Research Analyst

JobScore, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Retirement Savings Program

W2 Employment

Job summary

Epic Research Analyst position at JobScore, Inc. involves designing, building, testing, and implementing Epic clinical applications to support research workflows. The role requires collaboration with clinicians, coordinators, and researchers to tailor Epic features for study objectives.

You will work on configuring SmartForms, BPAs, SmartSets, and OrderSets, ensure documentation quality, perform rigorous testing, and identify risks to safeguard data integrity in a remote US-based assignment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of related work experience in Epic environments.
• Epic certification required.
• Experience across multiple Epic modules and research workflows.
• Strong testing, documentation, and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and implement Epic clinical applications for research workflows.
• Configure BPAs, SmartForms, SmartTools, and order sets to align with study goals.
• Collaborate with clinicians, coordinators, and research teams; resolve end-user issues.
• Identify risks and implement Epic-based mitigations in workflows.
• Develop test scenarios and validate system functionality for research use.

Skills

Epic systems knowledge

Clinical research workflows

SmartForms / SmartTools

BPAs / SmartSets / OrderSets

MyChart Workflows

Troubleshooting and support

Documentation and testing

Analytical skills

Job description

Epic Research Analyst 3500716

• Hourly pay: $85/hr
• Worksite: Leading medical institution (Remote, Open to Candidates located in the United States)
• W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL
• 40 hours/week, 3 Month Assignment

A leading medical institution seeks a Research Analyst to design, build, test, and implement Epic clinical application systems that support clinical research workflows.

Epic Research Analyst Responsibilities:

• Design, build, test, and implement clinical application systems, collaborating with clinicians, clinical research coordinators, and the research community to customize the Epic system for research needs. Prepare detailed specifications covering clinical processes, information flow, and risk and impact analysis, and refine documentation, workflows, and configurations to improve efficiency and usability.
• Design and maintain Epic features such as SmartForms, MyChart Recruitment Messages, and e-Consents, and configure and optimize Best Practice Advisories (BPAs), SmartSets, and OrderSets so that research and clinical workflows and documentation are precise, efficient, and aligned with research objectives.
• Resolve research end-user issues by documenting and coordinating with technical teams to address root causes, and provide customer service, troubleshooting, maintenance, and ongoing support for Research Study Management and Enrollment interfaces to minimize workflow disruptions.
• Proactively identify risks in research-related processes and design and implement Epic-based solutions to mitigate issues before they affect workflows or data integrity.
• Develop comprehensive test scenarios and conduct rigorous testing to verify that system functionality meets operational requirements, applying expertise in clinical processes, workflows, and documentation standards to support user adoption of software tools.

Epic Research Analyst Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of related work experience.
• Epic Research certification.
• Broad and/or in-depth knowledge of 1-2 clinical applications specialty areas, including design, development, implementation, user support and training, maintenance, quality assurance, and system testing and evaluation.
• Advanced build experience in SmartTexts templates and SmartTools, Doc Flowsheets, Order Transmittal, OrderSets and SmartSets, Workflow Engine Rules, Role/Menu/Activity/Navigator setup, MyChart Questionnaires, Preference Lists, Facility Structure, Oncology Research Studies, Reporting Workbench, and Synopsis and Radar Dashboards.
• Proficiency in customizing Epic workflows, security templates, user workspaces, and dashboards for research requirements.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and reporting skills, with the ability to design and execute tests, analyze system performance data, and produce substantive reports.
• Ambulatory certifications are preferred.

Shift:

• Remote: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST.

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