospital Dubai is expected to promote the mission and philosophy of the hospital by acting in a caring, courteous and confidential manner towards patients, visitors, colleagues and staff by performing their duties and responsibilities according to the expected standards in order to fully meet patient care needs.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Informatics, Medical Imaging, Radiologic Technology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Master’s Degree in Health Informatics, Information Systems, Healthcare Administration, Digital Health, or a related field preferred.
- Professional certification or formal training in PACS administration, imaging informatics, DICOM, HL7, healthcare integration, project management, cybersecurity, or relevant vendor technologies is preferred.
- Current or previous professional registration in Radiologic Technology or another clinical imaging discipline is advantageous.
- Advanced knowledge of PACS, RIS, VNA, enterprise viewers, modality worklists, voice recognition, image exchange, advanced visualization, and imaging workflow.
- Strong knowledge of DICOM, HL7, FHIR, IHE Radiology integration profiles, healthcare interfaces, image lifecycle management, and clinical-system interoperability.
- Knowledge of imaging infrastructure, storage, virtualization, cloud architecture, networking, cybersecurity, disaster recovery, database concepts, and system monitoring.
- Strong understanding of radiology and other clinical imaging workflows, patient identity management, clinical documentation, privacy, patient safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent leadership, consultation, analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, project management, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Ability to lead complex technical initiatives, manage competing priorities, and provide support in a high-availability healthcare environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

- Minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in imaging informatics, PACS/RIS administration, clinical systems, healthcare information technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of two (2) years in a senior imaging systems, lead consultant, solution architect, PACS administrator, or equivalent role within a complex healthcare environment.
- Demonstrated experience implementing, integrating, upgrading, migrating, and supporting enterprise PACS, RIS, VNA, diagnostic viewing, and imaging workflow solutions.
- Experience supporting radiology and at least one additional imaging specialty such as cardiology, breast imaging, nuclear medicine, oncology, dental imaging, endoscopy, or digital pathology is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with DICOM and HL7 integration, modality onboarding, image migration, workflow optimization, incident resolution, vendor management, and business continuity planning.
- Experience integrating imaging artificial intelligence or advanced clinical decision-support solutions is highly desirable.
- Experience within a tertiary, multi-site, or JCI-accredited hospital and familiarity with DHA and NABIDH requirements are preferred.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary projects and working directly with physicians, radiologists, technologists, executives, technical teams, and external vendors is required.