Systems Analyst II (Memphis, TN / Coppell, TX)
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
At ALSAC you do more than make a living; you make a difference.
We like people who are different…because we’re different, too. As one of the world’s most iconic and respected nonprofits, we know what it’s like to stand out. That’s why we’re looking at you. Your background, perspective, and desire to make an impact set you apart. As we work to help St. Jude cure childhood cancer, we're calling on the game-changers, innovators and visionaries to join our family. Not just for the kids of St. Jude, but also for you. Because at ALSAC, we develop and celebrate our employees. So, bring your whole, authentic self and become part of our shared mission: Finding cures. Saving children.®
Job Description
Are you ready to take on a pivotal role as the ultimate product owner for our enterprise-wide mission critical systems? We are looking for a System Analyst II who thrives on providing strategic and technical leadership on projects, collaborating with cross functional teams, and ensuring our core strategic goals are met. If you're a seasoned professional with a passion for technology and a knack for problem solving, we want you on our team!
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership: Act as the driving force behind our mission critical systems, providing direction to cross functional teams, including those outside your product line.
Effective Communication: Be the bridge between technical intricacies and clear communication with Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Management. Share both the potential and limitations of our products promptly.
Technical Documentation: Create high quality technical design documentation and specifications, ensuring comprehensive tracking of system changes and product content development for training purposes.
Quality Assurance: Ensure thorough testing procedures are followed before implementing any production changes, working closely with Quality Assurance Analysts, and adhering to change management procedures.
Technology Expertise: Stay up to date with various programming languages, operating systems, and computer hardware platforms, embracing technological advancements.
Team Collaboration: Assist coders and developers in coordinating system development efforts, and implement new system requirements, upgrades, and fixes in alignment with the Product Owner and/or Developers.
Mentorship: Play a pivotal role in enhancing the skills of team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and ensuring a high level of team growth.
Training and Support: Provide training to build skills, testing ability, and the ability to install and modify programs as needed. Be available for on call support as agreed upon.
Business Alignment: Collaborate closely with Business Analysts to understand business requests and provide recommendations to the Product Owner regarding application code and configuration changes to meet business needs.
Requirements and Experience:
Technical Proficiency: Knowledge of process modeling, data modeling, database design, and specification creation is essential. Familiarity with project planning, management, and deployment is a plus.
Technology Enthusiast: Proficiency with computers, including UNIX, NT, Oracle, SQL, PC’s, Windows, and PC based management systems. Exposure to current application development techniques, such as object oriented and client/server, is advantageous. Knowledge of SQL is also a plus.
Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree along with 3 to 5 years of technical, analytical, systems, and programming experience is required.
Benefits & Perks
The following Benefits & Perks apply to Full-Time Roles Only.
We’re dedicated to ensuring children and their families have every opportunity to enjoy life’s special moments. We’re also committed to giving our staff excellent benefits so they can do the same.
- Core Medical Coverage: (low cost low deductible Medical, Dental, and Vison Insurance plans)
- 401K Retirement Plan with 7% Employer Contribution
- Exceptional Paid Time Off
- Maternity / Paternity Leave
- Infertility Treatment Program
- Adoption Assistance
- Education Assistance
- Enterprise Learning and Development
- And more
To ensure the health and safety of the children and families at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as well as our donors, volunteers and colleagues, as a condition of employment, we require that employees adhere to ALSAC’s Vaccination Requirements, including COVID-19 Vaccination.
ALSAC is an equal employment opportunity employer.
ALSAC does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or other protected status.
No Search Firms:
ALSAC does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All resumes submitted by search firms to any ALSAC employee or ALSAC representative via email, the internet or in any form and/or method without being contacted and approved by our Employee Experience team and without a valid written search agreement in place will result in no fee being paid if a referred candidate is hired by ALSAC.