Senior Business Systems Analyst

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Business Systems Analyst supports the data, reporting, and operational needs of the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC). In this role, you will serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, contributing to system implementations as well as ongoing enhancements. The ideal candidate has experience interpreting business needs and translating them into clear application and operational requirements, ensuring solutions effectively support organizational goals. Please note, this position does not support H1B visa sponsorship. Position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or other related fields.
• 5 years business systems and/or project experience with exposure to systems or project development and testing, installation, and training.
• May consider additional years of related experience in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Leads CCSG projects, serving as primary SCCC contact; defines scope, timelines, deliverables, and monitors compliance.
• Prepares and delivers regular project status reports to stakeholders.
• Works with project coordinators on CCSG-related initiatives.
• Gathers and documents requirements for new and existing applications. Develops and implements operational plans for business applications.
• Coordinates application testing, develops test scenarios, tracks issues, and supports troubleshooting and user training. Develops system administration procedures for new functionalities.
• Creates and maintains policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Sets priorities and monitors design, development, and testing activities for CCSG projects.
• Reviews, recommends, and implements assigned programs or functions.
• Manages project accounts, maintains project plans, and tracks progress.
• Manages projects and serves as primary customer contact. Defines and maintains project plan and schedules. Monitors compliance with definitions of project scope, timelines, and deliverables. Provides regular project status reports to customer and internal management. Assists business analysts of lower grade to coordinate projects.
• Collects, interprets and documents specifications required to develop new and revise existing software applications. Develops and implements operational plans for new and existing business computer applications. Participates in development of project proposals for customers.
• Coordinates testing of new applications and changes to existing applications to ensure integrity and quality of data while providing and/or assisting in training of system users. Defines and develops test scenarios. Documents and tracks status of application errors and related issues in problem log. Assist programmers and business analysts of lower grade in analyzing and resolving problems.
• Compiles complete, concise, and comprehensive policies and operation procedures to assist in communicating issues to applicable management staff.
• Develops new system administrative procedures required utilizing new functionality resulting from system changes.
• Assists in developing and implementing business strategies in departments to improve operational processing and productivity.
• Monitors development of specifications and establishes priorities for accomplishing design and testing of various projects.
• Reviews, develops, recommends, and implements activities, programs or functions as assigned.
• Maintains and tracks accounts assigned to projects or programs. Develops and maintains project plans. Provides project status reports.
• Records time spent on projects to meet cost-recovery requirements.
• May supervise lower level analysts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

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