Workday Applications System Analyst- HCM Applications at UMass Memorial Health – Worcester, Massachusetts

Position Title: Workday Applications System Analyst- HCM Applications

Location: Worcester, MA

Time Type: Full time

Remote Type: Remote Caregivers (Primarily Remote)

Job Category: Information Services

Job Family: IT - Business & Systems Analysis

Job Type: Regular

Req ID: R26100829

Description:

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health? CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.

Exemption Status:
Exempt

Hiring Range:
$56,243.20 - $101,254.40
Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:
Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:
08:00 - 5:00

Shift:
1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:
40

Cost Center:
99940 - 5953 Business Applications

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

The Applications Analyst – Workday HCM Applications is responsible for supporting and optimizing Workday HCM modules—including HCM Core, Compensation, Recruiting, Talent, Performance, and Learning—to meet operational needs. This role collaborates closely with operational stakeholders to ensure that system configurations and technical solutions effectively align with organizational processes and strategic objectives. The analyst contributes to cross functional project deliverables, proactively identifies barriers, and ensures assigned tasks are completed within project scope and timelines. They support Workday upgrades, review and configure new features, perform testing, and develop user focused documentation and job aids. This position provides application configuration and technical troubleshooting, including issue investigation, ticket triage, system and security analysis, and participation in critical incident response. The analyst partners with subject matter experts and vendors to design and configure system features, maintain integrations, and support vendor software installations and updates. The role develops comprehensive support documentation, collaborates with training teams to create end user materials, and maintains current knowledge of Workday functionality, certifications, and emerging technology trends.

I. Major Responsibilities:

Project and Team Deliverables:
1. Works on cross-functional projects, attends project meetings, and ensures tasks are completed within the project scope and management guidelines.
2. Proactively identifies barriers to completing work and escalates issues as needed.
3. Attends all required meetings, assumes accountability for assigned follow-ups and practices closed loop communication.

Product Evaluation and Application Support:
1. Attends product demonstrations and assess system functionality against customer requirements.
2. Participates in application upgrade processes, including reviewing and configuring new functionalities, testing features, and developing job aids for users.

Collaboration and Configuration:
1. Collaborates with subject matter experts, caregivers, and vendors to evaluate and configure application features.
2. Configures application features, security settings, and develop support documentation, including test scripts and workflow diagrams.

Technical Troubleshooting:
1. Investigates and resolves issues related to application, system configuration, and security setup.
2. Participates in ticket triage and analysis to determine the appropriate work stream and assist in scoping efforts.
3. Troubleshoots application components within server configurations, including system services and interface jobs.
4. Works with third-party vendors to install, configure, and troubleshoot vendor software.
5. Effectively participates in critical incident response and escalate appropriately as needed.

Documentation and Training:
1. Develops support documentation for application teams, including test scripts, workflow diagrams, and knowledge base articles.
2. Partners with the training team to create end-user training materials.

Continuous Learning:
1. Actively learns and applies new skills to improve support for customers and coworkers.
2. Stays current with core application certifications, system development, and emerging trends in information systems technology.
3. Actively participates in professional development programs defined by department.

Adaptability:
1. Demonstrates adaptability to dynamic responsibilities and evolving project requirements.

Must be able to work off hours as needed and participate in an on-call rotation.

II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1. High school diploma/GED.
2. Epic/Workday/Application certification(s) or ability to achieve, as required by department.

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1. Team player with strong problem solving, time management and decision-making skills, ability to maintain a positive attitude, solution focused.
2. Able to effectively communicate to staff at all levels of the organization.

Preferred
1. Experience with enterprise platforms (EHRs/ITSM/ERPs).
2. Healthcare experience.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

About Us:

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver. No matter their responsibilities or title, every employee or "caregiver" fills an important role for our patients and their families every day. Who is a caregiver? It's not just the person who delivers the care. It's all the people who make it work ... and make it better. Caregivers give everything that helps patients heal, from expertise to extra attention. They give clean, comfortable rooms. Fast, accurate answers. And an easier, less stressful experience. They give warm, reassuring smiles, and helping hands. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, our community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.