What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business System Analyst III position at University of California - Los Angeles Health?
Join UCLA Health and play a key role in transforming complex data into meaningful insights that drive quality improvement, operational excellence, and strategic decision-making.
In this role, you will be responsible for gathering business requirements, designing, developing, and maintaining SQL-based applications, databases, and reporting solutions that support internal service lines as well as external agency reporting and quality initiatives. You will partner closely with stakeholders to design, build, test, and optimize quality and performance metrics that advance the goals of the Performance Strategy and Analytics team.
The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem solver with strong technical expertise, intellectual curiosity, and a passion for leveraging data to improve outcomes. This position requires the ability to lead complex projects focused on data automation, process optimization, and the enhancement of enterprise data structures while ensuring efficient, scalable, and sustainable solutions.
Key Responsibilities- Gather and analyze business requirements to develop reporting and data solutions.
- Design, build, maintain, and optimize SQL databases, applications, and reporting workspaces.
- Develop and validate quality, performance, and operational metrics for internal stakeholders and external reporting requirements.
- Lead initiatives to automate manual processes and improve data workflows and system efficiency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support strategic analytics and quality improvement projects.
- Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
- Leverage technology and best practices to promote efficient and effective work systems.
- Strong experience with SQL development, database design, and data management.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects involving data automation and optimization.
- Experience developing dashboards, reports, and performance measurement frameworks.
- Knowledge of healthcare quality reporting, performance improvement, or analytics initiatives preferred.
- Experience with Intelligent Automation technologies and projects is highly desirable.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
The successful candidate is a proactive, innovative thinker who thrives in a team environment, embraces technical challenges, and is passionate about using data and automation to drive meaningful organizational impact.
Salary range: $78,500 - $163,600
REQUIRED:
*BS in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Finance, Statistics, Business, or related fields
*2 years programming experience in multiple languages, tools and libraries including SQL, Python, R, C#, .Net, MS Visual Studio, HTML,
*2 year experience with report development using SQL
*Knowledge of Database servers maintenance and Maintenance of virtual servers
*1 year experience with ETL environments (SSIS 2008, Informatica PowerCenter 9.x, Pentaho Data Integration)
*2 year experience in Healthcare Industry
*Customer focused/results-oriented/sense of urgency/team player/flexible and adaptable
*Strong analytical and problem solving skills
*Expertise in data management and system integration
*Demonstrated ability to learn new technology quickly
*Excellent communication skills
PREFERRED:
*MS in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics
*Excellent understanding of Epic Chronicles data Structures and cross-referencing the elements in Clarity Data Model
*Demonstrate proficiency in SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI, Excel
*Epic Clarity and/or Cogito Certification is desired
*3 year experience in data management and data analysis
*3 year experience in healthcare industry
*1 year experience in AI related projects.
University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy.
Salary : $78,500 - $163,600