Senior Business Analyst, California

Title: Senior Business Analyst

Location: Remote

Type: Contract

Description:

The Senior Business Analyst will function as the lead BA within the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO),and has responsibility for providing guidance and support to other BA’s as well as the Project Managers within the EPMO. This individual works closely with project managers, operational management, programming staff and end users to define business needs and identify acceptable solutions. This includes reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating business requirements and processes and translating them into formal project documents. The Senior Business Analyst will also be responsible for all user testing of the recommended solutions and ensure they meet current and anticipated business needs.

What You Will Do:

For smaller projects, this position will assume the overall project management duties in addition to the BA functions

Consults with external and internal business clients and end users to analyze procedures and processes, and identify, define, and document opportunities for improvement

Analyze business objectives in relationship with the defined future state to identify feasible technology solutions

Guides the business SME’s to define the future state process flows

Assists with development of the business case and project scope documentation

Works with programmers to assist in the translation of requirements into technical specifications

Documents current and future state work flows, utilizing process flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, and flow charts

Develops the business case and project scope documentation

Guides programmers in the translation of requirements into technical specifications

Responsible for aspects of project management, including requirements gathering, scope definition, design, and drafting test plans

Elicit, document, and organize business and functional requirements

Participates in aspects of project management, including requirements gathering, scope definition, design, and drafting test plans

Coordinates project activities, including product demonstrations, testing, and feedback sessions

Studies existing information processing systems to evaluate effectiveness and promote enhancements in systems to improve production or workflow as required

Evaluate system changes for downstream system and/or organizational impacts

Prioritize and track all issues to resolution

Facilitate and or assist with group meetings

Provide agendas and follow up with meeting minutes

Participate in prototyping solutions to provide the business unit a preliminary evaluation and/or user interface experience

Work with the business units to identify minimum performance expectations

Validate that all functions perform according to the defined specifications

Perform test planning, coordination and user acceptance testing activities

Assure testing defects and fixes are logged and tracked accurately

Provide required problem, status and time reporting

Escalate risks and issues to the Project Manager as appropriate

Develop and maintain positive working relationships at all levels of the organization

Mentor, coach and at times direct other BA’s and assigned QA’s on project activities

Other duties as assigned

You Will Be Successful If:

Must have excellent customer service skills

Ability to work effectively with key stakeholders, project team members and vendor personnel

Excellent written and communication skills, including project management documentation writing skills

Demonstrates superior knowledge of business analysis and project management methodologies

Possesses in-depth experience working within the software-development life cycle

Demonstrates significant knowledge of, and experience with, large project implementations in a BA role

Health care business processes (Medi-Cal and/or Medicare) knowledge, including claims and eligibility processing, benefits, and authorizations is highly preferred

Significant experience in the creation and execution of test plans is required

Must be able to attend meetings and participate in small teams effectively

Wide variety of computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio

Knowledge of SQL with the ability to create queries for simple reports and statistics

What You Will Bring:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science/IT/Business related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be qualifying

Six (6) years’ experience working as a business analyst

Healthcare experience required, with preferred experience working in managed care

Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP ®) preferred.

Must have significant experience working within a structured Project Management and Software Development Lifecycle environment

Experience working as a Business Analyst on large complex enterprise projects is required

About Impresiv Health:

Impresiv Health is a healthcare consulting partner specializing in clinical & operations management, enterprise project management, professional services, and software consulting services. We help our clients increase operational efficiency by delivering innovative solutions to solve their most complex business challenges.

Our approach is and has always been simple. First, think and act like the customers who need us, and most importantly, deliver what larger organizations cannot do – provide tangible results that add immediate value, at a rate that cannot be beaten. Your success matters, and we know it.

That’s Impresiv!