Senior IT Business Analyst

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Senior IT Business Analyst leads system implementations for Academic Affairs at Vanderbilt University. Collaborating with various departments, managing projects, and providing expert support.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeNashville • Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Senior IT Business Analyst is a senior member of the Process and Solution Implementations (PSI) team at Vanderbilt University.
Responsible for leading information system implementations and providing high-level product support for Academic Affairs.
Manage a portfolio of products for which they are the functional expert and provide high-level production support.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with Academic Affairs customers and external product vendors.
Manage multiple projects in varying complexity and lifecycle stages.
Provide knowledge-sharing, guidance, and mentorship to less experienced team members.
Meet with stakeholders to build effective relationships and understand their technology needs.
Collaborate with team members to transform stakeholder needs into requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education is required.
A master’s degree is preferred.
Five years of experience, OR three years of Vanderbilt University systems experience is required.
Experience in higher ed or the EdTech industry is strongly preferred.
Three to five years of experience specifically implementing and/or supporting core Academic Affairs and/or Enrollment Affairs systems (e.g., student information, admissions, learning management, housing, document and workflow management, medical records, and/or faculty information systems) is strongly preferred.
Project management experience is strongly preferred.
The ability to analyze and synthesize business requirements is necessary.
An interest in technology and learning new processes and systems is necessary.
Ability to work with others in a team setting is necessary.
Excellent communication skills are necessary.
Analytical thinking, problem solving and attention to detail are necessary.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

business analysisproject managementrequirements analysissystem implementationproduct supportdata analysisproblem solvingattention to detailknowledge sharingmentorship

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationrelationship buildingteamworkanalytical thinking