Clinical Business Architect

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description : 

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

This role supports a broad, enterprise-wide view of the business, requiring a strong understanding of strategy, processes, platform capabilities, enabling technologies, and governance. The incumbent supports the principles, direction, and standards related to the business process solution framework, assisting with defining, preparing, and modeling current and future state business process flows. These models are used in future analysis to extend and mature the business architecture, perform gap analysis, and drive operational efficiencies, controls, and quality. The role conducts interviews and facilitates meetings with business partners to derive and validate business process models. Acting as a liaison, the incumbent conveys information needs of the business to IT and data constraints to the business. The role assists with developing and applying a structured business architecture strategy and methodology in relation to the Platforms and Technology based on individual business area needs and strategic direction. The incumbent identifies and develops recommendations for business process or workflow issues within the organization, continually refreshing, evaluating, and maintaining the current and future state of the Business, artifacts, and related interfaces of the Enterprise Architecture, Business, Information, System, Technology, and Security Architecture.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operational implementation and adoption of new business processes spanning one or more institute, facility, or business unit. Work closely with the clinical digital team and the rest of the implementation team to ensure proper delivery of the solution. Work closely with operational change management team to ensure business process changes are properly understood and documented for use in Digital Learning platform (DLPs) that will be used for client training. (30%)
• Develop and maintain business process flows, value stream maps, and reference architectures for single product areas. Create conceptual models demonstrating how people, process and technology interoperate within the organization. (20%)
• Monitor industry trends in care delivery settings for both architecture and business capabilities, identifying opportunities to enhance the framework and value streams through modifications, expansions, and product enhancements. (10%)
• Business process re-engineering driven from business process activities leveraging health system industry best practices. Work with internal product/programs to validate business decisions when needed. Lead the development and update of artifacts detailing capability gaps that may impede the business strategic positioning from reaching full and required potential. (10%)
• Consult and collaborate with stakeholders that contribute to the health system's Clinical Technology Architecture. (10%)
• Support one or more product areas in developing a multi-year technology strategy and roadmap for the customer for new/changed technology solutions, anticipating potential impacts on business processes, structures and governance. (10%)
• Represent the care delivery organization to outside vendors, suppliers, and business partners. Assist in defining terms and conditions in Contract Management for Technology Acquisitions and Out-Sourcing Arrangements.(10%)
• Other duties as assigned or requested. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or closely related discipline
• 3 years of experience in a Business/Systems Analyst role supporting systems/platforms or experience with System Development Lifecycle
• 3 years of project management experience in one or more of the following: project planning, developing test scenarios and cases, strategy, cost/benefit analysis, timeline and risks. 

Preferred

• Masters degree in Business Administration, Information Technology or related field
• Lean (Six Sigma)
• Certified Business Architecture (CBA)

SKILLS:

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills, effectively conveying complex concepts and driving standards and best practices
• Ability to work in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment with aggressive project timelines and continual client delivery
• Ability to learn new concepts and integrate varying inputs, comprehend the intent of a client’s needs, and help shape the solution
• Experience with business process modeling products, including Microsoft Visio

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