Notes -

• This is a 40 hour per week, temporary, non-benefits eligible position that is expected to last approximately 2 years.
• After completing department training, this position will work 3 days in the office.

At Houston Methodist, the Human Resources (HR) Analyst position is responsible for supporting HR management and their customers to simple-to-moderately complex work process and flow, and to improve processes by validating and managing the real needs of customers, team members, and management. This position will serve as a super-user point-of-contact for assigned functional area, generating analytical reports, presenting recommendations to management on the analysis of data and assisting subject matter experts with ensuring data integrity, testing of system changes as directed, and analyzing data flows for process improvement opportunities. The position will work with vendors, HR teams and other end users in meeting their data system needs by providing end-user training and application support in various HR applications and program functions. The HR Analyst position communicates various activities to interested parties or team members, monitoring task assignments and completion dates to ensure that schedules and deliverables are met and assists management with various operations duties as needed.

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Utilizes interpersonal skills when working with various customers and peers to accomplish goals. Develops ongoing relationships and interactions with internal stakeholders and applicants; utilizes an in-depth understanding of client need to manage expectations; responds quickly to client needs and concerns.

• Partners with HR management and their customers to analyze work process design and flow, improve processes and leverage the return on technological capabilities. Serves as a super-user point-of-contact and vendor liaison for department, as appropriate.

• Conducts self in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity, equity and inclusion principles. Contributes towards improvement of department scores for employee engagement, i.e. peer-to-peer accountability.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides support for HR data and end-user needs including, but not limited to, researching and resolving system end-user functional problems, unexpected results or process flaws, and access to vendor systems. Develops and maintains project documentation which is clear, concise, and unambiguous.

• Generates reports and queries utilizing appropriate reporting tools. Assists in development of standard reports for ongoing customer needs.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Analyzes data from multiple databases in support of department needs. Helps maintain data integrity in systems by running queries and analyzing data. Maintains compliance documents and generate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for management.

• Identifies and facilitates resolution of issues that arise during a project. Compares data from different sources to draw conclusions. Assists with tasks identified by management to support system maintenance efforts, as appropriate.

• Manages simple-to moderately-complex project/process improvement under the supervision of management.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Understands and uses qualitative and quantitative measurement and data collection design principles to assist with organizational human capital needs, FTE management (cost control, position management).

• Utilizes resources with cost effectiveness and value creation in mind. Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks, assisting coworkers as needed.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides recommendations for process/customer service improvements, innovative solutions, or major variations from established policy.

• Maintains awareness of current trends on job-specific knowledge by attending training courses and professional organizational meetings and reading job-related professional journals/publications.

• Seeks opportunities to identify self-development needs and takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree or additional four years of experience (in addition to the minimum experience requirements listed below) in lieu of degree

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Three years project management, information technology, business intelligence, decision science or related experience