EHR MMPHA Junior Analyst

UPMC Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid maternity/paternity leave

Pension plan

Critical Illness cover

Job summary

UPMC Ireland is implementing the Cúram Electronic Health Record (EHR) system across its Ireland operations. The junior analyst role focuses on data preparation, entry, validation, testing, and documentation within the Materials Management Pharmacy workstream.

Ideal candidates are pharmacy technicians with strong attention to detail and experience with drug catalogues and item information. The role requires accuracy and independent work, with training provided by senior team members.

Qualifications

• Qualification as a pharmacy technician or equivalent relevant pharmacy education and experience.
• High attention to detail and the ability to identify missing, inconsistent, or duplicate information.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary project team.

Responsibilities

• Help with general EHR build activities under the direction of senior analysts and the Workstream Lead.
• Enter, update, and maintain pharmacy and materials management data in approved build tools and templates.
• Support creation and maintenance of drug stock records and item master data.
• Apply naming conventions and data standards consistently across records.
• Complete high-volume data entry accurately within deadlines.
• Identify data quality concerns and escalate issues when required.

Education

Pharmacy technician qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

EHR MMPHA Junior Analyst

Location: Swift Square, Dublin 9 and Kilkenny (Hybrid) Job type: Specified Purpose

Overview of role:

TheMaterials Management Pharmacy Junior Analyst will support the implementationofthe Cúram Electronic Health Record (EHR) system across UPMC Ireland. Reportingto the Materials Management Workstream Lead, this role will provide practicalsupport for general build team activities, data preparation, data entry,validation, testing, documentation, and issue follow-up within the MaterialsManagement Pharmacy workstream. The Junior Analyst will work closely withpharmacy, materials management, and technical team members to help establishaccurate pharmacy item and drug catalogue information in the EHR. The rolerequires a high degree of accuracy, consistency, and focus. It is well suitedto a pharmacy technician who understands medication and drug catalogueinformation and who is interested in applying that knowledge to an EHR implementationenvironment.

This role is expected to complete assigned work independently,provide clear progress reporting, identify data quality concerns, and elevatequestions or issues when required. Training and direction will be provided bysenior workstream members, but the successful candidate must be organised,dependable, and comfortable completing detailed, repetitive data activities toa defined standard.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Materials Management Pharmacy team with general EHR build activities under the direction of senior analysts and the Workstream Lead.
• Enter, update, and maintain pharmacy and materials management data in approved build tools, configuration workbooks, templates, and MEDITECH Expanse environments.
• Support the creation and maintenance of drug stock records, pharmacy items, descriptions, identifiers, units of measure, packaging details, and other assigned data elements.
• Apply approved naming conventions, data standards, and build instructions consistently across all assigned records.
• Complete high-volume data entry accurately and within established work plans and programme deadlines.
• Compare source information against entered data and correct discrepancies before submitting work for review.
• Perform assigned data clean-up, standardisation, de-duplication, and record completion activities.
• Maintain clear status information for assigned build and data tasks, including work completed, items outstanding, questions, and identified issues.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required

• Qualification as a pharmacy technician, or equivalent relevant pharmacy education and experience.
• Practical knowledge of drug catalogues, medication terminology, packaging, and pharmacy item information.
• Demonstrated experience entering, maintaining, reviewing, or validating structured data with a strong level of accuracy.
• High attention to detail and the ability to identify missing, inconsistent, or duplicate information.
• Ability to follow documented instructions, naming conventions, data standards, and quality control processes.
• Ability to organise assigned work, meet deadlines, and report progress independently.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and confidence using spreadsheets, filters, lists, and structured data templates.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary project team.

Preferred

• Experience working in a hospital, community pharmacy, pharmacy stores, purchasing, inventory, or medication supply environment.
• Previous experience maintaining a pharmacy drug file, formulary, item master, stock catalogue, wholesaler catalogue, or related reference data.
• Exposure to MEDITECH Expanse, another EHR, a pharmacy information system, an ERP, or a materials management system.
• Experience supporting data conversion, catalogue standardisation, system implementation, testing, or quality assurance activities
• Familiarity with barcode, product identifier, unit-of-measure, pack-size, supplier, or inventory information.
• Experience investigating data discrepancies and documenting corrections or follow-up actions.

This job description is intended to be an outline of the areas of responsibility. As UPMC and the post holder develop, this job description may be subject to review in light of the changing needs of the business.

EqualOpportunity Statement and Benefits

UPMC is an equal opportunity employer.We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environmentfor all employees.

Benefits

• Fully paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents.
• Competitive PensionPlan, company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
• Critical Illness coverfor all employees up to the age of 66.

Performance and Recognition

Rewards for performance that supports the goals and mission ofUPMC through our annual ACES programme.

Work-Life Balance

Enhanced annual leave up to a maximum of 27 days. Flexibleworking opportunities to support you to work around external familycommitments.

Developmentand Career Opportunities

Opportunities for each employee to reachtheir career goals through continued learning and/or advancement.

AboutUPMC

UPMC is a renowned multinational academic medicalcentre committed to delivering people-focused care that’s close to home.Headquartered in Pittsburgh and affiliated with the University of PittsburghSchools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shapes the future of health throughclinical and technological innovation, research and education.UPMCexpands its expertise globally, bringing world-class care acrosscontinents through its UPMC Internationaldivision — an owned and operatednetwork of hospitals and ambulatory care centres in Italy, IrelandandCroatia. UPMC International brings new access to the signature specialtyservices of UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre, UPMC Sports Medicineand others tomore people in more places around the world. In Ireland UPMC has provided high-quality healthcare in the South East since2006. UPMC’s operations in Ireland now include UPMC Whitfield Hospital inWaterford, UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, UPMC Kildare Hospital inClane, and UPMC Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny. Outpatient care is available atthe UPMC Carlow Outreach Centre, UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre radiotherapylocations in Waterford and Cork, UPMC The 4th Practice in Mallow, and acrossUPMC Sports Medicine Clinics in Dublin, Waterford, Limerick, Tipperary, Cork, andMayo. UPMC has also established a nationwide Concussion Network. UPMC'sGlobal Technology Operation Centre is based in Kilkenny.