Business Analyst

CDC Foundation•Oklahoma City, OK

28d•Remote

About The Position

The Business Analyst will support the development and delivery of technical projects that improve the use of public health data to inform decision making. This role is aligned to the Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI). WAI is a federally funded CDC Foundation program with the goal of helping the nation’s public health agencies by providing them with the technology and data experts they need to accelerate their information system improvements. Working within the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health (CNDH), Division of Public Health, the Business Analyst will collaborate across technical and non-technical teams to gather requirements, assure that requirements are correctly understood by developers, assure user training and change management, and facilitate alignment towards the planning and implementation of a public health data systems project. The Business Analyst will maintain current information on project status, achievements, roadblocks and other variables that support project learning, as well as develop written succession planning and lessons learned to facilitate ongoing momentum of data modernization efforts in the agency. The Business Analyst will be hired by the CDC Foundation and assigned to the CNDH Division of Public Health. This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement for U.S. based candidates.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in technical fields such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of 5 years of related experience as a business analyst, project, or implementation manager.
Experience writing Use Cases to document requirements.
Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to translate user and technical requirements, and lead the team through smooth and continuous delivery.
Knowledge and experience with project management methodologies, principles and processes.
Experienced in change management and risk management principles and processes to provide leadership in the development of strategic plans and change management initiatives and their roll-out.
Experience using data to make decisions, gathering data insights by design to improve outcomes.
Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining working relationships with internal and external partners and can effectively promote collaboration among differing viewpoints.
Strong understanding of technical concepts and legacy systems.
Knowledge of user experience design and user research principles and concepts.
Ability to communicate and articulate problems and resolutions to technical and non-technical teams.
Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; and the ability to develop productive working relationships with colleagues and partners.
The organization values candidates that are mission-driven, high-achieving, and thrive in a flexible culture.
Training, consultation, and mentoring skills are important for new hires to help upskill the existing team.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

Data Governance experience with project management tools (especially Smartsheet) are preferred but not required.
Experience working with tribal nations and tribal data sovereignty is a plus.
Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams.

Responsibilities

Document business practices and workflows, identify opportunities for improvement, support process improvement, discover issues and deliver improved value.
Prioritize initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
Effectively communicating insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
Ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements. Monitor service level agreements.
Lead or participate in requirements gathering/JAD sessions; working closely with Project or Product Manager(s), developers, subject matter experts, vendors, and users.
Define and document requirements and use cases and assure these are correctly understood by developers.
Develop comprehensive test cases at the application and multi-application levels.
Work with user community, technical teams and vendors to meet implementation timeline.
Conduct and direct end-user testing responsibilities.
May perform data quality assurance; troubleshooting application and/or interfaces as problems arise and report issues.
Facilitate business/functional requirement review, approval, and sign-off sessions.
Up to 10% domestic travel may be required.