Data Lead (Director, Systems & Programming Level III)

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals seeks a professional to lead systems analysis and design of information systems. The role involves managing a team and ensuring quality standards conform to internal policies. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience.

The position focuses on project management, planning, and evaluation of information systems in healthcare. Strong communication skills are preferred. Opportunity for growth in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience in systems analysis.
• 2 years experience in a managerial position required.
• Relevant certificates can substitute for experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs design of information systems ensuring project feasibility.
• Plans and budgets system design ensuring timely completion.
• Monitors project progress and corrects deficiencies.

Skills

Project management

Process leadership

Strong communication skills

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

E.D.P. technology

Epic Cogito Certification

Job description

Purpose of Position

Under direction, plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates activities pertaining to systems analysis, design and programming of information systems. Maintains a high-level of technical competence. Ensures that all quality standards comply with internal policies and industry standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains a team of systems analysts, programmers and essential support personnel at a level consistent with the information system requirements of the System.
• Assigns staff to projects and activities requested and prioritized by user departments and outlines alternative methods of approach; sets unit priorities, evaluates work and provides ongoing guidance to assigned staff.
• Participates in the analysis and approval of project requests from user departments within the System.
• Directs the design of computer-based information systems ensuring that projects are feasible and aligned with the overall objectives of the System.
• Plans and organizes the preparation of information systems to solve business or technical problems through the use of Electronic Data Processing (E.D.P.) equipment.
• Plans, schedules and budgets system design and programming of approved projects, ensuring completion within scheduled time and cost estimates.
• Monitors the progress of projects and takes necessary action to correct systematic deficiencies, slippages in scheduled completion dates or other conditions, which could lead to cost overruns.
• Prepares activity and progress reports.
• Provides for the technical proficiency of staff with particular regard to the latest E.D.P. technology, methodology and application of information systems in the field of health care.
• Performs related duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Administration, Statistics or a related discipline, and five (5) years of experience in systems analysis and design of information systems, two (2) years of which must have been in a managerial or supervisory capacity; or
• A satisfactory equivalent combination of certificates, education and/or experience, in which thirty (30) graduate-level semester credits from an accredited college or university can be substituted for one (1) year of experience, and each month spent completing relevant certificates can be credited for one (1) month of experience. However, all applicants must have at least a Bachelor’s Degree.

Department Preferences

• Project management and process leadership
• Leading, coordinating and facilitating effective meetings
• Strong communication skills
• Preferred: Epic Cogito Certification