Business Systems Consultant IV

Job Title: Business Analyst Job Location: Salem OR Duration: 12 months Hybrid The Office of Information Services (OIS) is a shared service provider for the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Oregon Customer of Human Services (ODHS). OIS provides the technology systems and services that support more than 15,000 OHA and ODHS agency staff at local offices and facilities around the state. These systems and services help the two agencies determine client service program eligibility; provide medical, housing, food and job assistance; provide addiction, mental health, vocational and rehabilitative services; protect children, seniors and people with physical and/or developmental disabilities; process claims and benefits; manage provider licensing and state hospital facilities; and promote and protect the state public health. As part of the Office of Information Services (OIS), the Vendor Managed Office (VMO) team is designed to support ODHS and OHA business partners in their management of IT vendor's performance. This position is responsible for providing strategic direction and operational support to partner agencies during the IT procurement and contracting process. This position works closely with business partners to review and identify system requirements, develop contractual terms, and obtain the best IT solution/system while minimizing the State's contractual risk and exposure. Scope of work: Program Relationship Management for IT Services: Function as a trusted advisor to Agency leadership for the purpose of providing consultation and recommendations to ensure business IT needs and priorities are being addressed. Communicate status updates, project impacts, risks and issues to business partners, OIS executive staff and various stakeholder groups including federal partners and legislators communicate any significant changes in project's schedules, general issues and concerns and overall progress to executive staff, steering committees, Federal funders and other Federal partners, Legislators and staff, and other stakeholders as needed. Provide IT system procurement and contracting consultation and analysis to DAS Procurement, Office of Contracts & Procurement, and business areas involved with and affected by the programs. Consultation includes advice to business areas on the use of contract vehicles (e.g. IT Services Level Agreements, Payment Schedules, Service Orders, Contract Amendments, Change Orders, Cause Notices) to effectively manage contracts and hold vendors contractually accountable. Ensure that program feasibility is continuously assessed and that any associated schedules and cost benefits are reported and used for iterative adjustments. Work with business partners to develop business requirements, draft scope of work, terms and conditions, evaluate existing RFP/contract language. IT procurements are frequently multi-million-dollar procurement; advises when these can be conducted as standard procurement processes, emergency procurements, or special procurements. IT Vendor Contract Development, Oversight and Relationship Management: Provide oversight of IT vendor contracts and manage vendor relationships, as needed by the program.