Senior Business Analyst - Medicaid

Gainwell Technologies LLC•Any city, OH

4d•$64,900 - $92,700•Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Business Analyst - Medicaid at Gainwell, you can contribute your skills as we harness the power of technology to help our clients improve the health and well-being of the members they serve — a community’s most vulnerable. Connect your passion with purpose, teaming with people who thrive on finding innovative solutions to some of healthcare’s biggest challenges. This role is ideal for a versatile professional who can effectively perform traditional business analysis responsibilities while also supporting project management and delivery activities as business needs require.

Requirements

6 or more years of experience in a Business Analyst role, with 3 or more years of Medicaid and Medicare experience preferred.
Strong understanding of technology delivery concepts, including system configuration, development lifecycles, data interfaces, and batch processing.
Working knowledge of SQL, including the ability to write and execute basic queries for data analysis, validation, troubleshooting, and research.
Advanced proficiency with analytical tools such as Microsoft Excel, SQL, and requirements-management tools, including Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) platforms.
Strong client communication skills with the ability to translate business needs into actionable objectives and deliverables.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business process re-engineering capabilities.
Experience supporting project management activities, including project planning, status reporting, stakeholder coordination, risk management, and execution tracking.
Demonstrated interest in project management and a desire to grow into expanded project leadership responsibilities over time.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt between business analysis and project coordination responsibilities in a fast-paced client environment.
Strong executive presence and communication skills with the ability to engage business leaders, clients, and technical personnel.
A collaborative leader who motivates others to action and communicates complex business and technical concepts in a clear and understandable manner.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting State Medicaid programs, MMIS operations, or healthcare technology initiatives.
Experience serving as both a Business Analyst and project coordinator or junior project manager.
Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
CAPM certification or interest in pursuing project management certification.

Responsibilities

Play a critical role in ensuring Gainwell meets our clients' objectives in key business and technology initiatives.
Help coordinate a business analyst team's duties and activities on IT projects while mentoring newer team members through guidance and support.
Serve as a knowledgeable bridge between clients, project managers, and technical teams to define, document, and communicate business requirements and expected outcomes.
Work with clients to develop business specifications and requirements at the start of technical projects.
Analyze, design, document, and recommend improvements to business processes that support client technology goals.
Validate that requirements have been met through review and approval of testing results and deliverables.
Utilize analytical tools and basic SQL queries to analyze data, validate requirements, support testing, and quantify the anticipated impact of proposed solutions.
Partner with project managers to support project planning, status reporting, risk and issue tracking, stakeholder communications, and action item management.
Flex between business analysis and project coordination responsibilities as business priorities and project needs evolve.