The IT Strategy Analyst is responsible for helping the IT Director of Strategy develop and execute the IT Strategic plan including planning and measurement of strategic technology initiatives to grow and align with the business.
• Strategic thinker that understands the big picture and can determine impact of decisions/strategy on long term growth
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to capture and articulate findings and recommendations as well as the ability to facilitate strategic planning meetings with executives, external vendors, clients and stakeholders.
• Experience in health care industry and technology to assess competitive landscape and determine competitive advantage or gaps.
• Technology skills and experience working on large scale technical initiatives / strategies.
• Driven enthusiastic professional that can build relationships, influence and motivate others. Team player with a strong work ethic and who can work well under pressure.
• Strong research, organizational and analytical skills to gather data, assess/analyze, synthesize information, and make clear recommendations
• Proven Experience in strategic planning and execution of strategic initiatives including defining metrics, monitoring and measuring results
• BA/BS degree is required. Master's degree in Technology or Business would be a plus
• 3-5 years of experience in an IT strategic position, with proven ability to develop business transformation strategies based on market- and customer-centric information and analysis.
• Experience in management and delivery of large IT initiatives
• Healthcare, technology and market knowledge to provide value to helping guide the organization of how technology can help drive business initiatives
• Ability to influence teams to bring forward actionable conclusions.
• Experience in health insurance and health-related industries such as health information technology or provider operations
• Expert PowerPoint, Visio, Microsoft Project, Excel skills and data analysis skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal; facilitation skills to lead meetings
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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The Data Analyst plays a key role in the supporting client implementations, expansions, and/or change requests. This is a contract to hire (CTH) role and we are looking for only candidates to IL. Responsibilities: • Work with various teams to recommend automation of manual process and performance enhancements. • Design & develop applications using UNIX scripting, SQL and Control-M. • Act as liaison between business area and technical team to ensure all parties have complete understanding of project scope and requirements. • Provide analytical and problem solving skills when addressing and resolving issues, assessing possible systems impacts, and recommending technical solutions. • Provide technical support to developers and consultants to ensure all company standards and procedures are met. • Conduct code walk-thru of systems solutions to ensure design quality and consistency, as well as cross-reference to the business requirements. • Utilize technical skills to design develop and test technical solutions to business. • Improve, automate, maintain and support existing batch processes. Qualified candidates will have: • BS in Computer Science or related discipline. • 2+ years IT experience, which includes SQL development with relational database (Sybase / Oracle / SQL Server) • Hands on experience with Sybase, UNIX, shell scripting is a plus • Experience with database consolidation, integration and migration projects. • Expertise in relational database design. • Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and authoring skills. • Solid experience in data analysis, data modeling and performance tuning. • Strong analytical and problem solving skills. • Solid interpersonal and relationship building skills that enable cross functional partnerships. • Knowledge of IT industry trends and technologies. • Healthcare experience a plus • Experience with Real-time B2B, EDI, MQ Series, HIPAA transaction set is a plus. • ETL tools & process, including IBM InfoSphere experience is a plus. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.