IT Application Analyst at JSSA

Rockville, Maryland, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

IT Strategic Planning, Project Management, Business Process Mapping, Low Code Development, AI Solutions, Communication Skills, Clinical Informatics, Stakeholder Management, Problem Solving, Training and Support, Data Analysis, Budget Management, Cybersecurity Principles, Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Leadership

Industry

Individual and Family Services

Description

IT Application Analyst is a strategic liaison between the IT department and JSSA business lines, responsible for ensuring the alignment of IT services and infrastructure with business goals and objectives. JSSA is looking for a full-time IT Application Analyst to support our amazing team! Essential Functions: Develops and oversees business line IT strategic plans, projects, budgets and IT service delivery support to achieve business unit objectives. Builds and maintains strong relationships and partnerships across stakeholder organizations and delivers timely solutions and efficient services to meet the explicit and implicit needs of the business. Working closely with the IT team and its suppliers to ensure scope, cost and schedule for business and IT projects. Creates formal networks with key decision makers and serves as “voice of IT” to key stakeholders. Develop solutions to problems of varying complexity which require ingenuity, creativity, and innovativeness. Manage project portfolios for their respective business units. Assist with project management including full life cycle of systems from conception, development, testing, implementation and maintenance. Expert in needs assessment, design, selection, build, training, support, and ongoing optimization of applications, technology and information used to serve JSSA clients. Serve as the informatics/business or clinical application subject matter expert on EHRs or functional applications (e.g. A/R, A/P, G/L, HR, etc.) within their respective business line. Partners with business line process lead to actively support and promote process standardization, utilization, and best practices in the area of clinical informatics or front/back-office applications. Identify gaps and opportunities in departmental process mapping of current and future workflows. Ensure required training needs are understood and made available to business unit leaders and their team members. Collaborate with data analyst in defining, building and validating relevant dashboards and reports for respective business line and/or clinical systems. Experience prioritizing and balancing competing priorities with competing resource requirements. Experience Required: Experience with use of low code development tools (i.e., Microsoft 365, Power Virtual Agent, SharePoint etc.) to streamline and integrate enterprise processes (certification a plus). Experience developing and maintaining business process maps within and across enterprise functions (e.g., Finance, Accounting, HR, Marketing, etc.). Proven ability to lead business process re-engineering initiatives. Knowledge of AI and experience developing simple AI solutions to automate routine, repetitive activities. Experience eliciting, refining and documenting business requirements based on stakeholder needs (certification a plus). Excellent communication skills, ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and experience with project management methodologies. Minimum Education, Licensure, and Work Experience Required: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in healthcare/clinical field, Informatics or IT. Business acumen and working level experience in support of delivery of healthcare, financial, sales/marketing services. Demonstrated ability to capture and develop business requirements to support the development of technology and data solutions. Understanding of project management, business finance and budgeting process fundamentals. Good written, verbal and presentation skills – able to communicate technology solutions to non-technical stakeholders by focusing on business outcomes and value. Good leadership competencies and presence. 3 to 5 years of clinical or front/back-office information system experience required. Knowledge of clinical terminology and workflow desired. Understanding of basic cybersecurity and systems integration principles. Strong attention to detail, writing, and customer service skills. The Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) has been helping people across the Washington metropolitan area meet emotional, social, and physical challenges for more than 120 years. A nonsectarian provider, we serve people of all religious backgrounds, races and ethnicities, helping the youngest child to the most fragile senior, from individuals to entire families. JSSA provides services and support to nearly 31,000 individuals a year through our wide range of counseling, educational, specialized employment, in-home support, hospice and nursing care, and social services. We are a growing Agency and strive to be an Employer of Choice. As such we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a healthy work-life balance, collaborative team environment and many opportunities for personal growth and professional development. We pride ourselves on our mission to be the first place for the Jewish community, as well as the community at large, to turn for clinical and social services of the highest quality that sustain and nurture all who seek assistance. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. AA/M/F/D

Responsibilities

The IT Application Analyst serves as a strategic liaison between the IT department and business lines, ensuring alignment of IT services with business goals. Responsibilities include developing IT strategic plans, managing project portfolios, and serving as a subject matter expert on applications.