Applications Architect

We’re searching for an Applications Architect (Healthcare experienced) -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will review application requirements, application and processing architectures and designs, develops, amends, optimizes, and certifies application and system design of Integrated Delivery Systems, responsible for the identification and resolution of the application information flow, the application integration and the required infrastructure to support application requirements.
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Job Duties & Responsibilities
·         Analyze and coordinate designing of new & existing applications and architectures of Integrated Delivery System systems.
·         Coordinate new development and make sure it is consistent and well-integrated with existing information data structure.
·         Lead and engage in business analysis, information acquisition analysis and design, data access analysis and design, archive and recovery strategy, security, and change management.
·         Appraise effectiveness of systems flow, data usage, and manual or automated processes to identify ineffectiveness or inefficiency of the system.
·         Develop, design, and modify technical specifications for the Integrated Delivery System.
·         Coordinates the design and analysis of the implementation of new systems and the modifications of existing systems.
·         Coordinate/implement and controls the configuration and development of systems.
·         Administer program and system tests.
·         Develop system documentation.
·         Maintain systems.
·         Coordinate activities and information dissemination with manager, other Information Services personnel, users and vendors.
·         Research technology trends/directions.

Skills & Requirements
·         H.S. Diploma or GED required
·         Master's degree in science preferred
·         10 years major system design & implementation experience required
·         Management or project leadership preferred
·         Bachelor’s degree will substitute four (4) years of work experience. Master’s degree will substitute for two (2) years of work experience. Up to two (2) years of clinical patient care and/or clinical research experience may substitute for up to two (2) years of information systems experience on a month-to-month basis.
Highly preferred: 10 years major system design & implementation experience in healthcare.

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

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 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.