Senior Application Analyst

Abbott Laboratories; Alabama; On-site; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Cancer Diagnostics in the United States seeks an experienced Applications Analyst to lead configuration and testing of system changes, guide workflows, and collaborate with business stakeholders. You will translate clinical and administrative needs into technical solutions within the Epic ecosystem.

Focus areas include patient identification workflows, revenue cycle, CRM & MyChart, and lab order entry; strong problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, and timely delivery are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in app analysis or project delivery with healthcare IT focus.
• Ability to obtain Epic certification within 8 weeks of hire.
• Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead estimation of enhancement or support requests.
• Guide workflow design, configure system changes, and test issues.
• Liaise with stakeholders and vendors to align needs with delivery.
• Develop understanding of operational needs to improve workflows with tech.

Skills

Epic certification

Agile delivery

Stakeholder liaison

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/MIS/related

Tools

Epic software

CRM & MyChart

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Position Overview

At Abbott Cancer Diagnostics, we're cancer fighters. That's not a tagline, it's the reason we come to work every day. Our mission is to change lives through advances in cancer detection and treatment guidance, and ultimately to help eradicate the disease and the suffering it causes. Everything we build, including the software you'd be leading, exists to move that mission forward.

Essential Duties

• Lead the estimation of enhancement or support requests.
• Guide workflow design, configure and test system changes, and analyze technical issues.
• Liaise with business systems stakeholders and software vendor’s implementation staff, ensuring alignment of business needs with delivery of systems changes.
• Develop an understanding of operational needs to set the direction for the organization's workflows; proactively identify opportunities to improve business workflow with technology improvements.
• Participate in training and work with end users.
• Troubleshoot problems and questions.
• Provide end-user support for issues entered into tracking systems.
• Review the status of projects and issues with project leadership.
• Assign or delegate configuration or other activities to Application Analysts or Managed Services team members.
• Act as delegate for Applications Manager for incident or problem resolution.
• Provide mentorship for other peers and leadership to solve problems, even if it's outside of their normal responsibilities/scope.
• Be a leader on internal process design and documentation to drive continuous improvement for the IT department or team.
• Ability to work within normal business hours, as well as on-call, with potential for nights and weekends.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Demonstrate flexibility with respect to changing end-user business needs.
• Work within a cross functional team.
• Apply strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability and willingness to take ownership of work activities and ensure that they are done in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
• Ability and willingness to recognize assignments or tasks that need to be completed, to seek out additional assignments or tasks and to help others.
• Ability to communicate information clearly and concisely with project leadership, subject matter experts and key stakeholders.
• Ability to persevere in difficult situations, overcome obstacles, and reach high levels of performance when faced with stressful work situations and time pressures.
• Ability and willingness to learn new software applications.
• Strong analytical skills, business intuition, and organizational ability.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to operate in a cross functional and complex matrix environment.
• Adaptable, open to change and able to work in ambiguous situations and respond to new information or unexpected circumstances.
• Ability to operate telephone system and computer keyboard and printer.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds for approximately 5% of a typical working day.
• Ability to work in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
• Ability to comply with any applicable personal protective equipment requirements.
• Ability to travel approximately 5% of working time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field; or high school degree/general education diploma and 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience developing or configuring technology solutions, either in an application analyst or project delivery role and Subject Matter Expert in one or more of the following areas: patient identification workflows in the healthcare setting, revenue cycle, CRM & MyChart, Patient Registration, or lab order entry.
• Possession of or ability to obtain relevant Epic software application(s) certification within 8 weeks of hire.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Applicable certifications with preference given to Epic Referrals, Epic RTE, Epic Prelude.
• Professional working knowledge in Health Care or Biotechnology.
• Professional working knowledge with agile delivery methodologies.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. Applicable portions of the Company’s affirmative action program are available to any applicant or employee for inspection upon request.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

Base Pay

The base pay for this position is $78,000.00 – $156,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Family & Location

JOB FAMILY: Product Development DIVISION: ONCO Cancer Diagnostics LOCATION: United States > Madison : 1 Exact Lane ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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