Epic Analyst I - ENT

UAB Medicine; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational assistance

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Paid parental leave

PSLF eligible

Job summary

UAB Medicine in Birmingham, AL seeks an Epic application leader to guide strategy, innovation, and cross‑functional support of Epic. You will analyze operational needs, set requirements and standards, and collaborate with teams to implement optimal configurations and processes.

The role emphasizes data management, project roadmaps, and maintaining quality and patient safety as part of enterprise priorities. A Bachelor’s in IT and Epic certification are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field required; experience may substitute for education.
• Epic Clin Doc certification preferred or obtained within 12 weeks of training.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, innovation, and collaborative support of Epic within HSIS.
• Analyze operational needs to establish requirements and standards.
• Guide system configurations and process impacts across teams.
• Develop roadmaps and timelines for major Epic projects.
• Serve as a technical expert in data management and system maintenance.
• Ensure quality and patient safety alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Engage stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Skills

Epic Clin Doc

Workflow analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder collaboration

Epic upgrades

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Epic certification or able to obtain within 12 weeks

Job description

Position Overview

Pay range: $57,940 - $94,150 / year

Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include:

• robust educational assistance programs
• generous paid time off
• employee assistance and wellness programs
• paid parental leave
• qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
• plus more.

Job Highlights

A team of more than 600 professionals, Health System Information Services (HSIS) works to keep UAB Medicine’s IT systems and infrastructure running smoothly to deliver quality and innovative care to our patients. Join our nationally ranked team at UAB Medicine, amongst the top 150 Places to Work in 2025 as ranked by Becker’s Healthcare. Also, we have achieved top ratings in the Most Wired survey for a total of 21 years.

Job Description

To employ broad knowledge to guide application team members on strategy, innovation, and collaborative support of Epic. To lead efforts to analyze operational needs, utilizing industry guidelines and best practices, to establish requirements and technical standards to achieve enterprise goals. To serve within organizational teams and provides insight on technology configurations as well as process impacts.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Creates frameworks for planning, designing and documentation of system functionality and changes.
• Sets key standards and best practices to ensure that work quality meets customer needs.
• Fosters a collaborative approach for system changes and issues resolution by bringing together all stakeholders.
• Works to mitigate systemic risk through build processes, system analysis and monitoring of system performance.
• Assists with creation of roadmaps for system functionality and timelines for major projects.
• Leads projects across functional teams and business leaders to determine the most appropriate technical strategy.
• Serves as a technical expert within the organization on system development and maintenance, data management and system support.
• Maintains professional accountability to support quality and patient safety efforts and alignment with enterprise strategic priorities.
• Builds and maintains partnerships within the organization. Engages stakeholders to understand requirements, integrating business knowledge with technical solutions.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field required. Work experience may substitute for education requirement. Epic certification in area of support or certification obtained within 12 weeks of completing Epic training with no more than two (2) testing attempts required.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with inpatient clinical documentation and nursing workflows
• Ability to analyze and document workflows
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with clinical, operational, and technical stakeholders
• Ability to work on assigned tasks while appropriately escalating complex issuesEpic Clin Doc certification preferred
• 1-2 years of Epic application experience preferred
• Experience supporting Epic upgrades, implementations, or optimizations initiatives preferred

Why Work at UAB Medicine

We are UAB Medicine, Alabama’s largest and most comprehensive health system, recognized nationally for delivering world‑class patient care, pioneering research, and cutting‑edge medical education. We proudly serve more than 1.2 million patients each year – from every county in Alabama, all 50 states, and many countries around the world. Our network spans numerous hospitals, emergency departments, more than 67 other sites of care, and a team of over 3,100 physicians. Our key facilities include UAB Hospital – ranked the No. 1 hospital in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report and home to the state’s first ACS‑verified Level I adult trauma center and only Magnet‑designated hospital – along with UAB Hospital‑Callahan Eye and five UAB St. Vincent’s hospitals serving central Alabama.

UAB Medicine offers careers across a wide range of practice environments, from our internationally renowned academic medical center and award‑winning community hospitals to our primary and specialty care clinics across the state. Whether you’re seeking the fast‑paced learning environment of a tertiary care setting or the close‑knit environment of a community facility, there’s a place for you on our team where you can become part of a mission‑driven organization committed to delivering life‑changing care. With nearly every medical specialty represented and unlimited opportunities for growth, you’ll find the right fit for your skills and career goals. We care for you by offering comprehensive, industry‑leading benefit packages to support the individual preferences and circumstances of our diverse staff.