How to hire a clinical systems analyst

How to hire a clinical systems analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step clinical systems analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a clinical systems analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new clinical systems analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a clinical systems analyst, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a clinical systems analyst to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a clinical systems analyst that fits the bill.

   Here's a comparison of clinical systems analyst salaries for various roles:

   Type of Clinical Systems Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Clinical Systems Analyst	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$31-53
   Oracle Functional Consultant	Oracle functional consultants are professionals who are responsible for providing Oracle application solutions to a range of clients across high-profile jobs. These consultants are required to conduct several sessions with key users so that they can analyze their business requirements and perform analysis to map their requirements... Show more	$35-60
   Analyst Lead	The duties of an analyst lead depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis, coordinating with different departments to gather leads and data, reviewing findings, and producing reports and presentations for the stakeholders and other higher-ranking officials... Show more	$35-58

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Clinical Systems
   • Patient Care
   • Patients
   • Health System
   • Project Management
   • Clinical Applications
   • EHR
   • Application Support
   • Cerner
   • Training Materials
   • Troubleshoot
   • System Functionality
   • System Design
   • Visio

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   Responsibilities:

   • Work with functional leads to develop page mock-ups to hand off to the onshore and offshore JAVA development teams.
   • Manage Cerner system applications, provide ongoing physician support/training, maintenance, system enhancements, problem analysis, resolution and troubleshooting.
   • Modify demographic, laboratory, radiology and transcription messages as per the EMR application's requirements.
   • Produce and validate Visio workflow diagrams with key stakeholders.
   • Code JavaScript functions to used for routing and test interfaces.
   • Interpret CMS LCD/NCD as well as Medica policy for system implementation.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your clinical systems analyst job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A clinical systems analyst salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, clinical systems analysts' average salary in mississippi is 30% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level clinical systems analysts earn 42% less than senior-level clinical systems analysts.
   • Certifications. A clinical systems analyst with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a clinical systems analyst's salary.

   Average clinical systems analyst salary

   $85,944yearly

   $41.32 hourly rate

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   Entry-level clinical systems analyst salary

   $65,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average clinical systems analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$106,861	$51
   2	Washington	$98,534	$47
   3	New Hampshire	$87,427	$42
   4	New York	$85,458	$41
   5	Arizona	$85,061	$41
   6	Maryland	$84,904	$41
   7	Texas	$83,292	$40
   8	Ohio	$81,731	$39
   9	New Jersey	$81,721	$39
   10	Illinois	$80,515	$39
   11	Minnesota	$80,433	$39
   12	Tennessee	$78,060	$38
   13	Florida	$75,912	$37
   14	Wisconsin	$75,010	$36
   15	Massachusetts	$74,695	$36
   16	Michigan	$73,841	$36
   17	North Carolina	$73,106	$35
   18	Colorado	$72,194	$35
   19	Missouri	$70,949	$34
   20	Kansas	$69,846	$34

   Average clinical systems analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	AbbVie	$113,834	$54.73	52
   2	East Tennessee Children's Hospital	$104,685	$50.33	6
   3	Houston Methodist	$104,502	$50.24	96
   4	Children's Minnesota	$103,766	$49.89	19
   5	Community Health Systems	$102,296	$49.18	169
   6	Stanford Health Care	$101,573	$48.83	93
   7	Abbott	$101,413	$48.76	259
   8	Community Medical Center	$99,268	$47.73
   9	Moffitt Cancer Center	$99,088	$47.64	31
   10	Tufts Health Plan	$98,185	$47.20
   11	Summit Health Oregon	$98,105	$47.17
   12	St. John's Episcopal Hospital	$96,788	$46.53	2
   13	Allscripts	$96,599	$46.44
   14	Harris Health System	$95,978	$46.14	9
   15	Beaumont Health	$95,904	$46.11
   16	Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Inc	$95,364	$45.85
   17	Phoenix Children's	$95,045	$45.69	16
   18	Cleveland Clinic	$94,447	$45.41	271
   19	Baptist Health Care	$94,408	$45.39	4
   20	CHRISTUS Health	$94,113	$45.25	133

4. Writing a clinical systems analyst job description

   A clinical systems analyst job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a clinical systems analyst job description:

   Clinical systems analyst job description example

   : Under general direction, formulates and defines Epic EHR and integrated application system scope and objectives based on user needs, to create the comprehensive EHR solution for the Advance Population Health Core Strategy initiative including Care Coordination for both Acute and Post-Acute care. Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering technology capacity and limitations, operating time, and form of desired results. Prepares detailed specifications from which systems can be configured or coded. Analyzes and revises existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary. Competent to work on most phases of applications systems analysis activities but requires instruction and guidance in other phases. Works collaboratively with clinical and business owners to provide IT solutions that meet the needs of the areas involved.
   
   Knowledgeable in all phases of the system development life cycle including development of use cases, workflows, and evaluation of software solutions
   
   Assist users to identify current operating procedures and clarify business objectives to support Population Health initiatives for Beaumont Medical Group and independent practice
   
   Apply application/system knowledge to work with customers to develop requirements to create technology solutions to meet the business needs
   
   Technical build and support of CareQuality Platform products Happy Together, Healthy Planet Link to support shared patient data from diverse EHR systems and patient portals
   
   Perform in depth analysis of application/system and develop solutions to meet business/customer requirements, compare and evaluate options and recommend a course of action
   
   Assist in writing detailed description of users' business needs, program functions and steps required to develop or modify systems under general guidance
   
   Analyze, design, build, code/configure, test, debug, and document all activities to support implementing and maintaining application systems under general direction
   
   Assist in testing all aspects of a solution including correct results, integration, data and system integrity
   
   Assure quality of work by coordinating review prior to implementation with appropriate written documentation
   
   Recognize and advise leadership of concerns and/or issues, and provide appropriate follow up to identified issues
   
   Create and maintain technical application documentation including test plans, application architecture diagrams, data flows, use cases and workflows
   Participate in training the end users, providing 24 x 7 customer support and assisting colleagues Participate in an on-call rotation to provide off-hours end user support
   
   STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
   
   Bachelor's degree required or equivalent combination of relevant work experience and education will be considered in lieu of a degree Minimum 2 years of Epic or other EHR/EMR systems analysis experience required, strong understanding of healthcare business process and technology preferred. Healthy Planet Analytics and Clinical Build, Compass Rose, Clinical Case Management, EpicCare Ambulatory or EpicCare Inpatient Clin Doc preferred Epic certification or comparable system certification preferred.
   
   Other Qualifications:
   A clinical background in any discipline is highly desired General knowledge of Population Health tools and strategies - Health Maintenance, Registries (Wellness, Opioid, HCC, ACO, Payer, etc), Roster Management Engine, Clinical Decision Support, Social Determinants of Health, Dashboards and Reporting Workbench Basic knowledge of Care Coordination (Acute and/or Post-Acute) workflows and supporting build Excellent analytical, organizational, and oral and written communication skills. Ability to work independently and as a team member across multiple teams. Ability to develop, document and ensure adherence to technical standards. Ability to independently research and perform analysis to resolve complex issues. Ability to understand customer requirements and their impact on technical directions of a solution. Ability to successfully communicate technical information to non-technical audience. Ability to maintain professionalism and react to customers appropriately while exhibiting the highest level of customer service. Demonstrated success in using the specific tools and technologies required in this position Strong understanding of business processes. Basic knowledge of Agile framework
   
   * Beaumont Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find clinical systems analysts for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   To find clinical systems analyst candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting clinical systems analysts requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   If your interviews with clinical systems analyst applicants aren't enough to make a decision, you should also consider including a test project. These are often the best, most straightforward, and least bias-prone ways of determining who will likely succeed in the role. If you don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new clinical systems analyst

   Once you've found the clinical systems analyst candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new clinical systems analyst. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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