Sr Application Analyst

Summary

** Candidates must have a primary address located within the state of Michigan or willing to move to Michigan to be considered.**

Sr Analyst - Epic Release & Systems Administrator

The Epic Release & Systems Administrator is responsible for managing Epic software releases and administering key Epic management tools and processes. This position serves as the primary owner of Epic quarterly release planning and execution, Data Courier governance, Epic User Web administration, Nova administration, and Epic environment coordination.

The role acts as a central liaison between Epic representatives, application analysts, technical teams, leadership, training resources, and operational stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of Epic releases, effective migration of Epic content, stable system environments, and ongoing compliance with Epic governance processes.

This position provides operational leadership for Epic release activities and serves as the organization's primary coordinator for Epic administration, environment maintenance, and system-wide Epic initiatives.

** Preferred candidates will Epic certifications and at least 4 years of work-related experience with Epic Release Management, Project Management, Nova administration, and Data Courier.**

• Serve as the primary project manager for Epic quarterly releases, updates, and major Epic initiatives.
• Develop and maintain release schedules, milestones, and implementation timelines.
• Facilitate bi-weekly Epic Release Workgroup meetings.
• Coordinate review, installation, build, testing, training preparation, and deployment activities.
• Track release-related tasks, dependencies, risks, and issues.
• Collaborate with application analysts, technical teams, training staff, operational leaders, and Epic representatives to ensure release readiness.
• Coordinate go-live planning, support activities, and downtime procedures.
• Monitor release progress and communicate status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Coordinate end-user communications related to Epic upgrades and releases.
• Ensure timely completion of release deliverables and action items.

• Facilitate monthly Data Migration Workgroup meetings.
• Administer Epic Data Courier migration activities.
• Coordinate migration planning and movement of Epic records and configurations between environments.
• Maintain migration controls including locking and unlocking items and management of direct-edit workflows.
• Troubleshoot Data Courier-related issues and coordinate resolutions.
• Create and maintain migration-related interfaces and supporting processes.
• Develop and maintain migration standards, procedures, and documentation.
• Ensure adherence to established change control and migration governance processes.

• Serve as the primary liaison between Epic, Epic Technical Coordinators, application teams, technical services teams, and IT leadership.
• Facilitate recurring meetings related to Epic releases, package installations, environment changes, and technical issues.
• Coordinate activities among application, infrastructure, network, security, and support teams.
• Escalate and track Epic-related issues through resolution.
• Support collaboration and communication between internal stakeholders and Epic representatives.
• Participate in planning and coordination of Epic-related operational and strategic initiatives.

• Coordinate package loads, software updates, upgrades, and maintenance activities across Epic environments.
• Coordinate environment refreshes and testing readiness activities.
• Monitor Epic Security and Privacy Risk Escalation (SPRE)…