Senior Business Analyst

For more details, please connect with Soumya Nayak at soumyan@vgroupinc.com or call at (919) 892-9711.

End Client: State of New York - HBITS

Job Title: Business Analyst

Duration: 30 Months Extendable

Location: Albany, NY 12237 (Hybrid)

Hours Per Week: 40 Hours/Week

Interview Type: Webcasting (Candidate must be on camera)

Ceipal ID: SNY_BA104_SN

Job Code: HBITS-08-15104

Department: Department of Health

Scope of Project:

The Business Analyst will support various healthcare data projects within the Center for Health Data Innovation (CHDI). CHDI is responsible for data collection and data warehousing for several major systems, including the Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) and the All-Payer Database (APD).

The SPARCS system has been in operations since 1982, collecting data from 400 facilities, bringing in 40 million discharge-level transactions a year, and warehouses 40 calendar years of data.

The All-Payer Database (APD) system has been in operations since 2018, collecting data from 80 insurers, bringing in 800 million claim-level transactions a year and warehouses at present 7 calendar years of data.

The data content integrity and operations of these systems is critical to the day-to-day operations and management of health care facilities, health care programs, public and private health insurance products; and research on health care services, outcomes, and cost.

Responsibilities:

Day-to-day tasks include but are not limited to:

1. Work with program staff on data analysis, reporting requirements, business / workflow processes, data flows, and system interfaces.
2. Coordinate with vendors, data analysts, and contractors on gap analysis and logical design.
3. Work with program staff and developers to perform data extraction and transformation tasks.
4. Work with technical manager to ensure the team implements the correct software solution and the solution will meet the needs of the program.
5. Compile reports and activity status as requested by the project manager.
6. Work well in a matrixed team structure, often facilitating multi-disciplinary teams, translating business/program subject matter information into project artifacts.
7. Prepare and execute a knowledge transfer.
8. Follow department level, and division level directives, best practices, standards, and methodologies, as appropriate or requested.

Required/Preferred Skills:

1. 84 months experience as a Business Analyst working on software enhancements or new application development project(s) gathering and prioritizing business requirements with users and documenting business requirements. Experience with healthcare data intake, data warehousing, or submitter tracking systems is preferred.
2. 84 months experience with analysis and documentation of complex business rules, workflow processes, and re-engineering business processes.
3. 84 months experience leading meetings and facilitating requirements sessions with business/program subject matter experts including functional requirements, non-functional requirements, and security requirements. Experience with Java applications is preferred.
4. 84 months of experience with developing and implementing effective communication plans and working across large multi-discplinary teams.
5. 84 months experience with creating and developing documentation: business requirements, business and system process flows, swim lane diagrams, use cases, user interface mockups, user documentation, and technical specifications.
6. 84 months of experience with technical documentation including test plan and test scripts.
7. Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field from an accredited institution.

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