Senior Business Applications Analyst - Epic Beacon and Research

University of Chicago - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Chicago, IL

Educational Services

About the position

The Senior Business Applications Analyst - Epic Research and Beacon at UChicago Medicine is responsible for formulating and defining systems scope and objectives based on user needs and industry requirements. This role involves designing, building, and testing applications to address complex business requests, troubleshooting application issues, and providing on-call support. The analyst will also guide and mentor less-experienced team members while working remotely.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test applications to address complex business requests.
• Analyze business and user needs, documenting requirements and workflows.
• Troubleshoot and fix complex application issues.
• Provide on-call support as needed.
• Guide and mentor less-experienced Business System Analysts.
• Work at the highest technical level of systems analysis while considering business implications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant certification in healthcare, business management, or information systems is required.
• Epic Research certification is required.
• Epic Beacon certification is a plus.
• Minimum of three years' experience with information system software solutions.
• Solid understanding of underlying technologies: hardware, networking, Intranet, Internet, PDA, bar coding, and wireless.
• Experience with multiple software applications, systems analysis/design, integration/design, or web applications/design.
• Must have issue tracking and resolution skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and assess work to meet aggressive deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with tools and concepts of process improvement, including methods analysis, work sampling, statistical analysis, financial analysis, and systems analysis.
• Experience developing presentations for project work.
• Capable of working well in a diverse, multi-disciplinary team and interacting with others at all levels of the organization, including remote teams.
• Solid skills in documenting and analyzing business processes.
• Proven skills in problem solving.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, and effective presentation skills.
• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings with diverse participants.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude and demeanor in both normal and pressure situations.

Nice-to-haves

• Epic Beacon certification is a plus.
• Familiarity with tools and concepts of process improvement desired.