Business Analyst

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies is looking for a Business Analyst with a background in the Military Healthcare System, to support our government customer in San Antonio, Texas or Falls Church, Virginia or Remote.

The successful candidates will have knowledge of the Military Healthcare data marts, and experience developing healthcare delivery reports analyzing healthcare operations at both the headquarters and military treatment facility levels.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
• Staying up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.
• Performing requirements analysis.
• Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
• Working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff.
• Providing leadership, training, coaching, and guidance to junior staff.
• Allocating resources and maintaining cost efficiency.
• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.
• Performing user acceptance testing.
• Managing projects, developing project plans, and monitoring performance.
• Updating, implementing, and maintaining procedures.
• Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
• Serving as a liaison between stakeholders and users.
• Managing competing resources and priorities.
• Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.
• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED DEGREE/EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

• Master's degree in Public Health, Health Services Research, Epidemiology, Mathematics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Informatics or related areas, or previous participation in advanced training/program with one of the related areas, as identified as a Fellow in their area of expertise is required.
• The Government may consider significant clinical/medical/health data experience such as previous participation in an analytics/quantitative field fellowship/training as an appropriate substitute for education, but minimum of Bachelor's degree in above areas is required unless otherwise specified and with few exceptions.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of three (3) years' experience data mining and conducting detailed analysis within the Military Health System (MHS) Data Warehouses
• Advanced technical skills in one or more of the following: SQL, Python, R, SAS, Tableau/Tableau Creator and Application/Dashboard Development.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
• Proven experience in eliciting requirements and testing.
• Experience in analyzing data to draw business-relevant conclusions and in data visualization techniques and tools.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
• Competency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams and Outlook.
• A track record of following through on commitments.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience leading and developing top-performing teams.
• A history of leading and supporting successful projects.
• Highly self-motivated and directed.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Proven experience with business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modeling, verification, and methodology development.
• Demonstrated project management skills and project management software skills, including planning, organizing, and managing resources.
• Excellent understanding of the organization's goals and objectives.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Experience working with JIRA is preferred.

REQUIRED CITIZENSHIP AND CLEARANCE:

• US Citizenship Required
• Active Secret Clearance or Tier III background check

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is a fast-growing government service provider. Employees enjoy competitive salaries. Eligible employees enjoy a 401K plan with company match; medical, dental, disability, and life insurance coverage; tuition reimbursement; paid time off; and 11 paid holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are proud to state that we do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you are a person with a disability and you need an accommodation during the application process, please click to request accommodation. We E-Verify all employees.

The Alaka`ina Foundation Family of Companies (FOCs) is comprised of industry-recognized government service firms designated as Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)-owned and 8(a) certified businesses. The Family of Companies (FOCs) includes Ke`aki Technologies, Laulima Government Solutions, Kpono Government Services, and Kapili Services, Po`okela Solutions, Kkaha Solutions, LLC, and Pololei Solutions, LLC. Alaka`ina Foundation activities principally benefit the youth of Hawaii through charitable efforts which includes providing innovative educational programs that combine leadership, science & technology, and environmental stewardship.

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