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Application Analyst

Northwestern Medicine · Chicago, IL · Full time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Tell me about a time you translated a clinical or business request into a system change.

What they are checking: Whether they can understand what users actually need before building something.

How do you keep up with changes in AI and automation tools that might affect the systems you support?

What they are checking: Whether they are curious about the technology direction the department describes.

Tell me about a time a user was frustrated with you. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they keep service quality high with internal clients under stress.

What would you do

A nurse reports a workflow broke after last night's build. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they act with urgency, find the cause and communicate clearly with clinical users.

You have three urgent tickets and a project deadline this week. How do you decide what to do first?

What they are checking: Whether they weigh patient impact and SLAs when choosing where to spend time.

About the work

Walk me through how you work an issue from the production queue from start to closure.

What they are checking: Whether they troubleshoot methodically and close tickets within service level agreements.

How would you plan and test an upgrade to a clinical application without disrupting patient care?

What they are checking: Whether they understand testing, downtime planning and communication in a hospital setting.

How do you document changes so someone else can support the system later?

What they are checking: Whether they keep clear records, which matters in a team supporting complex systems.

How have you worked with interfaces between systems, and how do you troubleshoot when data doesn't flow?

What they are checking: Whether they understand how hospital systems connect and where integration problems hide.

What security or access controls do you consider when changing an application that holds patient data?

What they are checking: Whether they keep privacy and cyber controls in mind during everyday support.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

The Application Analyst , reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. Northwestern Medicine Information Services drives innovative, high-value solutions to transform health care. We are committed to supporting the relentless pursuit of better medicine by providing exceptional service to our patients and guests as well as internal clients across the organization. To ensure excellence, our team goes to extraordinary lengths to ensure that our systems work together seamlessly. Northwestern Medicine understands that technology plays an integral role in shaping the future of health care. Information Services strategically supports the organization by: • Leveraging AI, automation and rollout of advanced cyber controls that support digital transformation strategies • Implementing advanced technologies in clinical and administrative areas • Furthering development of the end user support model to help enhance modern infrastructure Responsibilities: • Support and maintain assigned services and systems • Works with team to monitor, analyze and plan upgrades • Monitors the production issue queue and resolves issues while maintaining our Customer Service Level Agreements. • Executes project tasks as assigned • Adheres to and enhances quality assurance standards, systems development and delivery methodologies. • Contributes to ongoing process to integrate end users requests with software functionality. • Analyzes and provides recommendations relating to application build and functionality of systems to ensure reliability for current and / or future use. • Demonstrates diagnostic skills and expertise to assist with problem determination and solution across the assigned NMHC distributed system IS environment. • Participates in on call rotation • Contributes to the maintenance of application/technical documentation and architecture diagrams Required: • 2-5 years of experience in core discipline Preferred: • Bachelor's degree Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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