How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Department Overview
Health Information Technology & Services (HITS) plays an integral role in the success of Michigan Medicine by providing clinicians, educators, researchers, students, and staff with exceptional technology-related information, products, services, and support.
Division Overview
The HITS Enterprise Data & Information Systems (EDIS) division collaborates with partners throughout Michigan Medicine, the U-M, and the state of Michigan, to create data resources which can be used across the enterprises. Their work enables enterprise analytics which supports strategic, data-driven decisions by leaders, researchers, clinicians, educators, and administrators. EDIS provides services across the clinical, education, research, and administrative mission domains and is organized around the following core capabilities: Data Foundations, Analytics, Health Information Exchange, and Enterprise Data Solutions.
Job Summary
Health Information Technology and Services (HITS) at the U-M Michigan Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a Applications Programmer Analyst Senior on its Enterprise Data and Information Services (EDIS), Data Foundations Team. EDIS Data Foundations is responsible for supporting and building Michigan Medicine's enterprise data ecosystem and application integration activities. Michigan Medicine's Enterprise Data Warehouse serves as a vital conduit of information to leaders across the institution.
A successful candidate will have experience with system & platform administration and building infrastructure as code (DevOps). They will be experienced in data management, database design and development. Experience should include extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) data between systems using a variety of approaches like file extracts, enterprise service buses (ESB), ODBC APIs, Restful APIs. The preferred candidate will have experience working with Microsoft Azure and other cloud technologies.
Responsibilities*
- Configure, deploy and manage Microsoft Azure Services like Fabric and PowerBI.
- Integrate Microsoft Fabric with enterprise applications like EHRs and ERPs, as well as legacy reporting systems.
- Support and administer enterprise data and analytics platforms both in the cloud and on-premises data centers.
- Design and maintain scalable data and analytics solutions for healthcare, academic, and research data.
- Model information in a way that customers can easily consume it.
- Work with business analysts to develop key measures that drive University metrics.
- Write SQL queries that validate the data is accurate and meets business requirements. Work with data experts to ensure that data is stored accurately.
- Design, build, and support ETL applications that meet our customer's data needs.
- Actively monitor and respond to production support issues. Apply upgrades, patches, and security improvements.
- Proactively recommend application and architecture improvements that will improve the reliability, relevance, timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of the data we support.
- Collaborate effectively with a team of business analysts, data architects, ETL developers, and DBAs on best practices for all of our solutions.
- Research and share discoveries about new technologies, frameworks, and architectural approaches to data integration and warehousing.
Required Qualifications*
Requirements for Senior Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience.
- 5 to 7 years of systems analysis/programming in a business environment.
Requirements for Intermediate Level
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience.
- 3 to 5 years systems analysis/programming activities in a business environment.
Desired Qualifications*
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience with the full software lifecycle of system implementation including requirements analysis, design, implementation, quality assurance testing and documentation.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of demonstrated experience in a related role requiring confidentiality, timeliness, customer service, organization, prioritization, troubleshooting, and working independently.
- Experience in one or more disciplines such as Health Care, Financial, Human Resources, Student Administration, and Sponsored Research.
- Familiarity with ERP and EMR solutions.
- Experience building solutions leveraging DevOps frameworks.
- Experience building data integration solutions that leverage restful APIs or message-based technology.
- Experience with Microsoft Powershell.
- Experience working with Microsoft Azure SaaS and PaaS Cloud service offerings.
- Experience using ETL development platforms like Informatica or MS SSIS.
- Experience working closely with, or as a member of, enterprise data warehousing teams.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong SQL and Python programming language skills.
- Able to work on multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
- Experience collaborating with data architects and engineers, report developers, database administrators, systems analysts, application software developers, vendors, and tech support.
- Knowledge of systems development methodologies including waterfall and agile approaches.
- Experience developing on, and supporting, relational database management systems like, SQL Server and Oracle.
- Experience using Git for source control.
- Experience developing on, and supporting, cloud-native data and reporting services.
- Knowledge of data warehouse design concepts.
- Demonstrated skills in data analysis and process modeling tools and techniques.
Work Locations
This position is being made available with the ability for you to negotiate alternative work schedules and remote/on-site options to suit your work-life balance. Non-Michigan residents should inquire about potential employment while working remotely in a state other than Michigan. Apply to be part of a strong team that partners with our institution, community, and each other.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Underfill Statement
This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
Additional Information
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Benefits
We offer a benefits package that includes comprehensive training and career development opportunities, generous retirement savings plans, ample paid time off, and a wealth of family care support: https://careers.umich.edu/benefits.
Why Join Michigan Medicine:
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 26,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
Michigan Medicine's benefit package includes:
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous PTO and extended sick
- 2:1 retirement contribution
- Tuition assistance
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.