Job Posting Title:
Epic Business Intelligence - Report Developer (Cogito)
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Hiring Department:
Dell Medical School
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Jun 20, 2025
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details:
General Notes
The Office of Information Technology at the Dell Medical School is seeking an Epic Business Intelligence - Report Developer (Cogito).
Purpose
The Epic Business Intelligence - Report Developer (Cogito) serves as the subject matter expert and technical contact for Epic reporting needs for the organization including responsible for analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment of Epic Reports (Revenue Cycle, Clinical, and Operational). This position leads in primary areas of work, including Projects, Changes, and the highest point of Break/Fix escalation.
Responsibilities
Designs, builds, configures, tests, and provides maintenance of clinical information systems with a focus in integrated multi-specialty ambulatory care. Serves as a liaison between business operations and providers, internal information technology, system users and vendors working within the defined project objectives for issue and problem resolution. Maintains issue tracking, risk registries. Drives definition of scope and clarifies priorities of work. Assists with recommending reporting tools to utilize. Manages future optimization reporting requests. Assists in defining design and development standards and tools.
Conducts reports inventory and needs assessment to identify future state requirements. Develops report specifications and work with report ACs to build and integrate into testing phases. Works closely with cross-functional and data warehouse teams to ensure integration of reporting strategies.
Provides support to end-users both remotely and in-person. Monitors, investigates, troubleshoots, and resolves incoming tickets. Coordinates system fixes and changes with software vendors. Coordinates the deployment of application changes with the training team and operations.
Creates test scripts, timelines, and plans for application and workflow changes. Performs actual testing of clinical information system configuration and processes, including testing across applications and/or the testing of the application configuration of other analysts. Coordinates and participates in requestor and user testing of application changes.
Collaborates with technical colleagues to help identify any infrastructure related issues that have resulted in clinical application issues.
Provides on-going end user clinical information systems support with all upgrades, new releases, enhanced functionality, and requested change and problem management support following the outlined ITIL processes.
Marginal or Periodic Functions:
Assists with other Epic modules as needed.
Provides backup support during peak times or staff shortages.
Participates in special projects and initiatives.
Performs other related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
Technical Learning
Quickly learns new technical skills and knowledge; is good at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge.
Stays updated with the latest Epic Ambulatory features.
Actively seeks out training opportunities.
Applies new knowledge to improve system performance.
Problem Solving
Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
Diagnoses and resolves complex application issues.
Develops innovative solutions to improve user experience.
Collaborates with teams to address system challenges.
Customer Focus
Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
Provides excellent support to clinical staff.
Understands and anticipates user needs.
Ensures user satisfaction with application performance.
Collaboration
Works effectively and cooperatively with others; establishes and maintains good working relationships.
Collaborates with IT and clinical teams.
Shares knowledge and best practices.
Participates in team meetings and projects.
Attention to Detail
Thoroughly reviews work for accuracy and completeness.
Ensures configurations are precise and accurate.
Reviews documentation for completeness.
Monitors system performance for issues.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in a health, science, or business field, or in lieu of a degree, five (5) years of related professional experience supporting clinical, ancillary, or business environments will be considered.
Active Epic Certification or Accreditation (considered) in Cogito. Must maintain current certification for primary EHR module(s) as a condition of employment.
Strong knowledge of clinical information systems, clinical informatics, data management and administration.
Experience and proven success in information systems implementation, development and support within a large-scale healthcare organization.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
5-7 years previous clinical information systems experience.
Demonstrated experience as a major participant in an EHR configuration.
ITIL Foundation certification. Active Epic Certification, Accreditation, or Proficiency in related applications (Cogito).
Salary Range
$92,000+ depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
Standard office equipment
Repetitive use of a keyboard
May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, hazardous medications and disoriented or combative patients, or others.
Required Materials
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
