Business Analyst II

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. 

We continuously work to embed equity in our internal practices and are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff across all levels of the organization. We intentionally work to create the right conditions to enable our employees to feel that they can be their authentic selves and fully participate in the life of the enterprise. 

We encourage and support professional development for our employees, and we are dedicated to social responsibility. We invite you to learn more about us and we look forward to getting to know you. 

We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a Business Analyst II on our Per Publication- Product Development team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 3 days a week in the office.

As a Business Analyst II, you will Workas a solutions consultant with business partners to understand their businessneeds, investigate options and prepare requirementsfor all systems solutions. Conveythe future direction of systems and the impact ofthose systems on the clients’ business. Analyzeand document descriptions of user needs,
including businessprocess, workflows, data flows, use cases, and other requirements. Design program specifications,including the functions and steps required to develop or modify the platformsto meet end-user requirements. Partnerwith developers and other team members in the testing cycle of the systemssolutions.
Assist in theestimation process and implementation of the systems solutions. Presentsolutions and provide training and documentation on them.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Business Analysis

• Develop specifications for solutions that fulfill business requirements for projects of medium size and complexity through requirements analysis, design, and work estimation.
• Coordinate and lead requirement review sessions.
• Provide clarification to requirements and use cases to the Developers.
• Assure that all products, requirements, and design deliverables adhere to design and usage consistency, maintaining standards including conducting Users Acceptance Testing and Product verification with the business users.

Solutions Improvements

• Work as a solutions consultant and present how solutions fulfill business requirements.
• Provide training and documentation on solutions to operations team and ensure proper usage and SOPs are developed to utilize new features and functions.
• Work with the designated team lead to provide Tier 2 system support to end-users.
• Heavy participation in technology life cycle management to ensure long-term maintainability of systems and reduce risk of technology obsolescence.
• Work with developers to manage, and handle ‘break-fix’ issue resolution efforts including functional, performance, and integrating testing.
• Perform root-cause analysis to determine underlying problems and makes recommendations for short and long-term solutions.
• Assist in proper validation to ensure that issues are resolved in a timely manner.

Relationship Management

• Work with various developers on all testing cycles related to the system solutions. This includes, but is not limited to, the creation of overall test plans, detailed test cases, execution and coordinated execution of the test plans, and coordinating the execution of the user acceptance testing.
• Report project status regularly to team lead.
• Recognize and identify potential areas where existing procedures require re-engineering, or where new ones need to be developed.
• Raise all concerns, issues, and risks to management.
• Share intellectual knowledge and mentor other development team members.
• Enhance professional and technical knowledge through participation in informal and formal training sessions.

May include other responsibilities as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

1. BS or BA degree in computer science or relevant experience required.MS or MBA degree is strongly desired.
2. Minimum of 5-7 years of experience with analysis and problem definition state-of-the-art information systems and technology as it pertains to business applications and processes. Experience in evaluating new technology and how it can improve business processes.
3. Must have experience documenting complex business systems problems and be able to provide recommendations and research of industry trends, business products, performance analysis, feasibility, and cost ramifications.
4. Excellent organizational and communication skills, with strong strategic thinking, and attention to detail. Strong interpersonal and customer relationship skills required.
5. Detail-orientated individual with strong problem solving analytical, and interpersonal skills.Ability to coordinate and mentor teammates by instruction and example.
6. Ability to express complex business concepts effectively, both verbally and in writing.Prepares written business documents that are coherent, grammatically correct, and professional.
7. Ability to collaborate and work with other departments/organizations well.
8. Ability to work long hours, when necessary, to travel, attend educational events, and to meet with vendors and high-level business leaders. Seeks and participates in development opportunities above and beyond required training expectations.
9. Proactively initiates develop, and maintains effective relationships with internal and external team members to achieve results.
10. Demonstrated ability to be highly productive in a fast-paced team environment.

Technical Requirements:

1. Ability to create full system test plans.Ability to execute testing cycles, both system and performance. Ability to work closely with Business Users for all User Acceptance Testing.Ability to produce test scripts for automation purposes.
2. Practical knowledge, experience and exposure to HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, and Web Analytics Software (Google Analytics, Google Search Console) is preferred.
3. Minimum of 5 years of experience in business systems requirements analysis, including use case analysis, workflow and data flow modeling, and software design in a client/server or web environment with object modeling tools.Strong leadership skills including the ability to influence while leveraging good judgment, tact, and a good developer of people.
4. Relevant 5 to 7 years of experience working in Systems & Integrating testing process.

The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago. 

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.

THE AMA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION