Senior Imaging Analyst (Local / Hybrid)

Vanderbilt Health; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health seeks a Senior Imaging Analyst to design, implement, and optimize Sectra PACS within the Enterprise Imaging team. You will partner with Radiology, Cardiology, IT, and leadership to ensure secure, reliable imaging workflows across a large academic health system.

Responsibilities include managing upgrades, performance monitoring, 24x7 on-call coverage, and driving workflow improvements using advanced imaging technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing Enterprise Imaging workflows.
• Minimum 5 years direct Sectra PACS administrative imaging experience.
• Project management experience for Radiology or Cardiology projects is highly preferred.
• Hands-on experience implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting imaging workflows (clinical and/or technical).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize Sectra PACS within Enterprise Imaging.
• Collaborate with Radiology, Cardiology, IT Infrastructure, Clinical Engineering, and leadership to ensure reliable, secure imaging services.
• Lead large-scale imaging initiatives and troubleshoot complex issues to improve workflows.
• Manage system upgrades, patches, migrations, and hardware refreshes.
• Maintain 24x7 system stability and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Imaging workflows

PACS admin imaging

Project management

Imaging workflows troubleshooting

CIIP / DICOM

CVIS / RIS experience

HIS / EHR experience

HL7 interfacing

Voice dictation apps

MS Office suite

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Epic Cupid

Radiant

PowerScribe360

PowerScribe One

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt Health

With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region's largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you'll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Organization

HealthIT Ent. Imaging App Solu

Job Summary

Vanderbilt University Medical Center's HealthIT department seeks a qualified, highly experienced Senior Imaging Analyst to join their innovative Enterprise Imaging team. HealthIT provides for the best health information technology tools that support Vanderbilt University Medical Center's (VUMC) mission and commitments. Managing more than 2 million patient visits each year, VUMC is one of the largest academic medical centers in the Southeast. It is the primary resource for specialty and primary care in hundreds of adult and pediatric specialties for patients throughout Tennessee and the Mid-South. The Medical Center is the region's locus of postgraduate medical education, with over 1,000 residents and fellows training in more than 100 specialty areas. Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt are recognized each year by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals rankings as national leaders. Through the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, VUMC is working with over 60 hospitals and 5,000 clinicians across Tennessee and five neighboring states to share best practices and bring value-driven and cost-effective health care to the Mid-South. VUMC has a massive enterprise imaging repository with two decades of imaging data. In any given year, VUMC performs over 1,600,000 imaging studies. We are seeking candidates that meet the qualifications, experience, and requirements below who are dedicated to the mission of providing the best in healthcare through information technology. This is a full-time position with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and offers challenge, career growth, and the opportunity to join a highly collaborative team dedicated to excellence in healthcare.

Key Functions and Responsibilities

The Senior Imaging Analyst is a highly skilled Enterprise Imaging professional responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, integration, support, and strategic advancement of Sectra PACS. This role serves as the senior technical expert for enterprise imaging applications, supporting complex clinical, operational, educational, and research workflows.

The Senior Imaging Analyst partners closely with Radiology, Cardiology, IT Infrastructure, Clinical Engineering, Information Security, and clinical leadership to ensure reliable, secure, and efficient delivery of imaging services. This position leads large-scale imaging initiatives, provides expert-level troubleshooting, and drives continuous improvement through workflow optimization and emerging technologies. This position will manage system upgrades, patches, migrations, hardware refreshes, and application enhancements.

The Senior Imaging Analyst will operate as part of the Enterprise Imaging Team to ensure 24x7 stability and overall performance of the Sectra PACS systems to include associated applications, devices, and modalities that integrate with the Sectra PACS system. 24x7 on call rotation including weekends and holidays. Must remain current with industry imaging knowledge especially in relation to PACS and associated new trends. Must be willing to be responsible for monitoring system performance, storage utilization, image lifecycle management, and overall platform health.

The key functions and responsibilities listed serve as a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Preferred Skills and Accomplishments

• Experience with Imaging workflows and ability to translate clinical requirements to IT deliverables. (Required).
• 5+ year of direct Sectra PACS administrative imaging experience. (Required)
• Project management experience for Radiology or Cardiology projects such as implementing a new application system or upgrading an existing application. (Highly Preferred)
• Hands‑on‑experience with implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting imaging workflows (clinical and/or technical). (Preferred)
• Expertise with all aspects of the DICOM standard; CIIP certification a plus.
• CVIS or RIS experience (such as Epic Cupid or Radiant).
• HIS/EHR experience (such as Epic).
• HL7 interfacing experience, including maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Voice Dictation Application experience (such as PowerScribe360/PowerScribe One).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• 5 years relevant experience

Technical Capabilities

• Business Knowledge (Intermediate): Demonstrates the ability to apply multiple areas of business knowledge to successfully meet broad work objectives. Knowledgeable of the major business units of the company which relate to work responsibilities. Understands and monitors appropriate key business indicators as well as the competition. Able to communicate with users and customers regarding various business functions in an easily understood manner. Able to interpret and draw conclusions from business data. Demonstrates an understanding of overall business perspectives.
• Problem Management (Intermediate): Demonstrates mastery of Incident Tracking and Problem Reporting in practical applications of a difficult nature. Assures that the proper people receive problem reports as soon as detected. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully delivering Incident Tracking and Problem Reporting products and services without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to train and educate by setting the example, giving technical instruction, providing leadership, and generally raising the level of performance of others while on the job.
• Product Knowledge (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable of successfully developing or supporting applications for the product without requiring support and instruction from others. Able to educate and train others regarding the process.
• Testing (Intermediate): Possesses a high level of skill to develop new and execute pre‑designed program test data, load testing, and ensures validity of data passed among programs. Able to use automated testing aids to help debug programs. Creates and maintains appropriate test documentation for regulatory requirements.
• Technical Analysis (Intermediate): Possesses high level of knowledge of the functionality of assigned products and the systems with which they interface. Proactively identifies, analyzes, and develops solutions to complex clinical, administrative, financial, operational, and technical issues. Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to be capable to successfully design build, configure, install, run reports, and perform maintenance support with minimal instruction or guidance from others. Participates in optimization efforts. May lead projects and delegate tasks.
• Configuration Management and Planning (Intermediate): Demonstrates a conceptual and business understanding of configuration management, planning and related topics. Able to quickly and accurately discuss the impact of new technology, platforms, and design criteria. Understands and monitors key business indicators as they may apply to enhancements of the system. Able to communicate with users and customers regarding configuration for business functions in an easily understandable manner. Participates or develops multi‑faceted configuration plans.

About the Department

HealthIT provides the best health information technology tools that support Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of:

• Delivering distinctively personalized care
• Improving the health care of individuals and communities regionally, nationally and internationally
• Providing transformative learning programs
• Supporting compelling discoveries

Our tools, which form the digital arteries of VUMC, are either developed in‑house by our innovative product teams or selected from the most cutting‑edge solutions available in today's ever‑changing marketplace. Our 500 colleagues provide ongoing support over each product's entire lifespan, ensuring that the tools are meeting the evolving needs of the Medical Center's 24,000 colleagues.

Our solutions are driven by the incredible work and research of our colleagues throughout Vanderbilt and supported through a close partnership with VUMC Information Technology (VUMC IT). The strong collaboration among our teams means that VUMC can respond to clinical and operational issues with agility and innovation. Together, we ensure VUMC remains a leader in its pioneering use of healthcare information technology.

Underscoring our entire department are our core values of accountability, transparency and execution, delivered with a strong Partner Promise.

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High‑achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities

Organizational Impact: Independently delivers on objectives with understanding of how they impact the results of own area/team and other related teams. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes multiple sources of data to analyze and resolve complex problems; may take a new perspective on existing solution. Breadth of Knowledge: Has advanced knowledge within a professional area and basic knowledge across related areas. Team Interaction: Acts as a "go‑to" resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small project teams.

Core Capabilities

• Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.
• Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
• Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
• Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
• Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
• Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
• Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
• Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
• Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
• Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
• Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
• Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
• Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short‑term challenges.
• Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications

Bachelor's (Required)

Work Experience

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level

5 years

Education

Bachelor's (Required)

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well‑being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.