Technical Analyst, CMDB / ITSM

Summary

Northwestern Medicine is a healthcare organization seeking a Technical Analyst to maintain and integrate assigned application systems within its information technology environment. The role supports system upgrades, troubleshooting, business requirements analysis, project implementation, customer service, and on-call system availability.

Responsibilities

• Develops proficient competence for assigned services and systems while grasping the integration and interaction of all supported services and systems
• Provides guidance and support for computing platforms and systems integration
• Actively participates in on-going processes to integrate end users requests with software functionality
• Contributes to analysis and recommendations relating to performance and/or capacity of systems to ensure reliability for current and/or future use
• Provides diagnostic skills and expertise to coordinate problem determination and resolution, with vendors and manufacturers, across the full range of NMHC distributed systems IT environment
• Responds thoroughly and promptly to customer needs as defined in conjunction with our customers. Follows issues through to closure. Includes all aspects of customers (NMHC technology users, IS team members, etc.)
• Works effectively in supporting the technical teams and customers with project and support activities. Actively participates and communicates with the project teams. Prepares and delivers effective support by seeking a thorough understanding of the team’s goals and objectives
• Understands the business and clinical processes at NMHC and the operational environments of assigned customers
• Communicates clearly, responsively, and purposely with customers and team members
• Develops effective relationships with users and other IS team members to enhance the timeliness and effectiveness of IT solutions
• Assists with projects in the planning, design, development, testing, and implementation of application software code. This could include preparing time estimates for project activities and helping develop project timelines, monitoring performance, and reporting progress toward project milestones
• Analyzes business requirements, recommends system changes, writes technical specifications and implements systems and system changes to address changing application requirements
• Provides support including the identification and implementation of NMHC best practice standards
• Seeks to improve talents and skills consistent with overall IS direction
• Provides mentoring and acts as a resource for Associate Analyst, and other application team members
• Focuses on IS team success and promotes collaborative efforts with others
• Shifts among different support and project roles as required by situation
• Adapts well to rapid change and multiple priorities
• Contributes to the IS Knowledge Repository
• This position requires participation in an on-call support to ensure the availability and performance of our systems

Skills

• 3+ years technical experience
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Bachelors in related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of experience in core discipline in the healthcare industry

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3+ years technical experience
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Nice to Haves

• Bachelors in related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of experience in core discipline in the healthcare industry

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits
• Remote work arrangement