Programmer Analyst II - Center for Healthcare Data

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care.

That’s where you come in.

We are looking for a Full-Time Programmer Analyst II to join the Center for Healthcare Data as part of the UTHealth School of Public Health in Houston, TX.

The Center for Health Care Data (CHCD) has a series of projects related to service contracts, outcomes research and research on population health and health outcomes.

In this position, you will work with senior staff to create the coding required to extract data to support researcher questions.

You'll be responsible for analyzing datasets, developing program specifications, writing and maintaining programs, and coding and testing programs.

This position encourages creative thinking and depends on the ability to work productively with a wide range of team members including data scientists, experienced programmers, biostatisticians and project managers, etc.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus :

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement / pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work / life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Key Accountabilities :

• Consults with and analyzes the users’ needs to ensure the programming and resulting data extract fulfills required needs.
• Analyzes / designs system flows and develops / codes program specification to ensure the agreed upon requirements are met.
• Writes, tests, and implements computer programs. Codes straight-forward to moderately complex programs and ensures that the programs conform to departmental standards
• Tests programming thoroughly to ensure all expected results are verified and discrepancies are resolved.
• Adheres to departmental standards to ensure the consistency of product produced.
• Participates in structured technical and functional walk-through with project team members and reports status of programming to team members / clients on a regular basis to ensure a full understanding of the program and the status of completion.
• Resolves problems that arise with existing data systems to ensure the efficiency and proper functioning of programs and systems.

8. Other duties as assigned

Certification / Skills :

Knowledge of computer hardware, software, and programming.

Preferred :

• Experience with SQL,statistical analysis programs such as SAS, R or STATA
• Any programming language PL / SQL, python is a plus
• Knowledge of administrative healthcare claims, electronic medical records, social determinants of health datasets a plus.

Minimum Education :

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related field or relevant experience in lieu of education.

Minimum Experience :

Two years of programming experience.

Physical Requirements :

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and / or up to 20 pounds frequently and / or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive :

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.215

Residency Requirement :

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.