Description:
- Provide in-depth business knowledge and advanced technical support to one or more business areas through developed and ad hoc analysis/reporting, as well as designing and programming complex new processes/reports
- Act as subject matter expert for department or business unit on business systems/applications
- Analyze company functions, processes and activities to improve computer-based business applications for the most effective use of money, materials, equipment, and people
- Perform application/system design and implementation
- Document development requirements
- Consult with end users to test and debug applications to meet client needs
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop ad hoc reports to conduct data analysis and validation
- Confer with area/department to analyze current operational procedures and trends and identify problems
- Conduct business analysis and recommends technical alternative solutions to management as to course of action that best meets the organization’s goals
- Research, evaluate, and assess the financial impact of issues identified in data/processes
- Analyze requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing business systems
- Create multiuser, real-time, robust database solutions
- Act as subject matter expert to provide business and technical expertise in requirements solicitation, system analysis, technical design, programming, and documentation of business applications/systems
- May be responsible for monitoring and reporting to management on the status of departmental projects
- Anticipate and identify issues that could inhibit achieving the project goals and objectives, and implementing corrective actions and mitigation strategies
- Provide oversight and resolves complex issues, optimizing performance, resolving problems, and providing timely follow-up on identified issues
- Provide guidance and training to staff on process, procedures and issue resolution
- Conducting system analysis meetings, developing system design documents, developing project plans with achievable milestones and deadlines, and mediating different department demands to gain approvals on system scope and design
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education:
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience in technical data analysis
- Masters degree in a related field. i.e. Mathematics, Computer Science, etc.
Work Experience:
- 1+ year of experience in healthcare preferred
- 4+ years of experience in relevant programming to include SAS. SQL. VB.NET. or Oracle (or similar depending upon departmental requirements) required
- 3+ years of experience in related business analysis required
- 1+ year of experience in ASP/ASP.NET preferred
Skills:
- Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
- Demonstrated analytical skills
- Demonstrated interpersonal/verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated written communication skills
- Demonstrated problem solving skills
- Ability to work in a matrixed environment
- Ability to work as part of a team
Technology Proficiency:
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- SQL Server System
- Crystal Report Writing
- Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS)
- Visual Basics .Net
- Oracle Database Management System (DBMS)
- Cognos
Level of Supervision Received:
- Function independently within broad scope of established departmental policies/practices
- Generally refer specific problems to supervisor only where clarification of departmental operating policies/procedures may be required