What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Analyst-SR27-Technology Services position at Oregon Health Authority?
Initial Posting Date:
01/28/2025
Application Deadline:
02/09/2025
Agency:
Oregon Health Authority
Salary Range:
$5,325 - $8,148
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Business Analyst-SR27-Technology Services
Job Description:
Business Analyst-Operations & Policy Analyst 2
The Technology Services Department within the Oregon State Hospital in Salem is seeking a Business Analyst to join our team. The primary purpose of the Business Analyst is to define requirements for new information systems and modifications to existing systems to ensure business needs are met, prepare documents for system acquisition through procurement or development, perform process reengineering to ensure work processes and business requirements are in alignment, and to prepare and execute plans for organizational change management and business transition from current to future states.
- This position is elegible for telecommuting.
What you will do!
This position will participate as part of a team in the decision making regarding complex information system design, acquisition, and implementation. This position will make decisions in conjunction with other TSM Staff, project sponsors, end-users, and information system staff required to acquire and implement information systems. These decisions will lead to the successful or unsuccessful implementation of systems and process changes that will primarily span multiple OSH campuses across the state and may secondarily affect systems and processes in other agencies or divisions such as Addictions and Mental Health, Office of Information Systems, or the Department of Administrative Services. The effect of decisions or the lack thereof will impact patients and staff at OSH. These effects may include, but are not limited to, enhanced treatment, safety and care of patients, increased or decreased recidivism, operational efficiencies,
Work in conjunction with stakeholders, project team, information system staff, and other agencies to analyze, plan, and document for system acquisition activities such as:
- Project initiation documents including project summaries, business cases, project charters, options analyses, and impact analyses, etc.
- Procurement documents including Requests for Information, Requests for Proposal, statements of work, etc.
- Design and development documents including functional requirements, mock-ups, specifications, use cases, traceability matrices, etc.
Work in conjunction with stakeholders, project team, information system staff, and other agencies to analyze, plan, and document system implementation activities such as:
- Implementation plans
- Communication plans
- Data conversion plans
- Testing plans
- Maintenance and support plans
Work in conjunction with stakeholders, project team, information system staff, and other agencies to analyze, plan, and document business process re-engineering activities such as:
- Business process maps
- Business transition plans
Normal work hours are Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm. Extended hours may be required in the evenings or on weekends as the department is subject to fluctuating workloads and priorities. Extensive use of the computer telephone, and fax machines. Occasional contact with patients with mental illness, other agency representatives, and members of the public. Incidental local and in-state travel is required.
What's in it for you?
- A position where your input and contributions impact Oregonians
- 11 paid holidays per year
- 8hours of vacation leave and 8 hours of sick leave per month, and many other paid leave days
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Nearly unbeatable medical, vision, and dental benefits
- Pension and retirement programs
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Flexible Spending accounts
This posting will be used to fill one Permanent, full-time position. This position is represented by a union, SEIU.
OHA values health equity, service excellence, integrity, leadership, partnership, innovation and transparency. OHA’s health equity definition is “Oregon will have established a health system that creates health equity when all people can reach their full potential and well-being and are not disadvantaged by their race, ethnicity, language, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, social class, intersections among these communities or identities, or other socially determined circumstances. Achieving health equity requires the ongoing collaboration of all regions and sectors of the state, including tribal governments to address: the equitable distribution or redistributing of resources and power; and recognizing, reconciling, and rectifying historical and contemporary injustices.” OHA’s 10-year goal is to eliminate health inequities. Click
here
, to learn more about OHA’s mission, vision and core values.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Minimum Qualifications
A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science, Information Technology or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and two years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work in a technical environment.
OR;
Any combination of experience and education equivalent to five years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification
OR;
Any combination of experience and education equivalent to five years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification
Special Qualifications
- Identifying and documenting business processes
- Analyzing business needs and product requirements to create or design a system
- Software Development methods including analysis, design and programming standards and techniques
- Techniques and methods of business process re-engineering
- Theory, principles, and practices of organizational behavior, analysis, and evaluation
- Theory, principles, and practices of organizational change management
- Communicating effectively in writing and orally
- Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work
- Use logic or reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions
- Develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintain them over time
How to apply:
- Complete the online application
- Attach a Cover Letter describing how your education and/or experience meets the minimum and special qualifications listed above
- Attach Resume
Please ensure you’ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please visit the
Pay Equity Project
homepage.
Need Help?
If you need assistance to participate in the application process including an accommodation request under the American with Disabilities Act, please call Melissa Perez.
Voice: [503-209-7058] (TTY 711)
Email: melissa.m.perez@oha.oregon.gov
Additional Information:
- After submitting your online application, log in to your Workday account to review and finalize any pending tasks or required actions that are necessary to complete the application process.
- The salary listed is at the non-PERS rate. Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) eligible employees will have their base salary increased by 6.95% and pay the 6% employee contribution to PERS. If you are not yet PERS eligible, the 6.95% pay increase and employee contribution will be effective upon PERS eligibility.
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Veterans: Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For further information, please see the following website: Veterans Resources.
- Visa Sponsorship: Oregon Health Authority (OHA) does not offer VISA sponsorship. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. OHA is an E-Verify employer and will use E-Verify to confirm that hires are authorized to work in the United States.
- Background Check: If you are offered employment, your offer will be contingent upon the positive outcome of an abuse check, criminal records check and driving records check. The information will be shared with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Office of Human Resources (OHR). Any criminal or founded abuse history will be reviewed and could result in the withdrawal of the offer or termination of employment.
- Pre-employment Drug Test: Candidates who are offered employment at the Oregon State Hospital must satisfactorily pass a pre-employment drug test; this includes marijuana due the use of federal funds within Oregon State Hospital.
- Future Vacancies: This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancies and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.
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Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Pay Equity
The Oregon Health Authority is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, genetic information, or any other protected class under state or federal law. In addition, we do not discriminate, or screen applicants based on current or past compensation. We determine salary by reviewing your application materials to evaluate your related education, experience, and training for this position. For further information, please visit the
Pay Equity Project
homepage. To learn more about OHA’s mission, vision, and core values, click here
.The Oregon Health Authority is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to workforce diversity and anti-racism.
