Job Description:
Title:
Business Analyst
Job Duration:
6 Months Contract (possibility of extension)
Location:
100% Remote
Description:
• Collaborates with business owners/stakeholder to understand business needs, processes project specifications, business case development, cost sheet analysis and data sources.
• Translates business needs into clearly defined and documented detailed, high-quality requirements, functional designs, and system supplemental specifications for new applications or analyzes change requests/enhancements in existing applications.
• Analyzes data to determine business problem, trends, or opportunities for process improvements.
• Responsible for testing and provides root cause analysis and corrective action plan.
• Responsible for verification that the delivered application requirements meet the customer needs based on the specifications, ensuring minimal defects in both UAT and production.
• Accountable for identification, documentation, and escalation of risks, defects and issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Responsible for assisting in the resolution of risks, defects, and issues.
• For smaller projects or initiatives may be accountable for project schedule and resource allocation up to and including matrix staff.
Responsibilities:
• Analyzes data and processes to develop viable, business-driven, and cost-effective solutions gathers information; tests and probes assumptions; analyzes data; interprets systems requirements, using current and emerging technologies to develop and validate effective solutions; collaborates with system architects and business sponsors, using appropriate analytical testing and/or project management tools; uses appropriate analytic techniques to promote continuous improvement.
• Uses appropriate project management techniques and methods to produce project deliverables: defines and manages project scope and objectives; develops, maintains, and monitors project plan and deliverables; develops desktop procedures and trainings; defines and manages project scope and objectives to include identification and recommendation of creative and cost effective solutions; conducts and/or oversees pre- and post-implementation review and sign-off; presents project deliverables to appropriate audiences; identifies and implements contingency plans and performs risk management assessments.
• Develops business solutions to satisfy project goals and objectives.
• Conducts problem solving resolution and decision-making sessions for issues and projects.
• Promotes a culture of performance excellence by enhancing job skills through quality process improvement and tools training/certification; participating in process and operational improvement initiatives; building and maintaining effective relationships throughout organization.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Qualifications:
• Intermediate BA 3-5 years of relevant BA experience
• Bachelor s Degree required
• Experience with testing tools
• Automated testing
• SQL
• DB2
• Experience in an Agile environment preferred
• Proficient in Excel
• Collaboration
• Excellent communication, both written and oral
Preferences :
• Healthcare experience preferred
• Dental experience preferred