Business Analyst

11498SCDHHSBA

PAY RATE : 1099 / CTC : $62 $89 W2 Hourly : $58 $84 W2 Salary With Benefits : $100464 $104000

Job Description :

• Government experience required

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT :

The Delivery of Automated Systems for Healthcare (DASH) Program is a multiyear effort to replace the States aging MMIS and related applications with more modern capabilities along with corresponding business operations services.

The DASH program will be incremental and modular in nature with a focus on configurable and scalable integrations which allow for more flexibility and reduces time and cost necessary to respond to federal and state enhancements.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Business Analyst Advanced will serve as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization to provide technical solutions to meet user needs. Possesses expertise in the business unit(s) they support as well as an understanding of the IT organizations systems and capabilities. Analyzes business partners operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to automate processes and functions. Assists in the business process redesign and documentation as needed for new technology. Translates high level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization and manages changes to such specifications. Educates the IT organization on the direction of the business. Negotiates agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation. Possesses an understanding of technological trends and uses this knowledge to bring solutions to business units supported to enhance the enterprises competitive edge. May make recommendations for buy versus build decision.

General Duties and Responsibilities :

Meet with Business Area staff to conduct research and analysis required to complete Governance documentation examples include project summaries project scope Level of Effort estimates Cost estimates summary of organizational impact (process policy stakeholders beneficiaries etc.)

Analyze decision topics with input from Subject Matter Experts

Prepare briefing materials for Enterprise Governance Leaders or Agency Executives to ensure everyone approaches discussion and decisionmaking with the same baseline level of context and background

Manage meeting logistics including agenda development and participant coordination

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE) :

REQUIRED EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS :

Additional Sills : Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships (required expert currently using 6years); Ability to work in a professional office environment with a diverse group of teammates (required expert currently using 6years); Must have exceptional attention to detail (required expert currently using 6years); Attention to detail and strong problemsolving skills (preferred expert currently using 6years); Demonstrate strong ability to take initiative and ability to work with minimal to no guidance (preferred expert currently using 6years); Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with staff at all levels including executive leadership middle management frontline supervisors and frontline workers (preferred expert currently using 6years)

Skills : Category

Name

Required

Importance

Level

Last Used

Experience

Administrative

Organizational Skills

Expert

Currently Using

6 Years

Administrative

Verbal Communication Skills

Expert

Currently Using

6 Years

Administrative

Written Communication Skills

Expert

Currently Using

6 Years

Database Platforms

MS SharePoint

Expert

Currently Using

6 Years

Education

BA Degree Technical Business or Healthcare field

Expert

Currently Using

6 Years

Miscellaneous

Government experience

MMIS Medicaid Management Informaiton System

Medicaid

Expert

Currently Using

6 Years

Packaged Applications

Microsoft Office Suite

Expert

Currently Using

6 Years

Specialties

Medicaid or healthcare experience

Expert

Currently Using

6 Years

Salary : $100,464 - $104,000