Job Opportunities

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Information Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Lead Programmer Analyst. The successful candidate will:

• Focus on EAGLE systems installation and reporting, and provide assistance with other applications as needed.
• Generate Ad Hoc reports using the EAGLE RG Report Writer Software.
• Perform coding of screen edits using EAGLE Acc-IMAGE.
• Conduct analysis of features/functions of LWP's (Latest Working Programs).
• Write programming code to meet user needs and specifications.
• Debug routine problems in application programs.
• Prepare test data and implement tested changes.
• Document all programming code and report production procedures.
• Assist/advise individual users in identifying and solving technical problems.
• Be responsible for financial interfaces.
• Travel to offsite locations when necessary to troubleshoot.
• Train and provide technical support to end-users.
• Perform general system problem-solving.

Required Qualifications:

• 1 to 3 years of clinical operations experience.
• 1+ year of programming experience with EAGLE 2000 software product.
• Demonstrated experience with Easytrieve Programming and EAGLE Accu-Link Processing.
• Good analytical and technical skills to examine, evaluate and analyze system problems and user processes and procedures, and develop solutions. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to develop good working relationships with peers, managers, and system users. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Medical Informatics or other related discipline preferred. 

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; 9:00am to 5:00pm

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu