Epic Beaker Implementation Lead

About the role

Under the direction of EITS Epic Lab leadership, the Epic Beaker Implementation Lead drives the assessment, design, build, and deployment of Epic Beaker at NYC Health + Hospitals. This role focuses on converting legacy systems, harmonizing lab compendiums across multiple facilities, and translating complex clinical and lab workflows into robust technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Compendium Harmonization & Integration: Analyze lab compendiums and resolve discrepancies across three legacy LIS systems (Sunquest, Orchard, Cerner) to establish a standardized Epic Beaker build. Manage HL7 interface data flows.
• Requirements & Workflow Analysis: Interview clinical end-users and stakeholders to assess business/clinical needs. Translate complex workflows into functional specifications, process flowcharts, and technical documentation.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Manage and execute Model Recommendation Testing (MRT), application testing, integrated testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with PMO leadership, IT teams, and clinical stakeholders to align project scope, mitigate risks, and manage project timelines and deliverables.
• Documentation & Training: Create comprehensive test plans, technical specs, release notes, end-user guides, and training materials.
• Team Leadership & Supervision: Provide direction, training, and mentorship to Junior and Level I/II Clinical Business Analysts and consultants; evaluate work products and assist with hiring.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  • Education & Experience: Master's or advanced clinical degree plus 2 years of experience leading software requirements (or 1 year in healthcare administration/clinical function); OR Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience in software requirements and clinical systems analysis.
  • Epic Certifications: Active Epic certifications in Beaker CP, Beaker AP, and Inpatient Orders (current or one version prior).
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • LIS Conversion Experience: Hands-on experience migrating legacy LIS platforms (Sunquest, Orchard, Cerner) to Epic Beaker.
  • Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in lab ordering/resulting workflows, MRT testing, and HL7 interface communications.
  • Clinical Background: Prior clinical or laboratory background with experience in at least 2 full life-cycle Epic implementations.

Skills

• application testing
• Cerner
• data flows
• Epic Beaker
• Beaker
• HL7
• integrated testing
• LIS
• software requirements
• communications
• leadership
• Collaboration
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Workflow Analysis
• clinical systems
• clinical
• flowcharts
• functional specifications
• healthcare administration
• mentorship
• project timelines
• project scope
• Testing & Quality Assurance
• release notes
• risks
• Team Leadership
• technical documentation
• comprehensive test plans
• Testing
• workflows

Pay

$90 – $100 per hour

Schedule

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Education

Bachelor’s degree