Senior Business Analyst- Health Care Reform Job

Details: Facility:  10800 - Coventry Management Services Job Title: Sr Business Analyst ConsultantPosting Location: IL - Downers GroveLocation: IL - Downers GroveEmployment Status: Full TimeJob Requisition Number: 174845External Description:Senior Business Analyst ' Health Care ReformGENERAL SUMMARY:This individual will work directly with business users at all levels within theorganization, IT staff (Developers and Project Manager), and outside parties toprovide leadership, functional expertise, and business consulting infacilitating operational business requirements and solution proposals orbusiness guidance to satisfy governance and compliance regulations andreporting-specially for Health Care Reform projects. Additionally will leadbusiness requirements gathering (comprehensive and complex) and solutionproposals by working with IT staff, internal customers and external clients. Theindividual will be accountable for providing leadership and direction to ensurethe appropriate collection of data, documentation of information, andpresentation of findings. Provides mentoring and guidance to staff.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:• Conducts analysis of client business processes and functional or reportingrequirements. Prepares appropriate documentation to communicate and validate theinformation for Health Care Reform projects.• Reviews and develops the comprehensive and complex analysis, leads theevaluation of existing application products or reporting methods, and recommendsefficient, cost effective solutions which support client business processes andfunctional requirements.• Provides leadership and direction to staff and customers to ensure that thebusiness requirements are appropriately defined and that an enhancement orproject is warranted.• Coordinates and leads cross-functional task forces to identify and documentfunctional or reporting requirements, work flow, information sources anddistribution paths, and system specifications.• Reviews the development of business cases to ensure the cost estimates,service, and benefit dimensions of proposed large, complex IT projects areappropriately reflected.• Applies expert technical and business knowledge to analyze client requirementsin project areas such as: IT testing and product acceptance, new businessoperating models with innovative approaches to IT solutions support, marketresearch of emerging or available product functionality, operational readinessassessment, IT reporting, process documentation, governance, and compliance.• Performs knowledge transfer to other staff. May review their work.• Provides mentoring and guidance to staff.JOB SPECIFICATIONS:• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.• Previous (10+ years) experience in information systems development orimplementation with progressively more complex responsibilities andaccountabilities in a client server environment and/or reporting and processdevelopment.• Extensive knowledge of health care business and care delivery processes ordatacenter services and ITIL Certification preferred.• Demonstrated analytical, problem solving, process improvement, anddocumentation skills.• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.Coventry Health Care is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and weare committed to building a talented and diverse team.@cb.it

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