Business Analyst 

Overview:

Tek Wissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. Our client is a health insurance company. It offers different types of health care coverage plans that include individual and family, dental and vision, plans for employers, etc.

Title: Business Analyst

Work Location: Southfield, MI 48075

Duration: 3 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description

Department: SHS Stars & Consumer Ex

Engagement Description:

The Business Analyst is responsible for ensuring that business requirements are documented, and every functional/business consideration is identified before implementing each project.

This position must clearly understand and review/confirm with the client and internal departments before functional requirements are finalized - alternative approaches are suggested where viable.

The Senior Business Analyst is also responsible for functional requirements that are completely documented and understood, along with innovative solutions with best practices identified and explored for most prevalent use cases.

Consultant to business units and technical teams for detailed data availability, location, lineage, and quality.

RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS:

Ensures delivery according to project timelines. Coordinates with stakeholders to define go-live activities. Tracks progress performs follow-up communication, and documents resolutions to maintain project timelines. Analyzes possible impacts to the schedule for requested changes and makes updates as needed to the project timeline within reason.
Develops and executes presentations. Prepares and documents workgroup meetings and
presentations. Facilitates meetings (in person and online) and conference calls to orient new clients, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and address concerns.
Works with the project manager to manage the project plan. Provides tasks, dates, and resource responsibilities based on the scope of the project. Provides statuses to work in progress and completed tasks.
Creates functional specifications. Collects, understands, and transmits business requirements for projects and translates into functional specifications, database designs, and detailed test plans.
Works with client to understand requirements. Partners with clients to gather all requirements to formulate business process specifications and translate those into application and/or operational functionality, understanding the value proposition(s) of the project and deciding when to advocate and when to compromise to arrive at mutually acceptable solutions.
Works with technical staff to translate requirements. Assists the technical team in translating application functionality into application architecture and the production of system functionality documents. Communicates business directives, goals, and needs to the technical team and serve as a client interface for managing user expectations and client satisfaction.
Works with operational business staff to translate requirements. Assists the operations team(s) in updating documentation and processes to accommodate the products offered. Communicates business directives, goals, and needs to the business team and serves as a client interface for managing user expectations and client satisfaction.
Manages development life cycle.
Creates and/or updates project documentation. Documents objectives, decisions, accomplishments, and deliverables for the work stream. Places documentation on the internal storage mechanism to provide a written account of the project activities.
Represents the business and/or project as the subject matter expert in the designated work stream.
Manages projects and processes as required.
Works with product team to stay abreast of overall product strategy, roadmap(s), and release management processes.
Analysis and reports outcomes of initiatives after go live to validate success metrics of initiatives.

Top 3 Required Skills/Experience

Ability to manage multiple assignments and implement projects.
Demonstrated excellence in a rapid environment, with the ability to gather requirements, communicate
product design requirements, and achieve high-quality results within specified timeframes.
Ability to review business requirements and compare application for possible deviations from customer expectations.

Required Skills/Experience

The rest of the required skills/experience. Include:
Five years of relevant experience as a business analyst in healthcare or health insurance, Medicare, and commercial business lines, or related industry.
Knowledge of, and the ability to apply, necessary software development practices and procedures.
Ability to apply the principles of independent logical thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to comprehend the consequences of various problem situations and to refer them for appropriate decision making.
Ability to design program logic, prepare test data, and test programs.
Excellent triage, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Experience working with multi-functional teams to perform complex data analysis, data mapping and support a variety of business intelligence, reporting, analytical and data visualization needs.
Ability to make competent, independent decisions.
Thorough understanding of and ability to demonstrate operational services
Ability to create data flow diagrams and data models, including use case, activity, and workflow diagrams using VISIO.
Ability to convey pertinent information to operational and technical teams.
Strong presentation and analytical/problem-solving skills
Ability to work in both a structured and unstructured environment.
Ability to support projects using a variety of project management methodologies
Ability to learn how to define all levels of business and technology requirements.
Strong communication and negotiation skills.
Ability to work with and empower others on a collaborative basis to ensure success of unit tea

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity/affirmative action Employer (m/f/d/v) supporting workforce diversity.