Senior Systems Analyst - Pharmacy (Days)
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Location: Houston, TX 77084
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Job Description
We are searching for a Senior Systems Analyst -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will facilitate complex, cross-departmental strategic projects adhering to an established project management methodology and utilizing a variety of performance improvement strategies (e.g. Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FEMA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Six Sigma lean, Balanced Scorecard, etc.). This involves understanding, analyzing, documenting, and providing solutions for assigned business problems as well as facilitating and overseeing the hand-off to Development to ensure solutions are implemented appropriately. Project follow-up over time will be required to assess project success.
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Job Duties & Responsibilities
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Skills & Requirements
About Us
Since 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation's first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
We are searching for a Senior Systems Analyst -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will facilitate complex, cross-departmental strategic projects adhering to an established project management methodology and utilizing a variety of performance improvement strategies (e.g. Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FEMA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Six Sigma lean, Balanced Scorecard, etc.). This involves understanding, analyzing, documenting, and providing solutions for assigned business problems as well as facilitating and overseeing the hand-off to Development to ensure solutions are implemented appropriately. Project follow-up over time will be required to assess project success.
Think you've got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Functions as a Project Facilitator. Meets with all stakeholders and other project sponsors, as appropriate, to understand the issues underlying the current or potential initiative - and the type(s) of assessments needed.
- Develops plan for completing required assessment, including project organization, data requirements, involved parties, resource requirements and timeline. Presents plan to project sponsors, modifies as necessary and obtains approval.
- Facilitates meetings and conducts interviews with appropriate parties and communicates any issues or concerns to the Project Team and/or Manager/Director. Ensures all materials necessary for successful group facilitation are prepared in advance of meetings.
- Manages the completion of projects/assessments. Monitors progress against plan and budget. When necessary, adjusts plan with approval from the Manager/Director and project sponsors.
- Plans and executes smooth transition of process changes to department/unit leadership at completion of project.
- Establishes and maintains project implementation plans and project status reports.
- Performs and manages assessments for current or potential initiatives
- Provides expertise in the definition and interpretation of business data required for distribution to both internal and external clients.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Skills & Requirements
- Required H.S. Diploma or GED
- Preferred bachelor's degree in business or health related field
- 8 years healthcare related project management, system design and/or implementation experience
- A bachelor's degree will substitute for 4 years of experience; a master's degree will substitute for 2 years of experience.
About Us
Since 1954, Texas Children's has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city's Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children's comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation's first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children's Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.