Sr. Communications Analyst

Title: Sr. Communications Analyst

Location: Remote

Duration: Contract

Required Education Level: Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business or related scientific /technical discipline

Required Experience (Years): 10

Substitution Criteria: 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education

Job Description:

Support Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office (EHRM-IO) Site Communications lead to oversee sustainment site communications delivered by Cerner, collaborate with VA and Cerner to promote sustainment-related information to sites, deployment site communications, and VISN site leads to transition to sustainment, coordinate with site communications leads to prepare for sustainment period, coordinate handoff to site for future management.

Create and distribute Sustainment-related communications artifacts (e.g., EHR System alerts, newsletter, SharePoint content).

Facilitate and attend meetings, manage and report out on sustainment site communications metrics (e.g., EHR System Alerts and change notifications), support and deliver briefings, address external inquiries focused on sustainment training (e.g., GAO, Congressional, media) with VA stakeholders, perform ad-hoc requests received from VA client team, related to site communications.

Coordinate distribution of Block release messaging with VA, Cerner Learning and Technical teams, and Site Leads.

Manage Sustainment team to support Solution Experts in weekly Joint Sustainment and Adoption Board (JSAAB) change notification process to create, refine, and distribute weekly notifications to site.

Define, document, and refine processes for the use of future go-live sites.

Review and provide VA EHRM-IO recommendations on Cerner's deliverables.

Minimum qualifications:

10+ years of professional work experience

Experience managing Information Technology related projects

Well versed in life cycle and project management methodologies

Experience in tracking costs, schedule and performance progress

Able to identify and mitigate risks.

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, Business or related scientific /technical discipline or an additional 8 years of relevant experience may be substituted for degree requirements

Preferred qualifications:

Experience in the VA

Experience implementing electronic health records