IT Applications Programmer IV -Workday Student Technical Analyst- Digital Technology Services

Description:
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Applications Programmer IV-Workday Student Technical Analyst is a subject matter expert responsible for the configuration, maintenance, support, and optimization of the Workday Student system within a university or college. This role directly works with the school of medicine and school of nursing functional users (like the Registrar's Office, Financial Aid, and Admissions). This role ensures the system is configured correctly, data flows smoothly through integrations, and users have the reports and tools they need to manage the entire student life-cycle, from admissions to graduation.

This is 4 days a week onsite position in our Edison, NJ office.

Candidates need to have 2-4+ years of hands-on experience as a technical analyst for an enterprise system and direct experience with Workday Student or Workday ERP

You will also need to have experience with Workday report writing (Custom Reports) and creating Calculated Fields and experience with Workday EIBs for data loading and extraction.

Domain Knowledge: A solid understanding of higher education processes and the student lifecycle (e.g., admissions, registration, student records, financial aid, student financials).

Workday Pro Certification: Certification in Workday Student is highly desirable.

Experience with advanced integration tools like Workday Studio, BIRT, and custom APIs and proficiency with XML, XSLT, and web services (SOAP/REST) is desirable

Responsibilties:
A day in the life of an Applications Programmer IV-Workday Student Technical Analyst at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Effectively shares knowledge with and mentors lower level Applications Programmers.
• Assists in the validation of work from lower level Applications Programmers.
• Assumes positions of leadership when using advanced coding methods to create applications that efficiently and effectively perform specific functions.
• Codes features and functionality based on detailed specifications or an understanding of business requirements.
• Recommends technical solutions to complex business problems.
• Oversees and is involved in the testing of component functionality, monitoring production application performance and troubleshoots and resolves issues.
• Develops and maintains internal and end-user documentation.
• Provides technical assistance and/or oversees such assistance during application implementation or maintenance.
• Recommends areas for process improvements and input into policy and procedure redesign.
• Perform other related duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies and Standards of Behavior.

Qualifications:
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Bachelor's level degree or equivalent years of experience in a related Information Technology (IT) or other computer field.
• Five or more years of relevant experience in an IT/other computer field.
• Extensive experience with one or more programming languages or frameworks.
• Ability to organize and coordinate the actions of small groups to achieve departmental and organizational goals.
• Works independently and effectively manages time with little or no supervision.
• Strong desktop skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Outlook.
• Effective oral and written communication.
• Creates and maintains clear, concise documentation.
• Collaborates with other team members across the department.
• Demonstrates self-direction.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Bachelor's level degree in a related Information Technology (IT) or other computer field.
• Healthcare experience or related field.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• Epic and/or other relevant certification(s) or where applicable, equivalent applications programming experience (i.e. PeopleSoft tools).

If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!