Senior IT Imaging Applications Analyst

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Bonus program

Job summary

Children's Colorado seeks an Applications Analyst Senior to support and optimize IT imaging systems, focusing on PACS administration and enterprise imaging architecture. The role includes mentoring staff, leading imaging projects, and coordinating with vendors across a multi-site health system.

Ideal candidates have advanced PACS knowledge, healthcare IT expertise, and strong problem-solving skills to ensure system performance and regulatory compliance. Hybrid work arrangement is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; CIIP/PARCA preferred.
• Minimum five years of related experience in IT imaging and PACS.
• Experience with imaging workflows, data migrations, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 2/3 support for PACS and enterprise imaging systems.
• Lead imaging technology projects and mentor junior staff.
• Collaborate with vendors to troubleshoot and optimize systems.
• Design, implement, and maintain imaging workflows and reports.

Skills

PACS Administration

Imaging informatics

Vendor management

Technical leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GE Viewpoint

VNA

Job description

Job Overview

The Applications Analyst Senior is responsible for full performance complex work supporting information technology application(s) through planning, designing, implementing, maintaining and providing ongoing optimization and support. Duties include providing front line support to end users through analyzing and diagnosing problems and determining a solution. This position may perform lead work over lower level staff.

The Senior IT Imaging Analyst / PACS Administrator serves as the subject matter expert for the administration, optimization, and support of the organization's PACS and enterprise imaging systems. This role is responsible for managing system performance and health, troubleshooting complex technical issues, overseeing vendor relationships, and leading imaging technology projects across a multi-site healthcare environment.

Key responsibilities include implementing and upgrading enterprise imaging solutions, managing data migrations, ensuring system security and regulatory compliance, and driving operational excellence across imaging platforms. The position also provides technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members.

Successful candidates will bring advanced knowledge of PACS and enterprise imaging architecture, healthcare IT infrastructure, databases, virtualization platforms, storage solutions, networking technologies, and image post-processing applications.

Additional Information

Hours per Week: 40, eligible for benefits

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm. Work hours may vary based on the needs of the department. This role participates in a weekend and after hours on-call rotation

• This is a hybrid position

Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyzes and diagnoses complex system problems, identifies root cause, and then solves the problem or escalates issues to other appropriate IT staff when outside area of responsibility or expertise.
• Documents design, application and technical specifications as appropriate. Works with others to create support and training documents.
• Identifies and clarifies reporting needs and expectations with end users and works with report developers to clarify data and reporting needs.
• May serve as a subject matter expert (SME) in the underlying data structure to assist report developers with complex report needs.
• Partners with vendor to troubleshoot and resolve system problems, to improve product performance and usability. Provides vendor with recommendations for system improvements.
• Reviews documentation for complex upgrades and monthly system updates. Evaluates possible changes and impacts with other analysts and end users.
• Supports end users and provides primarily Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for supported systems.
• Serves as a mentor to team members as requested for technical and customer support skills development. Acts as a project lead for complex projects.Assumes on-call responsibilities as required.
• Plans, designs, implements, maintains and provides ongoing optimization and support for applications.
• Gathers, validates, and translates complex technological requirements into design and development specification while providing product management.
• Collaborates with system users to and other IT professionals evaluate, plan, design, develop, test, implement and maintain systems.
• Addresses highly technical issues that occur during installation and maintenance activities.
• Completes or coordinates the preparation, coding, testing, and debugging of complex programs.
• Analyzes, designs and builds workflows to meet the needs of users. Simplifies complex workflows.
• Configures and integrates electronic and mechanical hardware with software products to meet the functional criteria of client specifications.
• Gathers and analyzes information to resolve incidents and troubleshoot problems. Documents the process and resolves the problem.

Minimum Qualifications

• EDUCATION - Bachelor's degree is required.
• EXPERIENCE - Minimum of five (5) years of related experience is required.
• EQUIVALENCY - Combination of post-high school education, job related certification, and/or related experience equivalent to nine (9) years may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Imaging Informatics Professional (CIIP) certification or PARCA
• Experience supporting post processing, GE Viewpoint, Ophthalmology PACS, and Dental PACS
• Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) experience

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $101,987.37 to $152,981.05

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Location

Aurora

Position Type

Regular

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Estimated Close Date

08/14/2026