Location: Must have ability to commute to Tallahassee, FL

Years’ Experience: 8

Type: W2 with year-to-year renewal

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.

Key Skills:

• Experience as a business analyst on software development projects.
• Experience serving in a senior business analyst capacity directing the efforts of other business analysts.
• Experience implementing messaging according to HL7 standards including ADT and C-CDA.
• Experience implementing messaging according to EDI standards.

Summary

The Business Analyst 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 vs. build decision.

Responsibilities

• Define and document functional specifications and software test plans as assigned by the Department. Specifications and test plans should be documented utilizing Microsoft Office tools and the Department’s change and configuration management system and templates provided.
• Perform validation of documented business requirements against business processes as assigned by the Department to ensure that business requirements accurately represent the needs of business stakeholders. Business stakeholders include but not limited to, end-users of the Health Management System, Department staff involved in the processes automated by the software, Department staff who are consumers of the data collected within the software, and any external partners exchanging Health Management System related data with the Department.
• Perform verification of developed software against business requirements and technical specifications as assigned by the Department.
• Provide subject matter expertise (SME) to Business Analysts and development team as directed by the Department. Performing in the role of SME includes providing accurate answers to questions regarding intended software functionality. These answers are based on specific knowledge within a functional area or gathered through written and oral consultation with additional SMEs. SMEs may be end-users of the Health Management System, Department staff involved in the processes automated by the software or other Department staff who are consumers of the data collected within the software.
• Facilitate business requirement gathering sessions with SMEs as assigned by the Department. SMEs may be end-users, IT technical staff, HMS practice management team members and HMS clinical team members. Ensure a defined agenda is communicated to participants, ensure a common understanding of terms and definitions, synthesize ideas, track discussions, and provide clear summaries of the discussion and decisions in oral and written form using Microsoft Office tools.
• Identify and document opportunities for improving the efficiency of workflows represented within the software as assigned by the Department. Identification is a result of evaluating current system design through testing and end user feedback. Identified opportunities must be documented using Microsoft Office and the Department’s change and configuration management system.
• Prepare documentation of application change requests utilizing Microsoft Office tools and the Department’s change and configuration management system as assigned by the Department.
• Complete job required training as assigned by the Department. Completion verification may include certificates, sign-in sheets and verification via the Department’s Learning Management System.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.
• Eight years of documented experience as a business analyst on software development projects.
• Four years documented experience serving in a senior business analyst capacity directing the efforts of other business analysts.
• Four years documented experience implementing messaging according to HL7 standards including ADT and C-CDA.
• Two years documented experience implementing messaging according to EDI standards.

About Sparibis

Sparibis LLC is professional solutions firm that Clients rely on to access the best talent to drive their business success.

Sparibis is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.