Senior Business Analyst

Sonic Healthcare USA, Anatomic Pathology; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for AP LIS implementation to lead complex workflow enhancements in anatomic pathology.

The role involves requirements analysis, testing coordination, go-live support, and stabilization across accessioning, grossing, histology, cytology, and digital pathology workflows. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, coordinate with LIS configuration and build activities, and ensure documentation, validation, and compliant

Qualifications

• Experience in a medical laboratory with pathology terminology.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional teamwork skills.
• Ability to create SQL queries from database tables.
• Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC).

Responsibilities

• Independently manage complex LIS implementation tasks across AP workflows.
• Coordinate with technical and operational teams to meet milestones.
• Support testing, defect triage, and go-live activities.
• Document workflow needs and maintain implementation records.
• Advise and coach junior analysts during projects.

Skills

SQL queries

SDLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field

Job description

Job Functions, Duties, Responsibilities and Position Qualifications:

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Position Summary

The Senior Business Analyst – AP LIS Implementation independently delivers complex Anatomic Pathology (AP) LIS implementation, enhancement, and optimization activities. This role supports requirements analysis, workflow validation, testing coordination, defect remediation, cutover readiness, go-live support, and post-implementation stabilization across accessioning, grossing, histology, microtomy, IHC/special stains, cytology, molecular/AP ancillary workflows, pathology reporting, case tracking, and digital pathology coordination where applicable. The Senior Systems Analyst coordinates across technical and operational teams and acts as an advanced escalation resource for complex implementation and production transition issues.

Key Responsibilities

Independently manage complex implementation tasks, requirements analysis, testing coordination, defect remediation, and readiness. Act as an advanced implementation resource for complex workflow and application issues during project and hypercare phases. Coordinate across operational and technical teams to ensure implementation milestones and dependencies are addressed. Provide informal coaching to Systems Analyst I and II team members. Support LIS implementation, enhancement, upgrade, optimization, and deployment activities. Analyze and document workflow needs across accessioning, grossing, histology, microtomy, IHC/special stains, cytology, molecular/AP ancillary workflows, pathology reporting, case tracking, and digital pathology coordination where applicable. Coordinate with LIS Configuration & Build for configuration readiness, standards alignment, and controlled delivery of required build components. Support testing, validation coordination, defect triage, issue tracking, cutover readiness, go-live execution, hypercare, and stabilization activities. Coordinate with Integration, Infrastructure, Middleware, vendors, laboratory operations, billing, QA/compliance, and other stakeholders as needed. Investigate complex implementation or transition-to-support issues and ensure appropriate escalation and resolution tracking. Maintain implementation documentation, workflow notes, test evidence, action logs, risks, decisions, and knowledge transfer materials. Follow change control, validation, compliance, privacy, and documentation standards.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field preferred. Experience: Experience in a medical laboratory, with a basic understanding of clinical and anatomical pathology terminology Excellent problem solver, with a focus on team success Excellent communication skills with ability to work cross-functionally across multiple teams Skills: Create SQL queries from database tables Knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) Ability to travel up to 40% Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Work Shift: Job Category: Information Technology Company: Sonic Healthcare USA, Inc

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About Sonic Healthcare USA

Sonic Healthcare USA is a subsidiary of Sonic Healthcare Limited, one of the world's largest medical diagnostic companies, providing laboratory services to medical practitioners, hospitals and community health services, with operations in eight countries, on three continents and providing care to over 100 million patients each year. Sonic Healthcare USA is a leading provider of state-of-the art laboratory services and pathology practices throughout the USA with eight operating divisions and nearly eight thousand US- based employees, 330 Pathologists and serving over 30 million patients per year. Sonic Healthcare USA operates under a federated business model that emphasizes medical leadership and community-based testing services to provide outstanding quality and service to the doctors and patients that they serve. For more information, visit the Sonic Healthcare website at www.sonichealthcareusa.com.