Systems Analyst (System Analyst Focus)

Job ID: 6842Position Title: Systems Analyst A (System Analyst Focus)Working Location: Illinois-DeerfieldEmployment Status: Full-Time RegularRequired Experience: 5 yearsRequired Education: Bachelors DegreeJob Description:Walgreens is the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates over 6,000 stores in 49 states and Puerto Rico, including 77 Happy Harry’s stores in Delaware and surrounding states.With 500 store openings per year, Walgreens will operate over 7,000 stores by 2010. Walgreens is expanding its patient-first health care services beyond traditional pharmacy through Walgreens Health Services, its managed care division, and Take Care Health Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary that manages convenient care clinics inside drugstores. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc. (a pharmacy benefits manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC. Ranked 2nd among food and drug retailers on Fortune's "Most Admired Companies in America" list. We offer challenging and rewarding opportunities in a friendly, diverse, inclusive and respectful environment, with excellent benefits including:• Company-matched profit sharing contributions• Stock discount purchase program• Employee discount plan • Train shuttle service• On-site childcare • Flex-pay• Medical/Dental planAs the nation's leading pharmacy, we seek professional individuals to fill key positions at Walgreens, ensuring our leadership and taking us to even higher levels of growth, profitability, innovation and customer service. Walgreens is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals of diverse talents and backgrounds. Walgreens promotes and supports a drug-free and smoke-free workplace. Essential Skills:- Support the strategic business goals of Walgreens Health by investigating industry trends, statutory requirements, and WHI internal product development requirements. - Analyze the requirements for any large or small-scale development efforts driven by these factors. - Work with business users and developers to design the appropriate solutions to satisfy these requirements, and will provide consultative support to ensure these solutions are properly implemented. Working closely with the business owners (PBM Operations) will be a key role. - Participate in industry-related standards organizations, and other industry-related professional organizations or task groups, such as NCPDP, NACDS, FDB User Groups, CMS-MMA Industry Task Groups, and others, and will be responsible for representing the interests of WHI to these organizations in a full participatory fashion. - Track and report new issues, trends, regulations, etc. that precipitate from these organizations, and that have potential impacts to WHI systems or operations. Qualifications:A BA or BS degree in Business, Healthcare, or Information Systems is required. Minimum three years in application development and/or business analysis required. Minimum one year of PBM or other related experience preferred. Knowledge of NCPDP telecommunications standards, HIPAA and Medicare Part D/MMA regulations, health care consumerism, pharmaceutical rebates a plus. Experience with client/server applications, AIX, Oracle, PL/SQL a plus.Qualifications -A demonstrated ability to plan and lead multiple development and analysis efforts (MUST)-A solid understanding of the product development life cycle from inception to implementation (MUST)-Well developed analytical and critical thinking skills (MUST)-Technical writing experience (MUST)-Refined communication skills, both verbal and written (MUST). Company: Walgreens Location: Deerfield, IL 60015 Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: IT/Software Development Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Education Level: Bachelor's Degree Company: Walgreens Reference Code: PCK347-39360