What are the responsibilities and job description for the MMIS Business Analyst Team Lead position at State of Nebraska?
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Hiring Agency
Health & Human Services - Agency 25
Location:
Lincoln, NE
Hiring Rate
$31.567
Job Posting
JR2026-00026753 MMIS Business Analyst Team Lead (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
06-10-2026
Job Description
Nebraska DHHS is seeking an experienced MMIS Business Analyst Team Lead to guide high-impact projects supporting Nebraska’s Medicaid Management Information System. This role is ideal for a strategic leader with strong MMIS and Medicaid experience who thrives on coordinating cross-functional teams, managing complex project timelines, and driving clear communication between business users, technical teams, and vendors. If you’re passionate about improving Medicaid systems, mentoring analysts, and ensuring projects stay on track while supporting healthcare access for Nebraskans, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference.
This is not a remote or hybrid position. The position is required to work on site in the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln NE.
PLEASE NOTE: **The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services does not sponsor STEM OPT or non-immigrant work visas for this position.**
Examples of Work
Job Duties Include
Minimum Qualifications: Experience in the analysis of business processes and system requirements, and the creation of business process solutions for large-scale business system applications within the health insurance industry.
Preferred Qualifications
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits
Equal Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.
Hiring Agency
Health & Human Services - Agency 25
Location:
Lincoln, NE
Hiring Rate
$31.567
Job Posting
JR2026-00026753 MMIS Business Analyst Team Lead (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
06-10-2026
Job Description
Nebraska DHHS is seeking an experienced MMIS Business Analyst Team Lead to guide high-impact projects supporting Nebraska’s Medicaid Management Information System. This role is ideal for a strategic leader with strong MMIS and Medicaid experience who thrives on coordinating cross-functional teams, managing complex project timelines, and driving clear communication between business users, technical teams, and vendors. If you’re passionate about improving Medicaid systems, mentoring analysts, and ensuring projects stay on track while supporting healthcare access for Nebraskans, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference.
This is not a remote or hybrid position. The position is required to work on site in the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln NE.
PLEASE NOTE: **The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services does not sponsor STEM OPT or non-immigrant work visas for this position.**
Examples of Work
Job Duties Include
- Serve as the lead business analyst for analysis, documentation, and testing Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) business requirements.
- Coordinate complex systems project development from initiation through implementation, acting as a liaison between the MMIS team, other DHHS teams, DHHS business users, and external vendors.
- Facilitate and manage communications at all levels for all project logistics.
- Estimate project scope, determine project completion timelines, monitor progress, and keep projects on track and on schedule.
- Coordinate with MMIS Team leads and Project Managers to develop and maintain project plans for assigned projects.
- Assign projects/tasks to business analyst team members and manage/monitor workloads.
- Actively monitor project risks and scope creep to foresee, identify potential problems, and proactively identify solutions.
- Measure, track and communicate project status to team, supervisor, department leaders/managers, and business clients.
- Support, mentor, and coach IT business analyst team members.
- Review and recommend changes if needed to BA/TA documents (Meeting Agenda, Minutes, research documents, BSRD, design, test scripts, testing results, etc.).
- Manage the flow of day-to-day operations and production support activities.
- Review/Assign/respond to production support issues.
- Facilitate Daily (BA, BA/TA) meetings (huddle etc.), meetings with clients, external vendors etc.
Minimum Qualifications: Experience in the analysis of business processes and system requirements, and the creation of business process solutions for large-scale business system applications within the health insurance industry.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in MMIS (Medicaid Management Information Systems), including HIPAA X12 transactions.
- Experience in Medicaid claims processing, eligibility, provider enrollment, and third-party liability.
- Project planning and management abilities.
- Experience working with Medicaid program rules and regulations.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits
Equal Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.
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