Position Title

Solution Architect - Clinical Applications

Broadmoor Campus

Position Summary / Career Interest:The Solution Architect serves as a member of the leadership team responsible for defining the strategic technology roadmap to support the vision and goals for a specific area of focus. They are responsible for working with all levels of the organization to understand the business need and advise on technology solutions, and sequencing, that promote industry best practice and sustainability. The architect will partner with leaders responsible for budgeting, staff planning, implementation oversight and ongoing application support.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Serves as technical expert on the assigned team and in product selectionMaintains an understanding of short and long-term strategy for the organization or assigned area of focus. Provides expert advice on solutions and industry standards to provide capability to meet business needs of the organizationStays up to date on industry best practice.  Uses expertise to understand, modify and apply knowledge to solutions and processes internally.Develop and maintain relationships with team members at all levels of the organization, including executivesExpert at facilitation, preparing materials to support collaborative discussion, and driving groups to consensusPrepares documents, diagrams, models, and other artifacts as required to communicate solution design, rollout strategy, and business needs and expected customer impact for solution selection and handoff to the implementation teamUnderstands project lifecycle, post go live support requirements for downtime and disaster recoveryPromotes adherence to Architectural standards and develops documentation of standards or guidelines for our organization. Actively contributes to internal repository to promote knowledge transfer.Promotes collaboration and establishes clear expectations around timelines and deliverySupports other architects by participating/coordinating in architecture reviews and architecture assurance boardsCollaborates with all teams as required (e.g. Infrastructure, DBA, Network, HL7 Messaging, etc)Reviews business and technical requirements to develop and maintain solution designs throughout the project lifecycleProvide technical design direction and solutions for architectural and functional requirements so software is written or purchased with consistent forethought and support of enterprise standards.Evaluate the maturity and appropriateness of existing application portfolio, gauge viability against industry best practices and alignment with strategic business goals and requirements and recommend future state portfolio and roadmap.Serve as an expert and mentor for team membersPeer review design deliverables for quality, consistence, thoroughness, and application of lessons learned from past reviews.Ensures solution designs adhere to cybersecurity best practicesAssists with budget preparation and cost analysis for designed solutionsMust be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelors Degree in related field or 2:1 relevant experience.5 or more years of experience.2 or more years of leadership or management experience.Experience as an analyst, administrator, or developer implementing and supporting applications.

Preferred Education and Experience

Masters Business Administration in related field.8 or more years in related information systems field.Experience with Healthcare IT environment.Vendor experience developing or installing applications.

Required Language Skills

English - Able to receive verbal communications from users, vendors, and other employees in English.English - Able to verbally communicate with users, vendors, and other employees in English.

Knowledge Requirements

Applying multiple technical solutions to business problems.Translating business needs into solution architecture requirements.Familiarity with disaster recovery strategies.Advanced knowledge in system analysis & design.Interfacing or system integrations involving data processing.Ability to estimate the financial impact of solution architecture alternatives.Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting.Knowledge in the given area of focus including applications, operational workflows and compliance standards (preferred).Expert in Application development, configuration and integration standards for area of focus. Including Certifications, computer programming and scripting languages (preferred).

Time Type:Full time

Job Requisition ID:R-49432

Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.  See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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