1053-IS Business Analyst-Senior (Multiple Positions for UX, Operations, and GIS)

Company Description

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status. 

• Application Opening: Friday, October 24th, 2025
• Application Deadline: Application filing will close on or after Friday, November 7th, 2025.
• Salary: $129,506-$162,942 Annually
• Appointment Type: Permanent Civil Service
• Recruitment ID: PBT-1053-155549-RTF0158117-01125969

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans. SFDPH strives to achieve its mission through the work of multiple divisions - the San Francisco Health Network, Population Health, Behavioral Health Services, and Administration. The San Francisco Health Network is the City’s only complete system of care and has locations throughout the city, including Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, and over 15 primary care health centers. The Population Health Division (PHD) provides core public health services for the City and County of San Francisco: health protection, health promotion, disease and injury prevention, and disaster preparedness and response. Behavioral Health Services operates in conjunction with SFHN and provides a range of mental health and substance use treatment services.

The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class at other locations within the DPH for the duration of the eligible list. 

Job Description

Under general direction, oversees the more difficult and complex aspects of the systems development cycle, including needs analysis, cost-benefit analysis, structured systems analysis and design, feasibility analysis, technology and software assessment, telecommunications needs analysis, project planning and management, system installation, implementation and testing, conversion to production status, technical and procedural documentation, user training, and post-implementation assessment and administration; may be the primary MIS resource for an organization with a complex system.

The Senior IS Business Analyst is the advanced journey level in the Business Analyst series. Positions at this level are distinguished from the journey level Business Analysts by the greater difficulty and complexity of the analytical tasks and are distinguished from the Principal by the limited supervisory responsibilities or the responsibility for smaller projects. Positions at this level require highly specialized knowledge, abilities, skills and experience and often exercise independent judgement in the performance of their duties; and possess technical or functional expertise beyond that expected at the journey level. Work is judged primarily on overall results with great latitude in determining work methods and assignment requirements. Employees have greater authority over assignments and decisions required to complete the work than lower-level positions.

May provide limited supervision to professional subordinate positions, or assume responsibility for coordinating a defined program. However, supervisory responsibilities are ancillary to the main intent and focus of the positions.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Identify opportunities for improving business processes through automation; assist in the preparation of proposals to develop new systems.

2. Analyze data processing needs; research and evaluate software on multiple platforms to assist users to meet their departmental goals; assist in developing the evaluation criteria for software.

3. Determine operating characteristics and requirements; develop or modify and document general system design; write detailed design specifications; conduct "walkthroughs" for proposed solutions to system problems.

4. Analyze the feasibility of and develop requirements for new systems and enhancements to existing systems; ensure the system design fits the needs of the users.

5. May install and enhance software; program, test, debug and install new/modified programs.

6. Provide technical support for computer and telecommunicat