Business Analyst Consultant

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for providing expert data analysis or consultation regarding complex data processes, business processes and interfaces to support the areas to allow project teams to make decisions on the integration of enterprise-wide applications. The position will leverage current and emerging technologies to develop business solutions, and perform functional decomposition techniques to reengineer processes for continuous improvement. Responsible for communicating effectively with all levels of the organization, including steering committees and project sponsors. Provides consulting as an application or cross-functional expert on complex and/or highly visible projects using project management and business expertise. Provides coaching, consulting and mentoring team members on multi-faceted, highly complex business/systems processes.

Requirements

7 years analyzing business processes to include one or more of the following: Interpreting system documentation, Data modeling and/or business process modeling, Dataflow / context diagramming, etc.
7 years in Project Management, including: Project Lifecycle methodology for gathering requirements, developing test scenarios and cases, risk management, issue management planning and coordination, etc.
7 years utilizing PC with standard applications, report writers and/or query tools
7 years of presenting to large groups, developing training documentation and/or providing training and creating process/technical documentation
OR 3 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree
OR 1 year of relevant work experience with a Master’s Degree
Ability to analyze business processes to include one or more of the following: Interpreting system documentation, Data modeling and/or business process modeling, Dataflow / context diagramming, etc.
Ability to manage projects including activities such as: Project Lifecycle methodology for gathering requirements, developing test scenarios and cases, risk management, issue management planning and coordination, etc.
Ability to utilize PC with standard applications, report writers and/or query tools
Ability to present to large groups, developing training documentation and/or providing training and creating process/technical documentation

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product, Sales, Sales Operations, IT, Billing Operations and other stakeholders to become a subject matter expert on the end-to-end billing process
Define data and report requirements for operational and billing reconciliation reports
Analyze data and create monthly detailed and executive summaries of operational and billing performance
Create analysis to inform stakeholders of process errors and potential root-causes
Communicating effectively with all levels of the organization.
Identify and articulate problems to steering committees and/or project sponsors.
Provide consultation on the development of business solutions to satisfy complex project goals and objectives.
Resolve problems and make decisions regarding complex issues and projects.
Establish and maintain customer touch points
Providing expert data analysis or consultation regarding complex data processes, business processes and interfaces to support the areas.
Provides expert advice to allow project teams to: Make decisions based on how individual applications integrate with other enterprise-wide applications using expert knowledge.
Collaborate with systems architects utilizing analytical, testing or project management tools to facilitate project deliverables.
Perform functional decomposition techniques to reengineer processes for continuous improvement.
Consulting as an application or cross-functional expert on complex and/or highly visible projects using project management and business expertise to produce project deliverables.
Coaching, consulting and mentoring team members on multi-faceted, highly complex business/systems processes.
Other duties as assigned or requested.