Epic Operational Database Administrator (ODBA) - Remote Available

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

HealthIT Cogito Sys & Epic ODBA

Job Summary:

The Epic Operational Database Administrator (ODBA) is responsible for the administration, optimization, and ongoing maintenance of Epic IRIS databases to ensure data integrity, system stability, security, and high performance across all Epic environments. This role works closely with application teams, developers, system administrators, and infrastructure teams to support Epic operations, upgrades, and optimization initiatives in a healthcare environment.

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Key Responsibilities

• Perform core Epic database administration functions, including monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting of IRIS databases

• Support Epic upgrades, environment refreshes, and routine system health checks

• Manage database performance, security, and data integrity across multiple Epic environments (Production, Test, Training, etc.)

• Collaborate with Epic application teams and technical partners to quickly resolve system and performance issues

• Execute, document, and follow standard change management procedures

• Provide proactive recommendations to improve performance, reliability, and environment stability

• Test, validate, and document disaster recovery and business continuity procedures

• Maintain accurate operational documentation and runbooks

Required Qualifications

• Epic Operational Database Administration (ODBA) Certification (required)

• Bachelor’s degree or 5–7 years of equivalent professional experience

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience as an Epic Database Administrator in a healthcare IT environment

• Strong experience supporting large-scale Epic production environments

Technical Skills

• Strong Linux/Unix administration skills

• Proficiency in shell scripting

• Experience using command-line tools and utilities such as awk, sed, and Perl

• Knowledge of Epic IRIS database architecture and administration

• Experience with Epic ECP (Enterprise Cache Protocol) is a plus, but not required

About the Department:

Health IT

HealthIT provides the best health information technology tools that support Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of:

• Delivering distinctively personalized care

• Improving the health care of individuals and communities regionally, nationally and internationally

• Providing transformative learning programs

• Supporting compelling discoveries

Our tools, which form the digital arteries of VUMC, are either developed in-house by our innovative product teams or selected from the most cutting-edge solutions available in today’s ever-changing marketplace. Our 500 colleagues provide ongoing support over each product’s entire lifespan, ensuring that the tools are meeting the evolving needs of the Medical Center’s 24,000 colleagues.

Our solutions are driven by the incredible work and research of our colleagues throughout Vanderbilt and supported through a close partnership with VUMC Information Technology (VUMC IT). The strong collaboration among our teams means that VUMC can respond to clinical and operational issues with agility and innovation. Together, we ensure VUMC remains a leader in its pioneering use of healthcare information technology.

Underscoring our entire department are our core values of