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University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

Manager, EHR Platform Operations

IT OperationsPosted on Nov 11
Full-timeAustin, TX, USA$120.5kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, healthcare informatics, engineering, business, project management, or a related field, with at least five years of experience.
  • Five years of progressively responsible experience supporting or leading Epic platform operations, upgrades or releases, technical environments, or related Epic technical program management.
  • Demonstrated experience planning and coordinating Epic quarterly upgrades and recurring update or Special Update cycles across multiple applications and technical teams.
  • Demonstrated experience with Epic technical project management, including complex schedules, dependencies, risk management, testing, and stakeholder coordination.
  • Working knowledge of Epic environment strategy, build migration concepts, Data Courier pathways, and release and change controls.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams without relying solely on direct reporting authority and to hold stakeholders accountable to policy and operational standards.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the Epic environment strategy across production and non-production systems.
  • Provide governance for Data Courier pathways, build promotion, and release readiness.
  • Maintain operational awareness of Epic infrastructure, hosting, and technical dependencies.
  • Track platform versions, upgrade levels, patches, and lifecycle risks.
  • Ensure environment documentation supports configuration, upgrade planning, and disaster recovery.
  • Plan and manage quarterly Epic upgrades, monthly Special Updates, and infrastructure maintenance.
  • Develop integrated upgrade plans covering milestones, testing, risk decisions, and rollback strategies.
  • Coordinate Epic, infrastructure, integration, security, and vendor teams to ensure readiness.
  • Lead readiness reviews, go-live coordination, and post-implementation review.
  • Ensure patient-safety, security, and clinical workflow impacts are escalated before go-live.
  • Design and implement a risk-tiered change-control model for Epic and related clinical technology changes.
  • Consolidate multiple CAB and change-control processes into one governance model with defined scope and decision rights.
  • Define change tiers and the approvals, testing, rollback, and communication requirements for each tier.
  • Establish release authorization and sign-off practices and ensure change packages include implementation and rollback evidence.
  • Defer, reject, or escalate changes that do not meet established safety, security, or readiness standards.
  • Manage the Epic Testing Coordinator and the enterprise testing approach for upgrades and platform changes.
  • Ensure test plans cover application, integration, infrastructure, security, and end-to-end validation.
  • Define testing evidence and sign-off requirements by change-risk tier.
  • Establish post-production validation expectations, ownership, and issue escalation.
  • Provide management oversight for Epic provisioning and access operations and service levels.
  • Connect provisioning and access activities to onboarding, role changes, and upgrade readiness.
  • Coordinate urgent patient-safety and security access escalations with clinical and security leaders.
  • Partner with Information Security to maintain access governance and remediate identified risks.
  • Coordinate platform-level response for unplanned Epic downtime and significant platform incidents.
  • Establish escalation criteria and operational playbooks for high-impact production events.
  • Connect incident learnings back to problem management, change control, and future release planning.
  • Maintain operational awareness of how platform decisions affect clinical workflows and end users.
  • Provide technical program management and governance for Epic platform initiatives and cross-functional efforts.
  • Develop project plans, RAID logs, dependencies, and executive-level status reporting.
  • Facilitate cross-team discussions, drive decisions to closure, and escalate material risks.
  • Partner with Intake and portfolio governance to assess readiness for new Epic-related initiatives.
  • Serve as the operational service owner for the Epic platform across its full lifecycle.
  • Develop and maintain policies, standards, and governance artifacts for platform operations.
  • Chair Epic platform, release, environment, and change-governance forums.
  • Communicate with technical teams, clinical stakeholders, vendors, and executive leadership.
  • Develop metrics and reporting on release quality, change success, and platform operational maturity.
  • Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity planning for the Epic platform.
  • Attend Epic user group meetings, vendor briefings, and industry conferences.
  • Assist with documentation and knowledge management efforts as needed.
  • Support integration of Epic with other enterprise and third-party systems as needed.
  • Perform other related duties as required and adhere to internal controls and the reporting structure.
  • Learn new Epic technical and infrastructure systems quickly and apply knowledge effectively.
  • Master Epic environment, release, and platform architecture concepts rapidly.
  • Apply technical knowledge to resolve complex platform and infrastructure issues.
  • Coach others on Epic technical operations and platform governance.
  • Design and improve release, change-control, and testing processes.
  • Streamline Epic upgrade and maintenance workflows for operational efficiency.
  • Identify process gaps and implement governance solutions.
  • Standardize change and release practices across teams.
  • Make decisions based on risk analysis and stakeholder input.
  • Evaluate platform changes for patient-safety, security, and operational impact.
  • Balance technical risk with clinical and business priorities.
  • Use metrics and evidence to guide go/no-go decisions.
  • Set clear objectives and track team and platform performance.
  • Define key performance indicators for release quality, change success, and platform reliability.
  • Conduct regular reviews and feedback sessions with the platform team.
  • Adjust goals and priorities based on organizational needs.
  • Understand and meet the needs of technical, clinical, and operational stakeholders.
  • Engage application and clinical leaders in platform planning and governance.
  • Respond promptly to escalations and stakeholder concerns.
  • Improve platform reliability and safety through disciplined operations.
  • Resolve disagreements between technical and operational stakeholders constructively.
  • Mediate between Epic application, infrastructure, and security teams.
  • Address vendor and partner disputes diplomatically.
  • Build consensus on platform changes and governance standards.
  • Manage platform-team staffing, work assignment, and performance management.
  • Manage the budget for Epic technology and platform licensing and maintenance fees; vendor, hosting, and consultant contracts; training and certification programs; and hardware, infrastructure, and environment support costs.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Master's degree in information technology, computer science, healthcare informatics, engineering, business, project management, or a related field.
  • Experience leading Epic platform operations in a complex academic medical center or multi-entity health system.
  • Experience designing risk-tiered CAB or change-control models and consolidating multiple change-governance processes.
  • Epic Data Courier Administrator certification or credential.
  • Epic Bridges certification or credential.
  • Epic Technical Overview of Implementation training or a comparable technical or infrastructure credential.
  • PMP, SAFe, or ITIL Foundation certification.

About the Company

University of Texas at Austin

Public research university in Austin, TX

University of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across a broad range of fields.

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