Senior Business Process Analyst - HNAS

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JOB SUMMARY

HNAS (Health Now Administrative Services) offers flexible, cost-effective solutions for employee health benefits. HNAS is part of Highmark Health, a national blended health organization with a mission to create remarkable health experiences. Our culture is built on your growth and development, collaborating across our organization, and making a big impact for those we serve.

This job collects, validates, analyzes, and organizes data into meaningful computerized reports by manipulating and extracting data to meet customer needs, generates reports through mainframe and/or PC applications by utilizing established applications/programs or developing new applications/programs, develops work plans to meet deadlines, accurately estimating completion dates and communicating report status to customers and management, and resolves business problems related to automated systems and provide data analysis and recommend solutions.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Intake operational objectives and gather information.  Define, understand, and manage project scope.  Perform moderate/complex research to support evaluation of complex output requirements and formats.   May translate more complex business initiates to less experienced employees. Present project deliverables to appropriate audiences.  Create reports on financial/operational performance.  Communicate business operational requirements to internal groups responsible for developing/testing business requirements in various applications.
• Coordinate, monitor, and report on the progress of projects to ensure adherence to defined project schedule.  Communicate effectively with customers and colleagues. Successfully articulate issues, problem, and solutions. Conduct and oversee pre and post-implementation review.  Successfully plan, design, and conduct functional walk-throughs.  
• Manage and advise on intermediate to large cross-functional projects and change initiatives involved in the design and delivery of business process solutions, implementation strategies, and control measures, including scoping, leading, and influencing organizational change related to business processes and models.
• Facilitate process improvement meetings and/or discussions
• Analyze the functions and operations of a business area/function and identify problem areas.  Create process mapping and documents current and future state business processes.  
• Act as subject matter expert/technical operations expert.  Recommend process efficiencies, strategies for improvement, and/or solutions to align technology with business strategies.
• Provide a broad range of budget, financial, and/or operational analysis for a large department or division. May develop budgetary/fiscal goal.
• Develop desktop procedures and training materials.  May train employees on new processes.
• May perform special projects upon request and oversee the work of less experienced employee. 
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Required

• High School Diploma/GED

Substitutions

• None

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 - 7 years of experience in a Business Analyst or Business Process Analyst role or experience in a related operational area (e.g. claims, billing, customer service, etc.)

Preferred

• 3 - 5 years in the Health Insurance Industry

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• None

SKILLS

• Analysis of business problems/needs
• Written & Oral Presentation Skills
• Business Analysis
• Business Process Design
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Process Mapping
• Business Requirements
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Project Management

Language (Other than English)

None 

Travel Required

0%  - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-Based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Frequently

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required 

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Never

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Never