JOBDESCRIPTION BusinessAnalyst

OriginalDate: 6/10/2010 RevisedDate: ReportsTo: TBD #ofSubordinates: None Status: Exempt JobCode: SalaryGrade: TBD GeographicLocation: TBD I. BASICFUNCTIONS:
BusinessAnalystwithstrongBusinessIntelligencetoolsanddataanalyticsbackgroundandanindepthunderstandingofhowto designandcreateBIapplications,andhealthcarebusinessintelligencereportingsolutions. PrimaryResponsibilities: (1) BusinessRequirementsConductanalysisofbusinessanduserneedsinordertodeveloprequirementsdocumentation fortheimplementationorrevisionofsystemsandapplicationsprojectsforspecifiedbusinessunits.Utilizeexpertisein HealthCare,Businessintelligence,DataAnalytics,andDataWarehousing,andunderstandingoftheorganizations systemsandcapabilitiestoensurethemostefficientuseofresources. (2) TestingWorkinginconjunctionwiththebuinessusersanddevelopmentteams,responsibleforthecreationand executionofapplicationtestscripts,scenarios,andtestplansthatvalidateinitialbusinessrequirements. DetailedDescription: Theroleofthebusinessanalyst(BA)istocapture,consolidate,andcommunicatetheinformationfromtheSubjectMatterExperts (SMEs)totherestoftheteam.TheBAisacriticallinkbetweentheSubjectMatterExpertsprovidingthebusinessrequirements andtherestoftheteamtryingtoconstructthesolution.Theneedtohelpcapture,consolidate,andcommunicatethe informationfromtheSMEstotherestoftheteamisthecritical,bridgethegaprolethatthispersonplays. Candidatewillhaveastrongbackgroundinhealthcare,dataanalysis,businessintelligence,anddatamanagement. Thisposition isresponsibleforbothdatawarehousebusinessrequirements,applicationbusinessrequirements,andtestinginboth. ThisbusinessanalystisakeypersoninvolvedinthecompletecycleofdevelopmentofaBIapplication,andDWproject,aswellas clientimplementations.Sincebusinessusersarenotalwaysavailablewhenneeded,thebusinessanalystisoftentheprojectteam memberthatfillsthisvoid,providingthebusinessperspectiveneededforprojectsuccess.Thebusinessanalystwillmeetwitha broadrangeofinternalusersandwillcapturetheirapplicationanddatawarehousingrequirements,aswellasplayakeypartin thetestingofthoserequirements. ThisrolemusthaveathoroughunderstandingofDWaspects,healthcarePayersclientbusinessprocesses,andBIapplication developmentprocessesincludingtestingprocedures. ThebusinessanalystwillhaveanITbackgroundandbeveryknowledgeableabouthealthcarePayerbusiness,itsprocessesandthe operationaldataandfunctionsthatsupportthebusiness,andknowshowthemajorpiecesofdatawarehouseingandbusiness intelligenceapplicationsfittogether.

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JOBDESCRIPTION BusinessAnalyst

JOBFUNCTIONS:

Percent 80% Responsibilities ThebusinessanalystisresponsibleforthefollowingDATAWAREHOUSINGactivities:

Understandthebusinessusersrequirementsforinformation,features,andfunctionsand communicatethemtotherestoftheapplicationdevelopmentanddatawarehouseteam; Leadandconductinterviewingtasks; Leadinterviewdocumentation; Leadpreparationofdatawarehouserequirementsdocuments; Leadpreparationofapplicationrequirementsdocuments; Assistdataanalystinmappingtasks; Leadtheidentificationanddocumentationofbusinessmetrics; Overseetestingofapplicationreleases; ActasconsultanttotheETLandfrontendprogrammers. Oncebusinessneedsaredefinedforthedatawarehouseprojects,thebusinessanalystwillbeinvolved indesigningandvalidatingthelogicaldatamodelthatprovidesadifferentrepresentationofthese requirements. TheBAwillalsoplayaroleindatamodeldesignandprototypingandisinvolvedin developing/validatingsourcetargetmappingsandtransformationlogicrequiredtosupportinformation requirements. Thebusinessanalystmayalsoassistinidentifyingdataqualityproblemsandindeterminingoptionsfor howtheywillbehandled. TheBAwillalsoplayaroleintestingandvalidationandindeliveringusertraining. Thebusinessanalystmaybechargedwithdevelopingandmanagingprojectdocumentation deliverables. Dependingonhowtechnicalabusinessanalystis,heorshemayalsohelpdatamodelersprepare models,andreviewmodelstoascertainthatrequirementsaremet.

10%

ThebusinessanalystisresponsibleforthefollowingBIApplicationDevelopmentactivities: Gatherbusinessrequirementsandtranslatethemintotechnicalrequirementsforthecreationof applicationfeatures,enhancements,andfunctions Managemultipleinitiativessimultaneously Elicitrequirementsusinginterviews,dataanalysis,businessprocessdescriptions,usecases,scenarios, businessanalysis,andworkflowanalysis Becomeasubjectmatterexpertonourdata,processes,andbusinessmethodologies Collectmultiplestreamsofdataanddecomposethemintoconcisespecifications Collaboratewithtechnicalexpertsandbusinessunitstodeterminethebestpossiblereporting mechanisms Bealiaisonbetweenproductdevelopment,technology,andinternalbusinessunits Developrequirementsaccordingtodocumentationstandards Decomposehighlevelbusinessrequirementsintoanappropriatelevelofbusinessrulesanddetailed user,functional,andnonfunctionalrequirementsusingalternativeviewssuchasflows,diagrams, models,andusecaseswhenapplicable Workwithdevelopmentandbusinesspersonneltodevelopandexecuteplanstotestandvalidate systems/applicationsandbusinessrequirementsincludingdevelopinguserdocumentation,firstdraft oftrainingmaterials,manualupdates,andfieldcommunications Meetwithuserstogatherrequirementsforprojectdefinition.Analyzeexistingproceduresandevaluate requestedrequirementstoidentifysystemchanges

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JOBDESCRIPTION BusinessAnalyst
AssistinthecreationofdeliverablesthataredevelopedjointlywiththeuserandtheProduct Development.Includesproductdefinition,logicaldesign(businessprocessandrules,dataelementsand flows,screensandreports),implementationplan,anddocumentationandtrainingneeds Collaboratewithtechnicalstafftodeterminesystemspecificationsandrequirements Counselandadviseusersonsystemcapabilitiesandprocesses Adviseotherdepartmentsaffectedbythedevelopment,maintenance,andimplementationofall applicablesystems ImproveprocesseswithintheCompanytoincreasethelevelandqualityofserviceprovidedtointernal andexternalcustomers

10%

TheBAwillalsoberesponsibleforthefollowingQUALITYASSURANCEresponsibilities: Converttherequirementsanddesigndocumentsintoasetoftestingcasesandscriptsthatcanbeused toverifythatthesystemmeetstheclientneeds Executeorsupervisetheexecutionofthosetestcasesandscripts Facilitateorperformrandomtestingofallcomponentstoensurethatarandombugisnothauntingthe system WorkwithSMEstocreatethetestingplan,cases,andscripts Workwithpeerstoensurethefinalsolutionmeetsthehighestquality SecondaryJobResponsibilities: Completespecialprojectsandotherfunctions,asrequired Assistinreportwriting

III. IV. PERFORMANCEMEASUREMENTS: N/A

MINIMUMREQUIREMENTS: Education:
Bachelorsdegree,orequivalentexperience,inanalytics,informatics,computerscience,programming, healthcareadministration,orbusiness. MastersdegreeorMBAinHealthCareManagementpreferred.

WorkExperience:
Total57yearsexperienceinhealthcareanalyticsorIT Minimum57yearsexperiencewithbusinessinteligencetools(HDMS,Cognos,Hyperion/Brio,Business Objects,MicroStrategy,MicrosoftAnalyticServices,etc) Minimum37yearsofexperiencewithMicrosoftSQL,datawarehousing,orsimilar ExperienceinthecreationandmaintenanceofOLAPcubes,orsimilar 37yearsexperiencewithApplicationDevelopmentmethodologiespreferred 35yearsBusinessRequirementswritingexperiencepreferred

V. CERTIFICATES,LICENSESorREGISTRATIONS: N/A
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VI. SKILLS/ABILITIES:

JOBDESCRIPTION BusinessAnalyst

Analyticalandproblemsolvingskills Excellentverbalandwrittencommunicationskills Theabilitytointeractprofessionallywithadiversegroup,includingexecutives,managers,and subjectmatterexperts Abletoorganize,coordinate,anddirectusersandteams Strongoralandwrittencommunicationsabilities Solidanalyticalandtechnicalskills Excellentpresentationskills

VII.WORKENVIRONMENT:
Standardworkenvironment

VIII. EQUIPMENTOPERATION:
Standardofficeequipment

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