Business Analyst Manager - IL

Following a 2022 merger of CNSI and Kepro, Acentra Health combines clinical services, technology solutions, and data analytics to accelerate better health outcomes. This is a great time to join our team of passionate individuals working together to pursue the most effective solutions to today’s complex healthcare challenges. Our culture is fueled by passion and driven by purpose.

Business Analyst Manager

· Are you an experienced Business Analyst Manager looking for a new challenge?

· Are you looking to join a team that ensures a collaborative and inviting culture where everyone can thrive?

If so, you might be our next new team member!

Who we need:

Acentra Health is currently looking for an experienced Business Analyst Manager to join our Health program.

The Business Analyst Manager is responsible for leading a team of Business Analysts in analyzing business problems, identifying gaps, and developing technical solutions for complex information systems of government state healthcare programs.

You will lead a team managing requirement and design scope, determining appropriate methods on potential assignments, and serving as a bridge between information technology teams and the client through all project phases; provide day-to-day direction to direct reports to ensure that requirements and design are delivered on schedule.

Singularly Focused. Mission Driven.

Accelerating Better Outcomes is our Mantra! We are mission-driven to innovate health solutions that deliver maximum value and impact.

We do this through our people.

You will have meaningful work that genuinely improves people's lives across the country. We are a company that cares about our employees, and we give you the tools and encouragement you need to achieve the finest work of your career.

Benefits are a key component of your rewards package. Our benefits are designed to provide you with additional protection, security, and support for both your career and your life away from work. Our benefits include comprehensive health plans, paid time off, retirement savings, corporate wellness, educational assistance, corporate discounts, and more.

What you’ll do:

· Direct and coordinate business analysis activities throughout the implementation and or operations phases of a program.

· Confer with Project Managers and staff to explain program and individual responsibilities for functions and phases of a program

· Manage, lead, and mentor a BA team (typically 4 employees) concurrently

· Elicit requirements working with clients and stakeholders

· Presents technical solutions and leads client demos and presentations and oversees JAD sessions

· Direct, manage, plan, and develop methods and procedures for implementing requirements and design activities

· Acts as a liaison between the client and the technology teams

· Manage requirements and design risk, including pre-project preparations for requirement elicitation, design solutions and customer sign-off, and design documentation delivery

· Oversee, implement, maintain, and report business analysis metrics throughout the implementation and or operations phases of a program

· Lead team in applying in-depth healthcare Claims and encounters, Member Eligibility and enrollment, or Managed Care domain knowledge to review and analyze systems problems

· Escalate issues and risks to management/stakeholders and assist in developing solutions

· Acts as the requirements subject matter expert and supports requirements change management

· Identifies areas for process improvement to improve quality and optimize cost

· Keeps abreast of new technology and market developments (including federal regulations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience as related to responsibilities, or equivalent related job experience

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proven record of leading and facilitating JAD requirements design sessions, and presentations

• Experience in requirements elicitation, Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and requirements management life cycle.

• Demonstrated experience with MS Office Suite

• Experience with Jira, Teams, Sharepoint, Visio preferred

Experience

• 7+ years of business analysis and design experience in Medicaid healthcare domain, ideally on large complex projects, with government healthcare domain knowledge (i.e.: claims processing, enrollment systems, or related healthcare)

• 2+ years of managerial