Lead Business Systems Analyst

Centene Corporation•Roodepoort, MO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Position Purpose: Leads and drives the strategic collaboration between cross-functional business and technology teams to define, lead, and translate enterprise-level business needs into scalable and high-quality functional and non-functional requirements for technical execution. Gathers and validates business / technology requirements to establish scope and parameters of requirements and define project impact, outcome criteria, and metrics Analyzes and verifies requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards Translates conceptual user requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to developers / project team Creates systems and business process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and/or the project team Interprets user requirements into feasible options and communicate these back to the business stakeholders Manages and tracks the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary Communicates changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements to project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues and solutions are understood Plans and coordinates user acceptance testing (UAT) Monitors and review levels of IT services specified in the service-level agreements (SLAs) with the business Research, reviews, and analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of existing requirement gathering processes and develop strategies for enhancing or further leveraging these processes; quantify potential efficiency opportunities and track accordingly Maintains system protocols by writing and updating procedures Provides references for users by writing and maintaining user documentation; provide help desk support; train users Prepares technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends Involved in clarifying requirements and implementing solutions that meet the business needs Documents business requirements and potential solutions for system functionality and reporting needs Translate business needs into product backlogs, user stories, and business requirements to optimize business value of applications and processes Tracks the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary Works with internal teams to design & build effective systems that scale efficiently Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and requires 5 – 7 years of related experience. Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Experience with Data Processing
Knowledge of health care payer business functions and operations.
Knowledge of Agile Software Development; Software Development Life Cycle
Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to work independently
Demonstrated analytical skills
Demonstrated project management skills
Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
Possesses technical aptitude

Responsibilities

Leads and drives the strategic collaboration between cross-functional business and technology teams to define, lead, and translate enterprise-level business needs into scalable and high-quality functional and non-functional requirements for technical execution.
Gathers and validates business / technology requirements to establish scope and parameters of requirements and define project impact, outcome criteria, and metrics
Analyzes and verifies requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards
Translates conceptual user requirements into functional requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible to developers / project team
Creates systems and business process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and/or the project team
Interprets user requirements into feasible options and communicate these back to the business stakeholders
Manages and tracks the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary
Communicates changes, enhancements, and modifications of business requirements to project managers, sponsors, and other stakeholders so that issues and solutions are understood
Plans and coordinates user acceptance testing (UAT)
Monitors and review levels of IT services specified in the service-level agreements (SLAs) with the business
Research, reviews, and analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of existing requirement gathering processes and develop strategies for enhancing or further leveraging these processes; quantify potential efficiency opportunities and track accordingly
Maintains system protocols by writing and updating procedures
Provides references for users by writing and maintaining user documentation; provide help desk support; train users
Prepares technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
Involved in clarifying requirements and implementing solutions that meet the business needs
Documents business requirements and potential solutions for system functionality and reporting needs
Translate business needs into product backlogs, user stories, and business requirements to optimize business value of applications and processes
Tracks the status of requirements throughout the project lifecycle; enforce and redefine as necessary
Works with internal teams to design & build effective systems that scale efficiently
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards