Company Name Kaiser Permanente
Job Category Technology
Location Denver, CO
Position Type Full-Time, Employee
Experience 5-10 Years Experience
Date Posted November 19, 2008
INTERNAL POSTING PERIOD: 11/19/08-111/21/08
IF YOU ARE A COLORADO INTERNAL EMPLOYEE, YOU MUST PLACE YOUR BID ON THE BID LINE 303-614-1510, NOT ONLINE.
JOB SUMMARY: Under general supervision, supports software applications by creating new and maintaining existing data integration programs, and writing ad hoc reports for Kaiser Permanente’s Prevention organization customers. This position functions as a Senior Analyst/Programmer supporting health care prevention activities such as managing data integration for Kaiser Permanente member medical screenings, disease management and other prevention programs.
Compliance Job Summary: Maintains and supports a culture of compliance, ethics and integrity. Maintains knowledge of policies and procedures and performs in accordance with the Principles of Responsibilities and applicable regulatory requirements, external laws and accreditation standards. Appropriately reports observed fraud or abuse.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Required Skills:
1. 5 or more years experience in SAS Data Step and Macro programming
2. Experience tuning SAS programs
3. 3 or more years experience using ANSI SQL in an enterprise relational database
4. SQL query tuning experience
Preferred Skills:
5. Experience in a health care environment
6. System Data Integration experience
7. Business Intelligence
8. SAS/ACCESS and SAS/CONNECT experience
9. Previous experience with all aspects of the software development lifecycle
10. Experience with MVS/TSO - IBM mainframes
Essential Responsibilities:
· Designs and maintains data integration programs using SAS Data Step, SAS Macro, SQL and other technologies.
· Supports and fixes existing data integration programs. Tests and maintains data integrity.
· Extracts data from many different data sources from RDBMS such as SQL Server, Oracle, Teradata, and DB2. Coordinates with database administrators, data stewards, business analysts, subject area experts and others to verify data accuracy and program logic.
· Mentors peers both inside and outside of department in roles such as data analyst, statistician and data consumer with SAS programming and data semantic questions and issues.
· Translates user requirements, issues, and ideas into effective data integration programs. Formulates specific IT implementation plans and evaluates their effectiveness. Develops creative alternative solutions to user problems.
· Assists in the determination of goals and priorities with team, clients, or project management sponsors.
· Codes, tests, and maintains new and existing computer application systems independently and teaches others these skills.
· Provides complete resolution of user production problems.
· Delivers professionally written analysis of user requirements; documents programs, systems and procedures.
· Leads team members in full cycle development including collection of requirements, design, construction, testing, and production deployment.
SCHEDULE: Variable hours Mon-Fri.
STARTING SALARY RANGE : $5612 - $7154 (Monthly)
- Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer -
