Senior Salesforce Administrator

Northwestern Medicine

Senior Salesforce Administrator ensuring high-quality support for Salesforce applications. Leading system initiatives and mentoring within Northwestern Medicine's agile environment.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $60 - $84 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure reliable, high-quality support for Salesforce and related applications
Provide advanced expertise in configuration, maintenance, optimization, and enhancement of Salesforce
Lead complex system initiatives and advise on architectural decisions
Monitor system performance and analyze complex issues
Oversee testing and implementation of changes
Mentor junior team members
Contribute to continuous improvement, governance, and best practices within an agile environment

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years’ experience
5+ years of experience in Salesforce administration or related discipline
Salesforce Platform Administrator Certification preferred
Advanced Salesforce certification (e.g., Administrator II, Platform App Builder) preferred
Experience leading complex Salesforce initiatives in a healthcare or enterprise environment
Strong analytical, architectural, and problem-solving skills
Expertise with advanced automation (Flows, Apex fundamentals, system integrations)
Collaborative across cross-functional teams
Strong organizational and time management skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience working in agile methodology

Benefits

Comp & perks

Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Salesforce administrationSalesforce configurationSalesforce optimizationSalesforce enhancementSalesforce automationApex fundamentalssystem integrationsagile methodologysystem performance analysistesting and implementation

Soft Skills

analytical skillsarchitectural skillsproblem-solving skillscollaborationorganizational skillstime management skillswritten communicationverbal communicationmentoringcontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeSalesforce Platform Administrator CertificationAdvanced Salesforce certification