Pharmacy IT Systems Analyst

Pharmacy IT Systems Analyst Job#: 3044350

Job Description:

The Pharmacy IT Systems Analyst serves as the bridge between inpatient pharmacy operations and healthcare technology, ensuring that pharmacy applications effectively support medication management, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency. This individual partners closely with pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and IT teams to analyze business needs, optimize workflows, and implement technology solutions that enhance clinical outcomes and streamline pharmacy operations.

Core Responsibilities Gather, analyze, and document clinical and business requirements from pharmacy, nursing, physician, and operational stakeholders.

Design, configure, implement, and support technology solutions that improve medication management workflows and patient safety.

Maintain and optimize Epic Willow Inpatient and related pharmacy applications to ensure reliable system performance.

Lead and participate in system upgrades, testing initiatives, validation efforts, and go-live support activities.

Troubleshoot application issues, identify root causes, and serve as a key escalation point for pharmacy-related system concerns.

Support medication build, order sets, formulary management, clinical decision support tools, and pharmacy workflows.

Ensure systems comply with healthcare regulations, organizational policies, and patient safety standards.

Develop user documentation, training materials, and educational resources to support end-user adoption.

Collaborate with pharmacy leadership and clinical teams to identify process improvements, enhance system functionality, and reduce medication-related risks.

Epic Willow Inpatient Responsibilities This role requires a strong understanding of inpatient pharmacy operations and medication management workflows, including:

Inpatient medication ordering and verification processes

Medication dispensing and administration workflows IV medication and infusion management

Clinical decision support alerts and medication safety tools

Formulary and medication build maintenance

Pharmacy automation and dispensing system integrations

Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) workflows

Integration with nursing, physician, and ancillary clinical systems

The successful candidate will understand the complete medication-use process, from provider order entry through pharmacist verification, dispensing, administration, and final clinical documentation.

Required Qualifications Education Bachelor  of Science in Pharmacy (BS Pharmacy) or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited institution

Active Pharmacist licensure with a minimum of one year of pharmacy practice experience

Experience

Four or more years of experience supporting clinical or administrative healthcare information systems

Experience working within a hospital or healthcare environment

Strong knowledge of inpatient pharmacy operations and medication management workflows

Experience supporting EHR platforms, clinical applications, or pharmacy information systems

Technical Skills The ideal candidate will possess experience in:

Healthcare application configuration and maintenance

Clinical workflow analysis and optimization

Requirements gathering and solution design

System implementation, support, and maintenance

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Go-live planning and support

Incident management and troubleshooting

End-user training and documentation development

Microsoft Office Suite and reporting tools

Preferred experience includes:

Epic Willow Inpatient Epic clinical workflows and documentation

Medication administration systems

Pharmacy automation platforms

Clinical decision support tools

Healthcare system integrations

Soft Skills & Stakeholder Engagement Success in this role requires the ability…