Epic Cogito Developer II

VCU Health • Richmond, VA

11d • Remote

About The Position

At VCU Health, our Epic EHR is a critical platform for delivering high‑quality patient care, advancing research, and supporting operational excellence — and analytics is how we turn that data into action. We’re seeking an experienced Epic Cogito Developer II to design and deliver Epic‑based reporting and analytics that leaders, clinicians, and teams rely on every day. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working deep in Epic data, partnering closely with clinical and business stakeholders, and building trusted insights that make a real impact across an academic health system. The Epic Cogito Developer II is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the Epic Cogito solutions that help the organization make data-driven decisions. This role requires strong analytical skills, strong proficiency in Epic’s Cogito tools, and the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions as well as to lead projects involving cross functional, teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, IT, Math, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related discipline
• Epic Certification(s)
• Obtain Epic Cogito Certification (within 6 months of hire, 3 chances for exam)
• 5+ years using EHR Reporting tools.
• 4+ years of experience with Data Lake, EDW and operational databases required.
• 2+ years SQL experience.
• Intermediate level knowledge EHR Reporting tools.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Intermediate SQL skills.
• Understanding data warehousing concepts and practices for managing large datasets.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally (Required proficiency).
• Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical personas and make complex ideas understood.
• Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations.
• Ability to comprehend quickly the functions and capabilities of new technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Business, IT, Math, Data Analytics, Engineering or related discipline
• Epic Cogito Certification
• Intermediate level knowledge Epic Cogito tools: Reporting Workbench, Radar Dashboards, Metrics, Slicer Dicer.
• Working knowledge of data governance practices and data life cycle management preferred.
• Experience utilizing Agile methodology.
• Displays intellectual curiosity and integrity.
• Combination of education and experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the design, development and maintenance of Cogito analytics solutions that transform data into insights through Reporting Workbench reports, Radar dashboards and Slicer Dicer self-service reporting capabilities.
• Performs analysis including reviewing multiple data sets and data relationships to support research and business decisions.
• Works in concert with application and business teams to understand business requirements and translating those requirements into developing value-add Epic driven solutions.
• Develops and enforce implementation of standards and best practices involved in Epic Cogito solutions development and delivery.
• Works with Data Engineering team by identifying opportunities to expand data sets and business intelligence tools to include additional data.
• Assists with data lineage and coding to support this function.
• Supports the data through its life cycle utilizing data governance principles that ensure data quality, integrity, stewardship, security, literacy and adoption.
• Provides Technical Support and training to end users on BI tools and reports
• Mentors junior Epic Cogito Developers

Benefits

• One college and four health sciences schools
• An academic medical center
• A Level I trauma center
• One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia
• The region’s only full-service children’s hospital
• More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties
• With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level