[Hiring] Epic Cogito Developer II @VCU Health

Role Description

At VCU Health, our Epic EHR is a critical platform for delivering high-quality patient care, advancing research, and supporting operational excellence — and analytics is how we turn that data into action. We’re seeking an experienced Epic Cogito Developer II to design and deliver Epic-based reporting and analytics that leaders, clinicians, and teams rely on every day. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working deep in Epic data, partnering closely with clinical and business stakeholders, and building trusted insights that make a real impact across an academic health system.

The Epic Cogito Developer II is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the Epic Cogito solutions that help the organization make data-driven decisions. This role requires strong analytical skills, strong proficiency in Epic’s Cogito tools, and the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions as well as to lead projects involving cross-functional teams.

• Participates in the design, development and maintenance of Cogito analytics solutions that transform data into insights through Reporting Workbench reports, Radar dashboards and Slicer Dicer self-service reporting capabilities.
• Performs analysis including reviewing multiple data sets and data relationships to support research and business decisions.
• Works in concert with application and business teams to understand business requirements and translating those requirements into developing value-add Epic driven solutions.
• Develops and enforces implementation of standards and best practices involved in Epic Cogito solutions development and delivery.
• Works with Data Engineering team by identifying opportunities to expand data sets and business intelligence tools to include additional data.
• Assists with data lineage and coding to support this function.
• Supports the data through its life cycle utilizing data governance principles that ensure data quality, integrity, stewardship, security, literacy and adoption.
• Provides Technical Support and training to end users on BI tools and reports.
• Mentors junior Epic Cogito Developers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, IT, Math, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related discipline (Required)
• Master’s degree in Business, IT, Math, Data Analytics, Engineering or related discipline (Preferred)
• Epic Certification(s) and obtain Epic Cogito Certification (within 6 months of hire, 3 chances for exam) (Required)
• Epic Cogito Certification (Preferred)

Requirements

• 5+ years using EHR Reporting tools.
• 4+ years of experience with Data Lake, EDW and operational databases required.
• 2+ years SQL experience.
• Intermediate level knowledge EHR Reporting tools.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Intermediate SQL skills.
• Understanding data warehousing concepts and practices for managing large datasets.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
• Ability to effectively communicate with technical and non-technical personas and make complex ideas understood.
• Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations.
• Ability to comprehend quickly the functions and capabilities of new technologies.

Benefits

• Combination of education and experience in lieu of a degree.
• Displays intellectual curiosity and integrity.