Duties
Job Summary:
-The Senior Cogito Developer will join the Cogito Product team within the Data and Analytics team in the Center for Healthcare Quality and Analytics, and will be responsible for empowering users with Epic based data across the institution, providing a unique blend of clinical, business, technical, and analytical expertise.
-The Senior Cogito Developer is passionate about healthcare delivery in a patient care setting.
-The Senior Cogito Developer will lead high-profile strategic projects and will be a reliable expert in translating clinical and business requirements into meaningful analysis within the Epic Cogito suite of tools.
-The Cogito Product team oversees the development and utilization of Epic reporting tools throughout the enterprise to drive strategic initiatives, improve safety & quality of care, and streamline operations.
-The team combines business knowledge with data and technology to empower decision makers and believes that user-friendly, self-service, embedded analytics products can improve patient outcomes, optimize processes, and reduce costs.
-A successful candidate is articulate, analytical, and a team player who understands the power of data storytelling to drive change.
-The developer enjoys coordinating with interdisciplinary teams to create solutions for improving operational and clinical decision making.
-The developer learns quickly, works independently, and is relentless in overcoming technical, process, and organizational obstacles.
-When necessary, the developer will appropriately apply data science techniques and other advanced analytics to solve problems as we expand into cognitive computing.
-The individual will need to build relationships with key stakeholders, be an expert in multiple Epic data sources, and implement sustainable solutions.
-The individual should bring project management experience and share best practices with the team.
-The analyst must be comfortable with mentorship and partnering with the Cogito Product and other teams within the Data and Analytics group.
-Guides clinical teams and business stakeholders on large scope projects: gathering requirements, developing metrics, retrieving data, ensuring validity of results, and building out the appropriate Epic tool for the end-user.
-Proposes and creates innovative and appropriate data solutions (dashboards, reports, etc) for the measurement of processes and outcomes.
-Adept at learning new information systems and how the data generated contributes to the data development lifecycle.
-Advises on new SlicerDicer data models, testing frameworks, and documentation and build practices.
-Works with Cogito Product Team to periodically upgrade the Epic system.
-Responsible for the coordination and completion of assigned projects, including project definition, assignment of task responsibilities, setting deadlines, and all other aspects of project management.
-Independently identifies and works to remediate project obstacles.
-Identifies, defines, and implements new data-driven strategies and processes for the organization.
-Communicates work plans, progress, findings, and interpretations effectively with a continual focus on educating and developing analytic capability of business customers and the organization overall.
-Trains and mentors team members.
-Develops a "trusted advisorβ reputation through expertise in data and the mentoring of others in the use of the Epic Cogito suite of tools.
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Skills
Required Skills & Experience:
-Five (5) years of experience in analytics/business intelligence within a healthcare system using the Epic Systems electronic health record.
-Eight (8) years of experience in analytics/business intelligence.
-Project management experience and share best practices with the team.
-Experience with SQL.
-Experience in project management.
-Knowledge of relational database structures.
-Excellent data storytelling skills through outstanding presentation and communication to share findings in an understandable and actionable manner tailored to audience and customer's needs.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
-Experience with data visualization tools (Qlik, Tableau, Power BI, etc).
-Experience with Epic's Cogito product suite including SlicerDicer, Custom SQL Metrics, Crystal Reports, Radar, Reporting Workbench, CogitoSQL Templates.
-Experience working as a data analyst within a healthcare setting.
-Experience with clinical, access, and/or revenue Epic applications.
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Education
Required Education:
-Bachelor's degree in health science, computer science, math, engineering, business, or related quantitative fields.
Preferred Education:
-Master's degree.
Required Certifications & Licensure:
-Epic Cogito Fundamentals.
-Epic Cogito Tools Administration.
Preferred Certifications & Licensure:
-Certification in at least one of the following Data Models: Clinical Data Model, Revenue Data Model, Access Data Model.
-Certification in at least one of the following other Cogito tools: SlicerDicer, CogitoSQL Templates, Radar SQL Metrics, Implementing Cognitive Computing.
