Epic Cogito Analyst (Software Development Specialist 3) - 20100724

Ohio Department of Behavioral Health; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health seeks an Epic Cogito Analyst (Software Development Specialist 3) to design, build, and maintain Cogito applications, dashboards, and enterprise analytics to support clinical, operational, and financial reporting.

You will collaborate with clinical informatics, compliance, and IT teams to ensure data quality, security, and timely reporting across behavioral health services in Ohio.

Qualifications

• Experience with Epic Cogito platform and reporting tools.
• Familiarity with reporting workflows and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain Epic Cogito applications (Reporting Workbench, SlicerDicer, dashboards).
• Analyze reporting requirements and translate them into Cogito configurations.
• Ensure data access controls and HIPAA compliance in reporting environments.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Effective October 1, 2025, the Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services has transitioned to its new name—the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health. This change reflects our continued commitment to providing comprehensive, person-centered care that addresses the full range of behavioral health needs for Ohioans. All positions and services now fall under the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health as we move forward in serving individuals, families, and communities across the state.

What You’ll Do At DBH

The Epic Cogito Analyst (Software Development Specialist 3) serves as the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) primary resource for analytics design, reporting infrastructure, and data integrity within the Epic ecosystem. This role is responsible for building, configuring, and optimizing Epic Cogito tools, including Reporting Workbench, SlicerDicer, dashboards, and enterprise analytics environments—to support clinical, operational, and financial reporting needs across the organization.

PRIMARY TECHNOLOGY:

Epic Systems Application Administration

SECONDARY TECHNOLOGY:

Microsoft OS

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the agency's Epic Cogito analyst; designs, builds, configures, tests, and maintains Epic Cogito applications, including Reporting Workbench, SlicerDicer, dashboards, and enterprise analytics infrastructure to support clinical, operational, and financial reporting needs.
• Analyzes current reporting workflows, data requests, and analytics requirements with operational, clinical, and administrative staff; identifies gaps in data availability and reporting capability, translating business and regulatory requirements into functional Cogito build such as report design, data model configuration, and dashboard configuration.
• Configures and maintains reporting environments and data access controls that support the appropriate handling of behavioral health and sensitive-population patient data, ensuring compliance with HIPAA, applicable Ohio confidentiality standards, and agency privacy policies.
• Supports accurate data representation by coordinating with Epic application teams to ensure source system build is correctly reflected in reporting outputs; performs data validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting across all Cogito environments.
• Manages the full change lifecycle (analysis, build, testing, validation, and go-live support) for upgrades, releases, and new implementations related to Cogito; troubleshoots reported issues, performs root-cause analysis, and resolves or escalates within established timelines.
• Builds and maintains Reporting Workbench templates, SlicerDicer data models, and Radar dashboards to meet evolving organizational reporting needs, ensuring accurate reflection of behavioral health inpatient, outpatient, and operational workflows.
• Collaborates with operational leaders, clinical informatics staff, compliance teams, and Epic module owners to gather reporting requirements, assess data quality, and deliver analytics solutions that support decision-making, regulatory reporting, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Coordinates with interfaces and integration teams to assess the impact of inbound and outbound data flows on reporting accuracy; troubleshoots data pipeline issues and resolves discrepancies between source system data and Cogito reporting content.
• Maintains documentation, test scripts, data dictionaries, and configuration records; serves as liaison between analytics consumers, operational leaders, clinical staff, compliance officers, and IT teams to ensure reporting solutions are optimized and aligned with agency goals.

Cross-Application Support & Security

• Performs cross-application work as Cogito workload allows, including reporting and analytics‑adjacent modules such as Prelude/Registration, EpicCare Orders Ambulatory, Healthy Planet, and operational reporting interoperability workflows.
• Assists with analysis, build, testing, and support of assigned application areas outside of Cogito; coordinates with other Epic module teams to ensure reporting outputs and data extracts accurately reflect patient record, revenue cycle, and operational data across all integrated applications.
• Applies Cogito and enterprise reporting knowledge to support accurate, secure, and timely representation of patient and operational data across internal systems, ensuring alignment with source system build and downstream reporting consumers.
• Promotes system security by adhering to agency and State IT security policies; ensures all Cogito configurations comply with privacy and access-control requirements, including restrictions on sensitive and behavioral health data within reporting environments.

Professional Development & Other Duties

• Stays current on new technologies, standards, and techniques, acquiring new skills as required.
• Completes Epic Continued Education (CEE / new version training) to maintain certifications, proficiencies, and badges; applies new functionality to improve workflows and resolve outstanding issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support agency information technology and health information management operations.

This is an hourly position covered by the OCSEA/AFSCME bargaining unit (union), with a pay range of 35 on the OCSEA Pay Range Schedule.

Normal working hours are 8:00am to 5:00pm. This position is located within our Office of Health Information Systems, headquartered at the James Rhodes State Office Tower, 30 East Broad Street, 27th floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

Unless required by any applicable union contract and/or requirements of the Ohio Revised Code, the selected candidate will begin at Step 1 of the pay range schedule listed above, with an opportunity for pay increase after six months of satisfactory performance and then a yearly raise thereafter.

60 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.

• Or completion of associate core program in computer science or information systems; 42 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.
• Or completion of undergraduate core program in computer science or information systems; 36 mos. combined work experience in any combination of the following: assuring requirements are defined and approved, performing code reviews and ensuring application development standards are met including 12 mos. work experience in the primary technology as specified by the agency position description & job posting.
• Or equivalent of minimum class qualifications for employment noted above. Note: The official position description on file with the designated agency is to reflect the required, primary technology directly relating to the duties of the position. Only those applicants possessing the experience in the required, primary technology listed in the position description & job posting are to be considered for any vacancies posted. The job posting must list the required technology commensurate with the position in question.

All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria: qualifications, experience, education, and active disciplinary record.

Primary Job Skills:

Software Development/Implementation

Technical Skills:

Software Development/Implementation

Professional Skills:

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Customer Focus, Analyzation

Required Educational Transcripts

Official transcripts are required for all post-secondary education, coursework, or degrees listed on the application. Applicants must submit an official transcript before receiving a formal employment offer. Failure to provide transcripts within five (5) business days of the request will result in disqualification from further consideration. Transcripts printed from the institution’s website will not be accepted. The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health reserves the right to evaluate the academic validity of the degree‑granting institution.

Agency Contact Name and Information

Human Resources

Compensation

$41.81 per hour

Schedule

Full-time

Work Hours

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Classified Indicator

Classified

Technical Skills

Software development/implementation

Professional Skills

Analyzation, Critical Thinking, Customer Focus, Problem Solving

Primary Technology

Not Applicable

Agency Overview

Epic Cogito Analyst (Software Development Specialist 3)

Who We Are

At the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), we strive to exemplify The Heart of Hope for individuals and families affected by mental health and substance use disorders. We proudly employ over 2,800 dedicated employees across our six inpatient behavioral health hospitals, Ohio Pharmacy Services, Ohio’s prison systems, and the central office located in the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower in Columbus, Ohio.

DBH Values

• Service-Oriented (Person Centered, Solution Oriented Customer Focused)
• Collaborative (Approachable, Reasonable, Transparent)
• Value Driven
• Innovative (Yes Before No)
• Strong Sense of Urgency

Our team of highly qualified professionals advances a critical system of behavioral healthcare in Ohio that helps people be well, get well, and stay well. Join our collaborative, service-oriented environment, where you will be respected and valued.

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is proud to be an Ohio Recovery Friendly Workplace, committed to supporting the health and well-being of all employees, including those in recovery. We foster an inclusive, stigma-free environment where individuals impacted by mental health and substance use challenges are valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. Our workplace culture promotes wellness, second-chance hiring, and recovery-informed policies that reflect our mission to serve Ohioans with compassion and respect, both in the community and within our own team.