Information System Support & Project Coordinator (214532-043): MedAssets, Inc.

Title: Information Systems Support and Project Coordinator

Company: MedAssets Analytical Systems

Department: Information Systems

Reports to: Director Information Technology Coordination

Career Band:

Location: STL

FLSA Status: Exempt

Updated: September 2009

Company Overview:

MedAssets’ mission is to partner with hospitals and health systems to enhance their financial strength through improved operating margins and cash flow. MedAssets Analytical Systems supports this mission through supply chain optimization and performance improvement by providing technology, data and service to hospital materials management departments so that they may manage and reduce costs through improved data management, purchasing and contracting practices.

Job Purpose:

Support MAS applications, coordinate IT projects, and administrator of the MAS proprietary software platform in support of the company’s products, programs, and services.

Role Qualifications:

• Must have the ability to work in an environment that requires quick turnaround, and skill with frequent interaction with senior management and external business partners requiring diplomacy, problem solving skills, resourcefulness, and professionalism.
• This position requires confidentiality, initiative, and sound decision making.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Create automated testing
• Create developer test plan Feedback
• Document all processes
• Support MAS IT products

Internal Responsibilities:

• Adheres to all company policies and procedures including, but not limited to those identified within the Standards of Business Conduct and the Employee Handbook, as may be amended from time to time. Adheres to all applicable laws, regulations, and the company’s governance/compliance program.
• Responsible for reporting violations of the company’s policies and procedures, Standards of Business Conduct, governance program, laws and regulations through the company’s Help Line or other mechanism that may be available at the time of the violation. Assists with internal control failure remediation efforts.
• Becomes knowledgeable of internal control responsibilities through training and instruction. Responsible and accountable for internal control performance within their area of responsibility. Participates in the internal controls self-assessment process.
• Ensures concerns with internal control design or performance and process changes that impact internal control execution are communicated to management.
• Possesses a full and complete understanding of the internal control requirements within their area of ownership/responsibility. Responsible and accountable for internal control implementation and performance within their area of ownership/responsibility. Ensures proper internal control change management protocol is followed.
• Establishes accountability for internal control performance with subordinates. Promotes the importance, residual benefits, and high priority nature of effective internal control performance with subordinates. Ensures subordinates are adequately trained as to their specific internal control responsibilities. Ensures subordinates are adequately cross trained or otherwise have plans to sustain internal control performance during employee turnover/movement.
• Ensures the internal control self assessment process is implemented and testing results are documented and evaluated. Helps manage internal control failure remediation efforts. Ensures subordinates’ historical internal control performance is monitored and results incorporated into the performance review process.

Minimum Knowledge, Competencies, & Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years experience as a Quality Assurance software tester
• BSCS, or BSBA, or related technical degree or significant QA experience
• Experienced with Microsoft development environment
• Ability to learn implementing and troubleshooting quality assurance testing methodologies
• Some experience at writing test plans with well stated objectives, scope and test procedures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated analytical and conceptual skills
• Demonstrated commitment and success in delivering quality results
• Ability to interact with associates at all levels in a positive manner while providing constructive feedback

Reporting to this position: None

Travel: As necessary to fulfill job requirements

Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger; handle or feel objects; tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal

MedAssets is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ensures its employment decisions comply with principles embodied in Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Executive Order 11246, Revised Order Number 4, and applicable state regulations.