Business Analyst

Overview

Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - start date

Skills

Business analyst
analyst
BPR
Medicaid
MMIS
Mining
Cases
eliciting
BMT
Business Modeling

Job Details

Location & Work Arrangement

  • City, State: Columbia, South Carolina
  • Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
  • Contract: This is a Contract position.
  • Mode of Interview: 1 round, Virtual/Online.
  • Primary Work Location Note: 1801 Main Street, Columbia (DHEC Building)

Key Duties and Project Scope

Requirements and Process Analysis

  • Elicitation & Documentation: The principal duty is to evaluate agency needs, assess As-Is and To-Be business processes, and technical designs to provide detailed analysis.
  • Business Rule Expertise (5+ Yrs): Strong experience in eliciting, mining, and documenting business rules and processes by interviewing personnel and researching laws, regulations, and policy documents.
  • Requirement Translation: Translate high-level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization and manage changes to those specifications (Change Control, Traceability).
  • Process Redesign: Assist in business process redesign and documentation for new technology, utilizing business modeling techniques (e.g., graphical process flow software).
  • Data Focus: Documenting and analyzing data requirements and relationships and maintaining these artifacts in a repository.

Stakeholder Management and Project Support

  • Liaison Role: Serve as the liaison between the business programs and IT, negotiating agreements and facilitating communication from initial requirements through to final implementation.
  • Risk Identification: Proactively identify risks, issues, and action items, leading to possible solutions and making recommendations (e.g., buy versus build decisions).
  • External Interaction: Interact with internal and external organizations, including vendors, State and Federal government agencies, State providers, and beneficiaries.
  • System Knowledge: Possess expertise in the business unit(s) supported and a strong understanding of the IT organization's systems and capabilities.

Required Experience & Qualifications

Skill Area

Minimum Experience

Key Expertise & Knowledge

BA/IT Government

5 Years (Required)

Experience in government IT projects as a business analyst or related duties.

Requirements/Rules

5 Years (Required)

Experience eliciting, mining, and documenting business rules, processes.

Medicaid

3 Years (Required)

Direct Medicaid experience.

Education

N/A (Required)

Bachelor's degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field OR 5 years of BA experience in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Skills

  • Healthcare/MMIS: General Subject Matter Expertise in Medicaid or other healthcare insurance (project or operations), including direct MMIS experience.
  • Tools: Familiarity with Microsoft Office Project/Project Server.
  • Soft Skills: Superb written and oral communications skills, ability to write requirements and Use Cases, and interact effectively with executive and line management.
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