Senior Associate, Workday Security Administrator (REMOTE)

BAYADA Home Health Care; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Associate, Workday Security Administrator, where you'll play a vital role in safeguarding sensitive employee data within the Workday platform. This position requires deep expertise in Workday security and a strong understanding of healthcare regulatory requirements, including HIPAA and SOC2. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, influencing decision-making while ensuring compliance and data protection. With a culture that values compassion and excellence, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive environment that prioritizes employee well-being and growth.

Benefits

Paid Weekly

Mon-Fri work hours

Comprehensive benefits plan

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick leave

401k with company match

Employee assistance program

Strong employee values and recognition

Growth opportunities

AMAZING culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Workday security administration.
• Strong knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, and SOC2 regulations.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Workday security configurations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to recommend security best practices.

Skills

Workday Security Administration

Healthcare Regulatory Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Four-year college degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Senior Associate, Workday Security Administrator (REMOTE)

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Position Summary
The Workday Security Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day administration and maintenance of Workday security configurations. This role will play a critical part in ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive employee data within the Workday platform. The Workday Security Administrator will have deep expertise in Workday security, a strong understanding of healthcare regulatory requirements - e.g. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), System and Organization Controls 2 (SOC2), and the ability to manage external vendors while collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders including clinical and administrative leaders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Exemplifies characteristics of The BAYADA Way: compassion, excellence and reliability.
• Four (4) year college degree.
• Workday Pro certification in security or relevant Workday modules.
• 5+ years of experience in Workday security administration, including configuring roles, permissions, groups, BP security policies and access controls in regulated industry.
• Implements security to include user profiles, roles, permissions, object security and query security for all areas of Workday.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulatory standards including HIPAA, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) and SOC2 and their impact on Workday security.
• Proven experience managing security in Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Finance, Payroll and other modules ensuring compliance and data protection.
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior stakeholders and influence decision making in complex organizations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Acceptable Pre-Employment Assessment Results.
• Ability to read, write and effectively communicate in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Workday Pro certification in security or relevant Workday modules.
• Experience integrating Workday with Healthcare IT systems or identity management platforms.
• Project management experience in Workday implementations or large-scale upgrades.

Primary Responsibilities

• Demonstrate and communicate the core values of BAYADA and The BAYADA Way.
• Demonstrates technical expertise in building, maintaining, monitoring, troubleshooting, and fixing issues related to Workday Security.

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute the Workday security strategy aligning with healthcare regulatory and organizational compliance requirements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leaders and cross functional teams, recommending security best practices for sensitive data.

Hands-On Technical Expertise

• Skilled at explaining HR & Finance concepts and relating them to how Workday functions, while translating this information for HR & Finance end users to help them understand how the requested changes will be implemented.
• Configure, maintain and enhance Workday roles, permissions and access controls to protect employee and organization data.
• Design and implement security configurations for the Workday HCM & Financial suite.
• Conduct hands-on security assessments and proactively address vulnerabilities in Workday to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive data.
• Complete technical impact assessment of Workday Upgrades, Releases, & Change Management, including impacted integrations and downstream systems.
• Ability to escalate and communicate long-term maintenance issues associated with requested configuration changes.
• Strong understanding on how security connects with other functional areas and vice versa.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure Workday Security adheres to specific regulations including HIPAA, HITECH, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as organizational policies.
• Lead and support audits, including access reviews and segregation of duties (SoD) analysis, ensuring compliance with industry standards and mitigating security risks.
• Develop and enforce robust governance policies for Workday Security.
• Strong understanding of security reporting for SOX reporting/dashboards/monitoring.

Collaboration and Vendor Management

• Collaborate with HR, IT, Finance and business stakeholders to ensure Workday security solutions meet the unique needs of BAYADA.
• Manage external vendors, ensuring Workday integrations and upgrades align with security standards and deliverables are met on time.
• Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders to address Workday security needs, risks, and opportunities.

Ongoing Optimization and Education

• Stay up to date with Workday updates, new features and evolving healthcare regulations, proactively recommending improvements.
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for Workday security architecture, configurations and procedures tailored to use cases.
• Train and mentor team members as well as stakeholders on Workday security and governance.

Leadership and Project Management

• Manage cross functional projects, ensuring timelines, budgets and deliverables are met.
• Take ownership of assigned initiatives from conception through deployment, including resource coordination and risk mitigation.
• Provide guidance to functional teams and stakeholders during the implementation of the security solutions.
• Demonstrate solid performance or exceed performance standards in key job dimensions/attributes as defined on the Performance Appraisal for Office Staff.
• Perform related duties, or as required or requested by supervisor.

Why You'll Love BAYADA

• BAYADA Home Health Care offers the stability and structure of a national company with the values and culture of a family-owned business.
• Newsweek’s Best Place to Work for Diversity
• Newsweek’s Best Place to Work for Women
• Newsweek’s Best Place to Work (overall)
• Newsweek’s Best Place to Work for Women and Families
• Glassdoor Best Places to Work
• Forbes Best Places to Work for Women
• Paid Weekly
• Mon-Fri work hours
• AMAZING culture
• Strong employee values and recognition
• Small team at a local office
• Growth opportunities
• BAYADA Home Health Care offers a comprehensive benefits plan that includes the following: Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, vision, dental and medical health plans, employer paid life insurance, 401k with company match, direct deposit and employee assistance program.