Application Engineer

Oregon Health & Science University Foundation

Application Engineer supporting technology solutions for Oregon Health & Science University. Developing, implementing, and maintaining clinical applications and information technology systems.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $107,359 - $162,570 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing and supporting clinical application systems, including troubleshooting, system validation, and project management. Proficient in coordinating resources and implementing healthcare information systems while ensuring optimal performance and minimal disruption.

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Clinical Application SupportProject ManagementSystem AnalysisTroubleshooting SkillsData Conversion

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Hard Skills

Systems/Application AnalysisTechnical Application SupportOperating System SoftwareRelational DatabasesHierarchical DatabasesDevice IntegrationNetwork CommunicationBusiness AnalysisSystem-to-System Interface DevelopmentProject Scheduling

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingCustomer Relationship ManagementTask Management

Tools & Technologies

Healthcare Information SystemsADT SystemsOrder Entry SystemsResults Reporting SystemsBilling Systems

Industry Keywords

Healthcare ITClinical WorkflowsTechnical Configuration ChangesDisaster RecoveryIT Best Practices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate the resources and systems required to install application software in both production and test environments.
Develop and execute plans for data conversion, application software validation, and system-to-system interface validation.
Create detailed system documentation.
Provide primary support for troubleshooting and resolving clinical application system issues, diagnosing problems, and developing corrective action plans, which may involve changes to procedures, workflows, or data entry instructions.
Collaborate with ITG, customers, and vendors to identify problem causes and implement solutions.
Schedule and manage application fixes and upgrades, ensuring minimal disruption.
Monitor key systems and interfaces, such as ADT, order entry, results reporting, and billing, and address any issues promptly.
Provide expert technical knowledge of clinical applications to ITG and clinical staff.
Perform diagnostic analysis on applications, servers, and other technical systems, ensuring optimal performance.
Share on-call rotation with team members to provide 24/7 support for healthcare clinical and administrative applications.
Work with vendors and OHSU resources to resolve system issues, identify root causes, and implement measures to prevent recurrence.
Responsible for implementing Departmental Healthcare Information Systems by developing detailed project plans with dependencies and critical path tasks.
Track and assign tasks to team members, vendors and customers with follow up to assure that tasks are completed on schedule.
Provide project progress reports to management.
Responsible for coordinating and communicating all tasks associated with all aspects of the project from phone lines and power sources, server delivery and configuration to back-up plans and disaster recovery priorities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related field, or a clinical field and six years of work related experience in the information technology field or a combination of clinical or operations healthcare environments; OR Associate’s degree in computer science, a related field, or a clinical field and seven years of work related experience in the information technology field or a combination of clinical or operational healthcare environments; OR Eight years work related experience in the information technology field or a combination of clinical or operational healthcare environments; OR Equivalent combination of education and experience where one year of experience will be substituted for an Associate’s degree and two years of experience will be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.
Two or more years of paid work experience as a Systems/Application Analyst or Application Administrator.
Experience and working knowledge in operating system software, relational and/or hierarchical databases, and technical application support for administrative and clinical systems.
Experience in the analysis of technical systems and experience.
Experience in developing specifications for system-to-system interfaces.
Experience performing business analysis and technical impacts.
Experience in managing multiple projects.
Experience in managing complex customer relationships in an enterprise setting.
Experience with device integration and network communication.
Strong Project Management skills, including demonstrated management of successful projects from scheduling, design, testing, and implementation.
Strong system analysis skills.
Ability to maintain operating systems, installed applications, and interfaces which includes upgrades, patches, technical configuration changes, security, following IT related best practices.
Strong ability to troubleshoot technical and clinical workflow related issues.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare for full-time employees covered 100% and 88% for dependents.
$50K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee.
Two separate above market pension plans to choose from.
Vacation - up to 200 hours per year dependent on length of service.
Sick Leave - up to 96 hours per year.
9 paid holidays per year.
Substantial Tri-Met and C-Tran discounts.
Employee Assistance Program.
Childcare service discounts.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee discounts to local and national businesses.