WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking a talented Senior Business Analyst to join the Data Services team within the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. This position will assist in leading the collection, analysis and management of all data related to programs within the scope of the Graduate School. Creation of data visualizations and preparation of analyzed reports to support decision-making and for submission to internal and external stakeholders is a key priority for this role. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, resourceful, detail-oriented, skilled at complex project management, and willing to supervise other staff either as direct reports or as project team members. Candidates must demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills, critical thinking skills, and a proactive approach toward problem solving. To be successful in this role, this individual must operate with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality, with a customer service focus, and ensure compliance with all Graduate School policies and procedures. This role works under minimal supervision to direct operation of program or project, exercising independent judgment and authority as required. 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or other related fields 
   

• Experience
  5 years business systems and/or project experience with exposure to systems or project development and testing, installation, and training 
   

JOB DUTIES

• Manages projects and serves as primary customer contact. Defines and maintains project plan and schedules. Monitors compliance with definitions of project scope, timelines, and deliverables. Provides regular project status reports to customer and internal management. Assists business analysts of lower grade to coordinate projects.
• Collects, interprets and documents specifications required to develop new and revise existing software applications. Develops and implements operational plans for new and existing business computer applications. Participates in development of project proposals for customers.
• Coordinates testing of new applications and changes to existing applications to ensure integrity and quality of data while providing and/or assisting in training of system users. Defines and develops test scenarios. Documents and tracks status of application errors and related issues in problem log. Assist programmers and business analysts of lower grade in analyzing and resolving problems.
• Compiles complete, concise, and comprehensive policies and operation procedures to assist in communicating issues to applicable management staff.
• Develops new system administrative procedures required utilizing new functionality resulting from system changes.
• Assists in developing and implementing business strategies in departments to improve operational processing and productivity.
• Monitors development of specifications and establishes priorities for accomplishing design and testing of various projects.
• Reviews, develops, recommends, and implements activities, programs or functions as assigned.
• Maintains and tracks accounts assigned to projects or programs. Develops and maintains project plans. Provides project status reports.
• Records time spent on projects to meet cost-recovery requirements.
• May supervise lower level analysts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS  

• Collects, interprets, and documents specifications for updating or developing new data resources and processes based on changing business needs and priorities. Develops and implements operational plans to support users. 

• Plans and implements data integrity audits across systems. Analyzes results and identify trends that can be remediated with additional staff training. 

• Collaborates with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness to plan, implement, and analyze evaluations of graduate programs to meet State and accreditation requirements. 

• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets data for leadership and other data consumers. 

• Contributes to strategic initiatives, implementation, evaluation, and process improvement, which may include the development and/or evaluation of new software platforms. 

• Participates in multiple aspects of Graduate Student recruitment, admissions and orientation.  

• May supervise other staff. 

• Performs other duties as assigned. 

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.