Business Analyst

Summary:
Responsible for collecting, documenting, analyzing, verifying and communicating requirements for approved I/S projects to senior, consultant staff, manager, and project team members. May serve as Project Manager for projects that require up to 1040 hours of effort.

Qualifications:

Education:
Bachelor's degree in related field or other equivalent degree or certification preferred.

Licenses/Certification:
Business Analyst or Project Management Professional certification preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum 4 years experience required in a clinical or financial setting, preferably in the Health Care industry.
• Minimum 2 years experience in the following: project management, analysis, and Quality Assurance.
• Preferred knowledge in implementation and systems installation.

Essential Functions:

• Researches and reviews of the projects’ scope in order to understand why the project has been initiated.
• Demonstrates a high level of working knowledge with IS methodologies and processes (i.e. Project Life Cycle, System Development Life Cycle and IS Change Management process).
• Gathers detailed requirements that completely define the project.
• Documents and updates requirements; prepares and distributes RFPs and evaluates responses.
• Creates high-level models and user prototype interfaces to identify and validate business processes and solutions when appropriate.
• Communicates requirements with minimal direction and guidance. Acts as the liaison between the business experts and the project team members.
• Facilitates business/functional requirement review, approval, and sign-off sessions.
• Successfully justifies recommendations and results with estimated/actual costs and benefits.
• Prepares and delivers effective presentations to upper management.
• Identifies solutions to the development and technical team based on approved business and functional requirements.
• Participates in technical requirements and design sessions.
• Conducts and directs end-user testing responsibilities and tasks with minimal guidance from consultant staff, manager or project managers.
• Verifies the technical solution meets the business requirements.
• Responsible for maintaining the group Utility Desk as assigned by consultant staff and/or manager.
• Administers communication activities with end-user training for system implementation.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Proven knowledge and experience with computer systems, applications, development, and testing methodologies as they relate to the business areas being supported.
• Successfully leads project teams with medium to large business initiatives.
• Proven working knowledge of industry standard methodologies and best practices (i.e. Project Life Cycle and System Development Life Cycle).
• Superior business knowledge of area being supported.
• Highly skilled in incorporating successful interviewing, facilitation, and documentation techniques within a project.
• Excellent facilitation skills with bringing multiple groups together to agree on project scope and build consensus.
• High-level of knowledge, experience and success with writing and reviewing test cases.
• Able to work independently with minimal direction and guidance from project lead, consultant staff and manager.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Louisville, KY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Business analysis: 2 years (Preferred)
• Project management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Project implementation: 1 year (Preferred)
• SDLC: 1 year (Preferred)
• Test cases: 1 year (Preferred)
• IT project management: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CBAP (Preferred)
• PMP (Preferred)

Work Location: One location