Project Analyst

Texas Children's Careers • Houston, TX

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About The Position

We are searching for a Project Analyst -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will lead integrated, complex, or cross-departmental projects and/or manage the ongoing maintenance of a group of related activities. As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. Think you’ve got what it takes?

Requirements

• H.S. Diploma or GED
• 2 years’ experience in business, project, and/or healthcare
• A Bachelor’s degree may substitute for two (2) years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Establishes project plans and conducts work team meetings
• Determines staff resource needs by assessing the size, duration, scope, and complexity of the project
• Establishes and maintains project implementation plans and project status reports
• Ensures documentation (i.e., project plans, test plans, policies, and procedures) are accurate, acceptable, and in accordance with Integrated Delivery System standards and policies
• Formulates testing and piloting of new processes and systems
• Ensures user acceptance of changes based on functional requirements
• Plans and executes smooth transition of responsibilities to support staff and management teams at the completion of the project
• Administers and coordinates change schedules with department staff, and management teams, other departments, other entities, and vendors as indicated
• Estimates and controls project fiscal requirements
• Determines, analyzes, and formulates current practices, user needs, and workflow processed, issues, and potential solutions
• Appraises alternative systems and processes for workability and economic feasibility
• Recommends modifications to application designs or current procedures to maximize the advantages of current systems
• Negotiates design and implementation methodology with users and vendors
• Prepares specifications in an accurate and testable manner for system implementation analysis
• Organizes and participates in the design of user procedures
• Analyzes project impacts and dependencies across the Integrated Delivery System
• Ensures vendor participation in addressing problems and tracking their resolution
• Analyzes project standards, methodologies, and impacts
• Serves as Business Services Department representative as a participating member of designated committees: Provides the goals, problems, and solutions of the designated committees to/with Business Services Department management, negotiates contracts between stakeholders and vendors as indicated, and coordinates activities and information dissemination with committees, department management, and other necessary participants

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees