Senior Business Analyst (MMIS)

The Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) seeks a Senior Business Analyst (BA) to support our Cloud Migration initiative. The BA will report to the Cloud Project Manager. Responsibilities will include gap analysis, business, and systems documentation development, testing and implementation of projects and enhancements to meet the project objectives. The BA should be well-versed in the systems development lifecycle. Previous Cloud Migration experience desired. Preference will be given to candidates with Medicaid systems, and/or Health Information System implementations, and prior government experience.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The BA must have sufficient knowledge of working in an Information Technology (IT) environment. Ensure the entire scope of work aligns with organizational objectives, standard operational procedures, and standard practices. The BA primary responsibility is to support the Cloud PM in overseeing delegated areas of responsibility, project vetting of documentation, validation of implemented coding through self-testing or coordination with the testing team to meet the requirements and conform to all applicable Federal and state laws. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate business, technical, and analytical skills.

Requirements

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead Cloud migration activities to support discovery, design, documentation, and validation.
• Lead and participate in joint application design sessions with stakeholders.
• Conduct data analysis and query, as well as gap analysis and make recommendations for improvements where needed.
• Develop test strategies, test scenarios, and test cases based on written requirements.
• Document business, functional, and systems requirements and participate in their development and testing.
• Execute and review test runs, traceability to requirements and sign off on testing components.
• Provide oversight role, as required, during the stabilization phase of each migration including monitoring of system change execution, the development of system “fix” strategies and the close monitoring of the implementation of those strategies.
• Communicate updates and changes to impacted stakeholders.
• Collaborate with technical and vendor teams to capture, track and vet requirements.
• Collaborate, where required, to capture and change activities.
• Provide backup to support PM where required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, IT or Healthcare administration with minimum 3 years’ experience, or equivalent in a healthcare administration setting.
• Strong business/systems analysis ability and problem-solving skills.
• Strong data analysis skills and documentation skills.
• Excellent communication skills written and verbal; and presentation skills
• Strong attention to detail and follow through skills