Immediate need Business Analyst with Health care domain

Role : Business Analyst

Location : Columbia, SC

Length of Project – 12+ Months (Extendable)

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:

SCDHHS is seeking a Business Analyst - Advanced to assist with implement small to large

projects.

DAILY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order 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 organization's systems and capabilities. Analyzes business

partner's 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 enterprise's competitive edge. May

make recommendations for buy versus build decision. May require a bachelor's degree in a

related area and 3-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.

General Duties:

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

 Serves as a liaison between the business programs community and the IT organization in

order 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 organization's systems and capabilities.

 Analyzes business partner's 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 enterprise's competitive edge.

 Requirements development execution, including the elicitation, analysis, specification and

validation.

 Documenting and analyzing agency business processes and recommending

improvements.

 Documenting and analyzing data requirements and relationships.

 Participating in the requirements management processes, including change control,

version control, tracking and status reporting, and traceability.

 Providing requirements interpretation and guidance to technical and test teams.

 Proactively identifying risks, issues, and action items leading to possible solutions.

 Interacting with internal and external organizations (i.e. vendors, State and Federal

government agencies, State providers and beneficiaries, and other stakeholders).

 May make recommendations for buy versus build decision.

 Research business rules, requirements, and models.

 Maintain business rules, requirements, and models in a repository.

 Other project-related duties.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

 5 years' experience in government IT projects as a business analyst or related duties

 5 years' experience eliciting, mining, and documenting business rules, processes

 2 years of business analysis experience IBM Curam software

 Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to write requirements

and Use Cases. Very Strong proficiency in English is required.

 Experience and ability to obtain business processes and requirements information by

interviewing business personnel and by mining laws, regulations, and policy documents.

 Knowledge of formal business process documentation.

 Understanding of business modeling techniques, including the use of graphical process

flow software

 Ability to effectively communicate to executive management, line management, project

management, and team members.

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

 General Subject Matter Expertise as it relates to Medicaid or other healthcare insurance

experience (project or operations)

 MMIS experience (project or operations)

 Microsoft Office Project/Project Server

EDUCATION

 Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field.

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Thanks,
Sharan
Swift Solutions Inc
732-218-7421 (Desk)
732.326.1004 (Fax)
sharan@s3staff.com (Email)
www.swiftsol.com (Website)
Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

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