Business Analyst

Position Description

Position Title - Business Analyst                 
Job Location - Lansing, MI, USA                 
Bill Rate Range - $38 to 40/hr                 
Estimated Duration (In Months) - 15                 
Work Model - Hybrid
Must have Skills/Attributes - Azure, QA, SalesForce, Testing                 
Shift - Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Note:
Candidates MUST be located within 90 miles of Lansing at the time of submission (non-negotiable).

***Only qualified Business Analyst candidates located near the Lansing MI area to be considered due to the position requiring an onsite presence***

REQUIRED EDUCATION:
• Associate''s Degree

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
• Experience as a Business Analyst (5+ years)
• Experience as a BA working with applications built on salesforce
• Experience in QA/Testing

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
• Local State or Federal government experience
• Azure Devops
• FedRAMP
• HIPAA
• Nice CXone or other contact center suite
• Experienced with business process reengineering and identifying new applications of technology to business problems to make business more effective 
• Familiar with industry standard (including Legacy Core and Emerging technologies) business process mapping and reengineering
• A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required 
• Has knowledge of commonly used concepts practices and procedures within a particular field 
• Familiar with relational database concepts and client-server concepts 
• Ability to organize evaluate and present information effectively
• Ability to analyze synthesize and evaluate a variety of data for use in program development and analysis
• Other required skills are technologically savvy; strong training and technical assistance skills; excellent oral and written communication skills; and highly organized and detail oriented
• Required skills in the use of all necessary software necessary to execute stated duties and responsibilities (includes the suite of Microsoft Office applications such as Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook) 
• Ability to meet competing deadlines
• Strong data management skills
• Experience in process improvement project management and data management

This position functions as a behavioural health customer relationship management (BH CRM) analyst to support the development, implementation, monitoring, and continued improvements of complex strategic initiatives, including but not limited to the business processes housed in the BH CRM. This position coordinates and communicates with projects teams, other BH CRM staff, business owners, leadership, IT, and contractors to assist with operationalizing business processes into the BH CRM. This position will involve business process mapping, translating business needs into development requirements, creating program guidance, job aids, and webinar content and web-based trainings, and coordinating technical assistance learning sessions as directed. This position will also monitor program and account data. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Reviews analyze evaluates and prioritizes business and user needs 
• Triage user requests and tickets assign priority and severity and communicate effectively to all stakeholders
• Maintain and prioritize CRM inbox communications
• Draft and send communications to users and specific audiences related to business process upgrades timelines system changes or anything relevant to the system
• Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies 
• Prepares solution options risk identification and financial analyses such as cost/benefit ROI buy/build etc 
• Writes detailed description of user needs program functions and steps required to develop or modify computer programs 
• Prepare and document Functional and Technical Specifications for reporting and data warehouse work Assist with business warehouse/intelligence support and enhancements 
• Assist with developing and drafting RFPs 
• Assist in deployment and management of end-user reporting tools and platforms 
• Work with IT and business project teams to understand reporting and data warehousing requirements and propose solutions 
• Document and provide knowledge transfer to the rest of the Enterprise Reporting Team for all solutions
• Reviews analyze and evaluates business systems and user needs 
• Formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies 
• Relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals 
• Performs a variety of tasks 
• Works under general supervision; typically reports to a project manager 
• Attends all BH CRM meetings as appropriate and assigned
• Assist QA/Testing team when required by volume of work