Applications/Systems Analyst, Pharmacy Applications

with enterprise platforms (EHRs/ITSM/ERPs). 2.

Healthcare experience.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments.

The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description.

Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

Work is considered sedentary.

Position requires work indoors in a normal office environment.

We are seeking an experienced Epic Willow Analyst to support, optimize, and advance our pharmacy information systems and medication management technology environment.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong combination of Epic Willow application expertise, pharmacy operations knowledge, automation/medication-dispensing technology experience, and emerging cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities .

The successful candidate will serve as a key technical and operational resource for Epic Willow applications, pharmacy automation, medication inventory management, system integrations, and technology optimization.

This position will work closely with pharmacy leadership, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nursing, clinical informatics, IT, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure safe, efficient, reliable, and innovative medication-management workflows.

• Analyze, configure, maintain, and optimize Epic Willow applications and associated pharmacy workflows.
• Support and maintain Epic Willow functionality across inpatient, ambulatory, and medication inventory environments.
• Participate in system implementations, upgrades, enhancements, testing, troubleshooting, and ongoing optimization.
• Translate pharmacy and clinical requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Analyze complex system issues, identify root causes, and coordinate resolution across application, infrastructure, integration, and vendor teams.
• Develop and maintain detailed application and technical documentation, including workflows, configuration, interfaces, support procedures, and system dependencies.
• Collaborate with pharmacy operations to identify opportunities for workflow improvement, automation, standardization, and cost reduction.
• Support interfaces and integrations between Epic and pharmacy automation, dispensing, inventory, robotics, and medication-management technologies.
• Participate in application testing, including unit, integrated, regression, upgrade, and user-acceptance testing.
• Support medication inventory, dispensing, replenishment, and automation workflows.
• Partner with vendors and internal technical teams to troubleshoot and optimize pharmacy automation systems.
• Participate in disaster recovery, downtime planning, system validation, and business-continuity activities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including cloud platforms, AI, machine learning, automation, and intelligent workflow solutions , for potential application within pharmacy and healthcare IT.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and analytics to improve pharmacy operations, inventory management, medication safety, workflow efficiency, and decision support.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other analysts and pharmacy technology team members as appropriate.

The ideal candidate will have active Epic certifications in:

• Willow Ambulatory
• Willow Inventory
• Willow Inpatient

Candidates with all three active certifications are strongly preferred.

Candidates who possess a subset of these certifications may be considered if they demonstrate substantial hands-on Epic Willow experience and expertise in pharmacy automation and related cloud platforms, AI, machine learning, automation, and intelligent workflow technologies .

The ideal candidate will possess detailed hands-on technical knowledge of one or more of the following systems, with experience across multiple platforms highly preferred:

• Becton Dickinson (BD) Pyxis — including configuration, dispensing workflows, inventory management, interfaces, troubleshooting, and system integration.
• BD Parata Max2 — including automated dispensing, workflow configuration, inventory management, integration, troubleshooting, and operational optimization.
• Omnicell — including automated dispensing technology, medication inventory, interfaces, configuration, troubleshooting, and workflow optimization.
• Swisslog BoxPicker and/or Swisslog Carousel robotic pharmacy systems — including automation workflows, inventory management, system integration, troubleshooting, and operational optimization.

A candidate with deep expertise in multiple pharmacy automation platforms will be particularly valuable, especially where that experience includes integration with Epic Willow.

The ideal candidate will also have experience applying modern technology to healthcare IT, including:

• Cloud computing and cloud-based healthcare applications.
• Cloud architecture, infrastructure, security, or application integration.
• Familiarity with major cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure. .
• AI and machine-learning concepts and practical healthcare applications.
• Generative AI and large language model (LLM) technologies.
• AI-enabled workflow automation and process improvement.
• Data analytics, data integration, and visualization.
• Evaluation and responsible implementation of AI technologies in clinical and operational environments.
• Understanding of healthcare data privacy, security, governance, and regulatory considerations associated with cloud and AI technologies.

Relevant cloud and AI certifications are highly desirable.

A background in pharmacy is strongly preferred, including experience as a:

• Pharmacist
• Pharmacy Technician
• Pharmacy automation specialist
• Pharmacy informatics professional
• Pharmacy systems/technology specialist

However, a pharmacy degree or technician background is not required if the candidate possesses exceptional Epic Willow expertise, relevant certifications, pharmacy automation experience, and the technical capabilities described above.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong Epic Willow application knowledge.
• Experience with Epic build, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Understanding of inpatient and ambulatory pharmacy workflows.
• Medication inventory and dispensing workflow expertise.
• Pharmacy automation and robotics experience.
• Experience with healthcare interfaces and system integrations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of databases, data structures, and healthcare information systems.
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards and technologies.
• Experience working with vendors and third-party technology partners.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Experience with project management, system implementations, upgrades, and optimization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of change management and clinical/operational technology adoption.

Work Schedule & Remote Expectations: This position is primarily day shift and includes a 24-hour on-call requirement on a rotating basis.

The position is predominantly remote, with occasional in-office attendance required for system upgrades, typically on a semi-annual or quarterly basis, as well as other business needs when applicable.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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