Job ID: JOB_ID_3180506
Job Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Medicaid Business Analyst to join our team for a hybrid role based in Columbia, South Carolina. This position is with one of our direct clients and is expected to last 12+ months. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in business analysis, particularly within the public sector and Medicaid eligibility systems. You will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between business needs and IT solutions, ensuring that our client’s systems effectively support their mission.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a vital liaison between business programs and the IT organization, translating business requirements into effective technical and non-technical solutions.
- Conduct in-depth analysis of agency needs, current (‘as-is’) and future (‘to-be’) business processes, and technical designs to provide strategic advice.
- Develop detailed documentation for business processes and requirements, ensuring clarity and accuracy.
- Analyze business partner operations to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for process automation and improvement.
- Facilitate efficient requirement gathering sessions with diverse stakeholders to capture comprehensive business needs.
- Translate high-level business requirements into detailed functional specifications for the IT department, managing any changes effectively.
- Educate the IT organization on the strategic direction and evolving needs of the business units.
- Negotiate agreements and commitments by fostering clear communication between business units and IT throughout the project lifecycle, from initial requirements to final implementation.
- Leverage an understanding of current technological trends to propose innovative solutions that enhance the enterprise’s competitive edge.
- Execute requirements development, including elicitation, analysis, specification, and validation.
- Document and analyze agency business processes, recommending improvements for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Document and analyze data requirements and their interrelationships.
- Actively participate in requirements management processes, including change control, version control, tracking, status reporting, and traceability.
- Provide clear interpretation and guidance on requirements to technical and testing teams.
- Proactively identify potential risks, issues, and action items, developing and proposing viable solutions.
- Interact effectively with internal and external organizations, including vendors, State and Federal government agencies, State providers, beneficiaries, and other key stakeholders.
- May contribute to ‘buy versus build’ decision-making processes.
- Research, maintain, and manage business rules, requirements, and models within a designated repository.
- Perform other project-related duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Minimum 1 year of business analysis experience with IBM Cram software.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in government IT projects as a business analyst or in a related capacity.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in eliciting, mining, and documenting business rules and processes.
- Minimum 2 years of experience with Medicaid Eligibility or other healthcare insurance domains.
- Demonstrated understanding of business modeling techniques, including proficiency with graphical process flow software.
- Must be local to South Carolina and able to provide proof of local residency (e.g., local Driver’s License or alternate resident proof).
- Must have State/public sector experience.
Special Requirements
Only Local to South Carolina Candidates, Must submit Local DL OR any alternate resident proof. Need State/public sector Experience.
Compensation & Location
Salary: $60,000 – $90,000 per year (Estimated)
Location: Columbia, SC
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Recruiter / Employer: CII DIVERSITIES LLC
Email: roman@ciidiversities.com
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