Data Analyst Expert

Job#: 3028226

Job Description:

he ideal candidate brings a combination of hands-on data analysis, Medicaid program knowledge, and experience in Medicaid Data Warehouse systems or supporting large-scale system implementations or transitions.

Key Responsibilities
1. Medicaid Data Analysis & Mapping

• Analyze Medicaid data domains including claims, encounters, eligibility, provider, and reference data
• Develop and validate source-to-target mappings across upstream systems (e.g., MCO submissions, MMIS, vendor systems) and the MDW
• Perform data profiling, reconciliation, and validation to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Support definition of business rules, transformations, and derived metrics

2. MMIS Reporting & Data Warehouse Support

• Support ongoing operations of the Medicaid Data Warehouse and reporting platforms (e.g., Cognos)
• Partner with stakeholders to define and refine reporting requirements and data models
• Assist in improving data accessibility, usability, and performance

3. System Implementation & Transition Support

• Support transition/takeover activities from vendor systems, including knowledge transfer and gap analysis
• Participate in system implementation lifecycle activities:
  • Requirements gathering
  • Functional and data analysis
  • UAT support (validation of reports and data outputs)
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure accurate translation of business requirements into data solutions

4. Operations & Issue Resolution

• Monitor and support daily data warehouse operations, including ETL/data pipelines and reporting jobs
• Investigate and resolve data issues, discrepancies, and production incidents
• Conduct root cause analysis and recommend corrective actions

5. Compliance & Governance

• Ensure alignment with CMS reporting requirements, HIPAA, and state data governance policies
• Support audit readiness and documentation of data lineage, mappings, and transformations

6. Documentation & Stakeholder Communication

• Produce clear documentation including:
  • Business requirements
  • Data mappings
  • Data dictionaries
  • Process flows
• Communicate effectively with business users, program teams, and technical teams

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in:
  • Medicaid / healthcare data environments
  • Data warehouse or analytics platforms
• Strong understanding of Medicaid data domains, including:
  • Claims and encounters
  • Member eligibility
  • Provider data
  • Managed Care (MCO) data flows
• Experience supporting MMIS systems or Medicaid reporting environments
• Strong SQL skills for data analysis, validation, and troubleshooting
• Experience with data mapping, source-to-target design, and data validation
• Experience supporting system implementations, transitions, or large data initiatives
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.)
• Strong communication skills with ability to work across technical and business stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cognos or similar enterprise reporting tools
• Experience with vendor transition / system takeover scenarios
• Exposure to ETL tools (DataStage, Informatica, etc.)
• Prior experience working with State Medicaid agencies

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