Lead Programmer Analyst - Lab IT

About the Role

The Lead Programmer Analyst is a valuable member of the Laboratory Information Technology team at Stony Brook Medicine. The candidate will support clinical applications, integrated systems, instrumentation, interfaces, and workflows used by the hospital’s clinical laboratories. This role involves applying knowledge of clinical laboratory operations to configure, maintain, and optimize laboratory information systems and related technologies. The candidate will collaborate with laboratory leadership, laboratory personnel, Hospital IT teams, and vendors to ensure laboratory applications and integrations meet departmental and hospital needs while adhering to operational and regulatory requirements. Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical and application support for laboratory information systems, integrated applications, instrumentation, desktop integrations, and associated interfaces.
• Analyzes laboratory workflows and operational requirements and configures, develops, or implements application solutions that meet departmental specifications.
• Supports system implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and production changes, including requirements gathering, planning, coordination, testing, deployment, and post-implementation validation.
• Performs application, interface, integration, and regression testing to ensure system changes function correctly across laboratory and downstream clinical systems.
• Participates in Hospital IT projects and enterprise initiatives, including electronic medical record upgrades and new functionality implementation, while representing laboratory application, integration, workflow, and regulatory requirements.
• Engages in issue tracking, troubleshooting, escalation, follow-up, and resolution in collaboration with laboratory personnel, internal technical teams, and vendors.
• Provides application and workflow support to clinical department users, including system training and in-service education.
• Develops and maintains technical documentation, application records, change documentation, and laboratory procedures in accordance with applicable operational and regulatory requirements.
• Provides secondary support for laboratory computer hardware, connected devices, and peripheral equipment in coordination with appropriate technical support teams.
• Provides on-call support for Laboratory IT applications, integrations, instrumentation, and related technologies on a rotational basis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Technology, Biological Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of information technology experience.
• In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, an A.A.S. degree with a minimum of 4 years of information technology experience is acceptable.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clinical laboratory experience, laboratory-related education, or relevant professional credentials, including NYS clinical laboratory licensure or ASCP certification.
• Experience supporting, configuring, testing, or upgrading healthcare or laboratory information systems. Experience with Clinisys or Sunquest applications is desirable but not required.
• Experience with clinical systems, integrations, or related technologies, including laboratory instrumentation, automation, electronic medical record systems, interfaces, voice recognition, or digital imaging.

Special Notes:

• This position may require the wearing of respiratory protection, which may prohibit the wearing of facial hair.
• This function/position may be designated as “essential,” requiring employees to remain at their work location or report to work during institutional emergencies.
• Prior to the start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:
  • Successfully complete a pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services.
  • Complete an electronic reference check with a minimum of three professional references.
  • Successfully complete a 4-panel drug screen.
  • Meet regulatory requirements for pre-employment screenings.
  • Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $73,234 – $89,270 per year. The specific salary offer will be based on the candidate’s validated years of comparable experience. Some positions offer annual supplemental pay, such as location pay for UUP full-time positions ($4,000).

Benefits

Stony Brook Medicine provides generous leave, health plans, and a state pension that add to your total compensation. Visit the WHY WORK HERE page to learn about the total rewards offered.

Schedule

This is a full-time position.