[Hiring] Epic Business Intelligence Applications Specialist II @UTHealth Houston

Role Description

UTHealth Houston is seeking an Epic Business Intelligence Analyst II to work with our Epic operations team. You will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the triage of analytics requests and deciding which reporting tools to use as new data needs arise, including but not limited to:

• Clarity and Caboodle reports
• Extract Framework: Metrics
• Benchmarking
• Radar
• Analytics Catalog
• Registry Framework
• Data marts
• Reporting Workbench
• SlicerDicer
• Tableau

This role requires someone who is already certified in Cogito Fundamentals and Cogito Tools Administration. The analyst serves as a data modeling resource for our clinical areas.

This is a remote role for the most part, with occasional in-person meetings. UTHealth Houston currently strongly prefers that employees either reside in the State of Texas or relocate to Texas within three months of accepting a role.

Qualifications

• Certification in Epic Cogito Fundamentals and Cogito Tools Administration
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field required (may substitute with equivalent years of experience)
• 4 years of experience in a healthcare-related field required
• 1 year of experience supporting one or more Epic modules preferred
• Large-scale healthcare systems planning and implementation experience on application software products preferred

Requirements

• Superior communication skills, both oral and written
• Superior customer relation skills
• Familiarity with project lifecycle and project management methodologies
• Ability to plan and manage projects of various sizes
• Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources
• Manage Human Resources activities of the department

Benefits

• 100% paid medical premiums for full-time employees
• Generous time off (around 37-38 days per year)
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Retirement/pension plan
• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts (entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.)
• Resources for child and elder care

Position Key Accountabilities

• Maintains expertise in the support and optimization of Epic Cogito analytics suite of tools
• Establishing processes for request, triage, prioritization, testing, publishing, and validating data requests
• Works cohesively with stakeholders for system support
• Reviewing upgrade documentation related to analytics tools
• Creates and modifies existing reports and distributes analytics content
• Demonstrates timely troubleshooting of software and workflow issues
• Maintaining the Analytics Catalog and associated metadata records
• Meets build deadlines as communicated by EHR Business Intelligence Application Manager
• Develops and maintains system documentation
• Assists EHR Business Intelligence Application Manager in developing build timelines
• Performs unit testing of application configurations
• Follows established guidelines for system change control
• Creates and maintains documentation for change management
• Collaborates across teams for quality standards
• Independently performs basic project management activities
• Develops applications-specific reports
• Performs other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

• Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally
• Exerts up to 20 pounds frequently
• Exerts up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects

Security Sensitive

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094.

Residency Requirement

We prefer employees who permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.