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Job Description

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The UW School of Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for an Innovation Business Analyst.

The UW Medicine Innovation Core is a strategic hub dedicated to guiding the ethical and responsible use of AI and emerging technologies across the health system. By developing system-wide processes and uniting efforts across research, care delivery, and education, the Innovation Core team ensures that innovative tools are thoughtfully integrated to support patient care, operational effectiveness, and UW Medicine strategic priorities.

Whether enabling researchers to analyze disease, clinicians to envision the hospital of the future, or administrators to improve systems, the Innovation Core accelerates promising innovations into real-world pilots and builds pathways for successful adoption system-wide, promoting equity and benefit for all communities served by UW Medicine.

This position will report to the Senior Director of Enterprise Initiatives on an interim basis until leadership for Innovation Core has been finalized.

The Innovation Core Business Analyst (BA) will play a critical role in supporting the Innovation Core Program Operations Manager (Program Ops Manager) in the evaluation of individual innovation use cases, including use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare setting, and operational support of the Innovation Core, including supporting the innovation solution portfolio. This position works closely with information technology (IT), clinical, research, education and operational stakeholders across UW Medicine and UW to manage the progress of individual use cases through Innovation and IT governance structures, including intake, investigation, risk assessment, approval, and ongoing monitoring.

The BA may advise the Program Ops Manager, business owners, IT and operational leaders to successfully execute job duties. The BA operates at a high level of proficiency across a range of business analytics and project support functions, maximizing personal effectiveness. This role requires exercising discretion, independent judgment, and self-direction, and involves access to restricted or confidential information such as patient information, institutional strategies, financials, and other sensitive materials.

DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES

Project Business Analysis and Strategy (75%)

+ Develop awareness of how technology, operations, and business goals connect, and provide input to ensure proposals remain aligned with UW Medicine’s priorities.

+ Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how individual use cases and solutions will meet specific goals while maintaining alignment with UW Medicine and industry best practices.

+ Develop working expertise in Innovation and IT governance processes and serve as a key resource to help stakeholders navigate intake, evaluation, and approval workflows.

+ Ensure innovation business cases have a clear definition of business needs, benefits and key performance indicators (KPIs), and alignment to strategic objectives.

+ Organize and facilitate meetings to review and assess use cases.

+ Conceptualize and communicate solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders - translate technical concepts (especially around AI and data-driven tools) into clear business requirements and insights for clinical, research, and administrative partners.

+ Leverage risk stratification framework to assign risk level and initiate and support risk assessments, partnering with various stakeholders to identify mitigations for risks.

+ Manage use case requests through the required Innovation Core and IT governance structures, in partnership with IT. and at the direction of the Program Ops Manager.

+ Manage excellent stakeholder engagement and relationships to ensure deliverables are submitted in a timely manner.

+ Ensure all documentation from stakeholders effectively defines and communicates the required information about the use case.

+ Consistently document and communicate project status updates to leadership and business stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.

+ Under the direction of the Program Ops Manager, implement and maintain regular reports that illustrate health of the innovation portfolio, and other reports as required.

+ Support the Program Ops Manager by preparing materials for governance reviews, capturing decisions, and tracking action items through completion.

+ Support the creation of the cost/benefit analyses for individual use cases, when needed.

+ Support overarching budget for Innovation Core, including identifying ROIs with stakeholders and performing cost comparisons across alternative solutions.

Process Improvement Initiatives (15%)

+ Implement and maintain related Innovation Core procedures and methodologies, evolving as needed.

+ Review business processes and optimizations: Assist in mapping workflows, identifying inefficiencies, and recommending technology-enabled improvements.

+ Work under the direction of the Program Ops Manager to pilot new methodologies and tools.

+ Conduct meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.

+ Under the direction of the Program Ops Manager, establish processes, procedures, templates, policies, reports, and tools to support Innovation Core functions.

Administration (10%)

+ Continue professional development and commit to continuous learning on AI and emerging technologies in healthcare and share insights with the Innovation Core team and stakeholders.

+ Attend team and departmental meetings as appropriate.

+ Schedule meetings to support the Innovation Core and innovation use cases as needed.

+ Adapt to and thrive in an evolving innovative environment.

+ Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

+ Bachelor’s Degree.

+ Four to five years of relevant work experience demonstrating the following:

+ Gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and technical requirements.

+ Facilitation skills in cross-functional teams, with expertise in process improvement, standards development, and industry best practices.

+ Familiarity with emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and adapt quickly.

+ Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project/Project Online, and SharePoint.

+ Strong customer service orientation.

+ Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

+ Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and analytical problem-solving abilities, with the flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.

_Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum requirements._

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

+ Experience supporting technology or innovation projects in healthcare, research, or academic environments.

+ Demonstrated ability to analyze workflows and recommend improvements, ideally leveraging data or technology.

+ Familiarity with emerging AI technologies in healthcare.

+ Ability to take initiative and be action-orientated in resolving issues.

+ Ability to drive projects forward by being an effective business partner and consistently delivering high-quality results on time.

+ Familiarity with project and change management environments.

+ Ability and motivation to learn and apply new technologies and concepts.

Application Requirements

This recruitment requires a cover letter.

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

$89,004.00 annual

Pay Range Maximum:

$115,008.00 annual

Other Compensation:

-

Benefits:

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit:

Not Applicable

About the UW

Working at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives – on our campuses, in our state and around the world.

UW employees bring their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. In return, they enjoy outstanding benefits, opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in an environment known for its diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

Our Commitment

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer, the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81 (https://policy.uw.edu/directory/po/executive-orders/eo-81-prohibiting-discrimination-harassment-and-sexual-misconduct/) .

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected] .

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28B.112.080) .

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.