Systems Analyst - Senior

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the general direction of the management team and senior staff, the Systems Analyst - Senior requires a proficient level of experienced analytical services, defining requirements, developing and/or maintaining computer applications/systems, and providing services to meet client IT and business needs. This will be a hybrid position with on-site time each month and go live support.

Requirements

Typically has 5+ years experience with modern technology and application support through education or practical experience.
Demonstrates thorough understanding of information technology fundamental tools and concepts (SDLC) of one of the information technology professional disciplines and applies that understanding to make independent practical contributions to IT work within a UPMC department or function.
Completes on-going training on-the-job, through courses, self-study, certifications and/or advanced degrees to maintain and enhance technical and business capabilities.
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Nice To Haves

Epic ambulatory certification with deep application knowledge of specialty modules include Beans, Bones, Kaleidoscope, or Phoenix preferred.
Epic, other EMR experience, or clinical experience preferred.
Highly driven and self-motivated to exceed expectations.
Ability to work independently and in a team based environment.
Additionally, this position may be required to maintain a standby status as part of a rotation within the team. This requires 24 hours per day, 7 days per week availability during the standby period. The frequency varies based upon the number of colleagues in the rotation.

Responsibilities

Complete detail-oriented documentation for new and moderately complex processes. Responsible for the quality and validity of produced documents. Extract and document customer/business requirements and needs for use by enterprise architecture and engineering teams (network, system, and software).
Independently triage and resolve Level 2 and Level 3 support issues. Act as a mentor to less experienced staff in resolution of Level 2 and Level 3 issues. Ability to handle problem management as appropriate.
Take ownership of a project and have the ability to distribute tasks to team members and meet milestone completion. Update all project management and time tracking tools accordingly.
Have a proficient understanding of multiple system/application development life cycles.
Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information at all times.
Maintain data quality at all times.
Interact with vendors (technical issues, project initiatives) independently, as necessary. Ability to act as the point person for issue escalation.
Write and analyze complex reports. Make modifications to complex reports. Mentor less experienced team members. Communicate with the business/act as business analyst.
Ability to create training content. Facilitate more detailed user training sessions. Ability to train peers.
Ability to manage process improvement efforts. Create and update processes, as necessary. Ability to independently recognize opportunity for process improvements.
Identify new functionality and/or hardware requirements related to application upgrades and implementations. Creates test plans. Responsible for review and validation of functionality. Report back any problems. Create and/or manage cutover plans including downtime, etc. Responsible for evaluating impact and coordinating efforts across multiple platforms as necessary.
Responsible for demonstrating appropriate, clear, concise, and effective written and oral communications in all interactions to build relationships and accomplish day to day work and projects.
Successfully completes projects, tasks, and initiatives by embracing a team-first approach. Works in collaboration with team and offers feedback, where appropriate, to complete individual and group efforts. Shows the ability to adjust and be flexible to change by adapting approach when necessary. Mentors less experienced staff.
Responsible for continuous self-study, trainings, partnering with more senior members of team, and/or seeking out opportunities to broaden scope to stay up to date with industry and organizational trends. Seeks feedback from senior team members for development and effectively incorporates feedback into work and behaviors.
May be responsible for coordination of tasks and resources related to system integration, validation of testing and implementation.
Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
Performs other duties as assigned.