Senior Hospital Applications Analyst (Epic- Report Writer)

University Hospital; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation Time

Medical & Prescription Drug Coverage

Dental & Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA) & FSA

Disability Insurance

Pension Plan

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional Development

Job summary

University Hospital is seeking a Senior Hospital Applications Analyst to lead analysis, design, development, and support of enterprise reporting across clinical, operational, and financial data. This self-directed role partners with stakeholders to translate needs into scalable data and reporting solutions.

Required: Bachelor’s degree, 3+ years in information systems, SQL/data warehousing expertise, and Epic reporting familiarity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in health-related or related field.
• 3+ years in information systems, preferably in patient care.
• Must obtain Epic certification within 6 months of training.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, relational databases, and data warehouses.
• Experience with Epic reporting tools is highly valuable; cross-platform ability beneficial.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; can investigate data issues.
• Ability to work independently and with teams in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Partners with clinical, operational, financial, and business stakeholders to translate needs into technical solutions.
• Designs, develops, modifies, tests, implements, and maintains reports, dashboards, datasets, and data extracts.
• Applies programming and scripting skills to automate processes and improve reporting efficiency.
• Evaluates existing reports and suggests standardization, optimization, automation, and accessibility improvements.
• Creates technical specifications and documentation to support development and maintenance.
• Triages data requests, clarifies the need, assesses complexity, and selects data sources and tools.
• Provides training and guidance to users on self-service reporting and analytics.
• Collaborates with IST and end users, acting as a liaison between teams.
• Works independently, manages multiple priorities, and communicates across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Adheres to compliance standards and keeps up with applicable regulations and policies.
• Keeps abreast of federal, state, and institutional policies and changes.

Skills

Information systems experience

SQL & data warehousing

Epic reporting tools

Analytical skills

Teamwork / independent work

Epic tools experience

EMR experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Epic reporting tools

Job description

Overview

About the Role

This self-directed position is responsible for the analysis, design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise reporting and analytical solutions across clinical, operational, financial data. The Senior Hospital Applications Analyst partners with operational stakeholders to understand reporting and analytical requirements, translate business needs into technical specifications, and develop reliable, scalable, and maintainable data and reporting solutions.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Partners with clinical, operational, financial, and business stakeholders to understand reporting and analytical needs and translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Designs, develops, modifies, tests, implements, and maintains reports, dashboards, datasets, data extracts, and analytical solutions using appropriate reporting tools.
• Applies programming and scripting skills to automate processes, develop analytical solutions, and improve reporting efficiency.
• Evaluates existing reports and analytical processes and recommends opportunities for standardization, optimization, automation, and improved data accessibility.
• Creates technical specifications, and other documentation necessary to support development and maintenance of reporting solutions.
• Triages incoming reporting and data requests, clarifies the underlying business need, assesses complexity and priority, and determines the appropriate data source, reporting tool, or analytical approach.
• Provides training and guidance to users on use of self-service reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Collaborates with application teams to understand workflow, documentation standards and potential gaps.Acts as a liaison between IST and the end user communities.
• Works independently, manages multiple priorities, analyzes complex problems, communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences, and work collaboratively with business users, application teams, and other technical teams.
• Understands and adheres to University Hospital’s compliance standards as they appear in University Hospital's Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and University Hospital regulations, laws, and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree, with preference for a health-related discipline (Nursing, Pharmacy, etc.), Computer Science, Business Administration, Liberal Arts, Science, or related field.
• Three (3) years of experience in information systems with preference given to candidates from a patient care environment.
• Must complete certification on an Epic application specified by management within 6 months of training.
• Strong knowledge of SQL, relational databases and data warehouse environments, data structures, and data analysis.
• Experience with Epic reporting tools is highly valuable; however, the role is not limited to Epic and requires the ability to work across multiple data platforms and technologies Experience developing reports, dashboards, datasets, data extracts, or analytical solutions using business intelligence or reporting tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate complex data and reporting issues and identify root causes.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects and competing priorities.

Preferred:

• Experience with Epic reporting and analytics tools, including Reporting Workbench, SlicerDicer, dashboards, or other Epic reporting technologies, is preferred.
• Prior Epic experience is highly desirable.
• Direct experience with electronic medical records is preferred.

What We Offer

• Vacation Time
• Medical & Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional Development

In compliance with New Jersey’s Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is PS/30S: Min. $89,754 Mid. $108,480 Max. $129,432 per year. University Hospital considers multiple factors when determining compensation, including (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s relevant work experience, education and training, key skills, internal equity, market data, and organizational needs. The expected salary range for this position is in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Law; final compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

About Us

University Hospital is one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. As the principal teaching affiliate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the only state-certified Level 1 Trauma Center in Northern New Jersey, University Hospital is training the next generation of physicians and advancing science to discovery while taking exceptional care of patients, regardless of their financial situation.