Business Systems Analyst Senior - IM Project Management Office

CHRISTUS Health; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Irving, TX is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to lead meetings with the core leadership team to gather comprehensive business requirements and design operational workflows for system applications.

You will partner with Information Services and Ministry Support teams, translate requests into implementable specs, produce discovery artifacts, and guide projects to on-time delivery while maintaining a customer-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; equivalent combo of education and experience considered, with 4 years substituting for a degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate meetings with project team, including end users, management, and IS team members.
• Clarify system, workflow, and process needs with operations to understand the purpose and content of requests.
• Translate customer requests into program specifications appropriate to assigned tasks and understand clinical/business functions.
• Document business and functional requirements and assist with technical details using Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and other tools.
• Identify system enhancements to improve business processes and support future needs.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Workflow design

Test coordination

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

SQL

MS Access

Job description

Summary

The Business Systems Analyst Senior is responsible for leading/guiding meetings with the core leadership team in gathering comprehensive business requirements, to include business operations workflow designs. This entails advising and assisting customers in the operation and administration of the system applications, as well as working with the Ministry Support and Service Delivery teams. Collaborating with customers to enhance their work methodologies and tools and maintaining a customer-centric technical knowledge and focus when contributing to the analysis, design, development, testing, documentation, and implementation activities. The Business Systems Analyst Senior is responsible for the delivery of all discovery artifacts. Will serve as the liaison for the different Information Service teams while assisting with implementing workflow solutions and ensuring Project Management processes are followed. Responsible for supporting the business goals and objectives as they relate to the team.

Responsibilities

• May serve as a Test Coordinator for large project initiatives involving multiple applications.


• Clarify system, workflow, and process needs with operations to understand the purpose and content of request.


• Assist customers with understanding of system functionality and process flows and optimizing their use of assigned applications and specific project-driven tasks


• Analyze customer workflow and/or processes flows and assist customers with reengineering their department work. Assist customer with updating strategies.


• Translate customer requests into program specifications appropriate to assigned tasks. Understand and appreciate customers' clinical and business functions. This includes, but not limited to new customer file testing and implementation based on the timeframes given.


• Document business and functional requirements and assist with the technical details, utilizing a variety of tools including Word, Excel, Visio, Power Point and other tools as applicable


• Consult with management or senior team members as needed to gain knowledge needed for ownership of assigned process area


• Support day-to-day operation in assigned process area by responding to requests for research or major and minor changes to workflow


• Identify system enhancements that will improve business processes and support future business needs


• Identify issues and concerns and communicate them to management or senior team. Develop options and recommendations.


• Author, or provide review of, system request on behalf of the business units and process managers, serving as functional and technical liaison between the business units and IS organization


• Learn new technologies and systems to advance knowledge of operation and process improvements, consulting SME's or leadership as needed to gain this understanding


• Assist with implementing system changes including monitoring for successful and intended outcomes


• Lead and facilitate meetings with project team, including end users, management, and IS team members


• Utilize operational and system knowledge to provide recommendations for increased efficiencies and automation through proprietary workflow system


• Knowledge of ServiceNow and other project and process management systems


• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment


• Ability to produce written material to sufficiently communicate at all levels of the organization


• Proven ability to analyze complex business issues and identify, design and implement effective practical recommendations. Superior diagnostic skills spanning organizational, group and individual needs


• Ability to keep confidential information as such


• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple competing projects and deadlines


• With minimal guidance, define boundaries, set priorities, plan and manage multiple requests. With guidance, develop detailed schedules for all assigned requests and/or projects, mapping dates and resources to tasks. Monitor progress and resolve approved deviations from plan.


• Independent, logical thinker with proven ability to perform detailed data analysis and make sound decisions


• Extensive troubleshooting abilities, with ability to problem solve complex technical issues independently within a timely fashion


• Ability to understand operational business processes, and apply technical/system knowledge


• Ability to develop and/or present training to operational business users


• Ability to work independently or in a team environment, respectful of all positions at all levels


• Provide effective customer service by being courteous, polite and friendly at all times. Acknowledge customers timely in order to determine their need and help the customer resolve the issue or request. Participate in departmental programs that promote and deliver exceptional customer service.


• Intermediate knowledge with database query tools such as MS Access or SQL


• Knowledge of project management methodologies


• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by management.

Job Requirements

Education/Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
  
  
  • An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered, with four (4) years of additional relevant experience substituting for a bachelor's degree
  
  

Experience

• 3 - 4 years of experience in implementing workflow solutions and project management.

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• None required

Work Schedule

8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday

Work Type

Full Time