INF-16-0251 Team Lead Business Analyst

This role will be located at the Client site in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Position Summary

Oversees day-to-day activities of the business analyst team responsible for specifying business requirements to support the technical design and application development of healthcare reporting solutions.

Essential Responsibilities

• Lead the customer through steps of SDLC associated with the delivery of BI solutions; Requirements, Design, Development, System Test, User Acceptance Test and Operations.
• Define and document business requirements in Requirements Analysis Document that can be verified throughout the SDLC using Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Organize and facilitate requirement analysis meetings with user groups, department heads and project stakeholders to define business requirements.
• Facilitate source to target data mapping exercises for data sources.
• Document "as is" business process models and define "to be" business process models.
• Clarify issues relating to scope and business requirements for project team (including technical implementation team, project management and client management).
• Facilitate data quality program to evaluate, report and remediate data quality issues.
• Develop test plans to verify system meets business requirements and aid user community in user acceptance test planning and execution.
• Provide on-site support (e.g., client inquiries, requests for ad hoc reporting assistance, miscellaneous research, advice on analytic methods) and training to end users.
• Define business requirements for change requests, investigate issues/defects and define remediation requirements.
• Conduct business analysis to assess patterns/conditions in healthcare data to drive programs and decision making that lower cost and improve healthcare outcomes.
• Conduct user group forums to share analytic methods and findings.

REQUIRED Skills and Experience

• 2+ years experience leading Business Analysts for data warehouse projects.
• 4+ years experience as a business analyst OR healthcare payer system experience.
• 2+ years experience working with Medicaid data.
• Demonstrated ability to convey complex ideas in an easily understood manner to guide audience through written or verbal communications.
• Demonstrated understanding of Business Intelligence and Data Visualization.
• Experience building requirements for new application development, understanding of SDLC.
• Experience in applying health analysis methods and measures utilizing statistical methods, data mining, predictive modeling, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to understand industry issues and problems, relate them to clients' needs, and propose appropriate solutions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to take initiative and work independently, ability to collaborate and build consensus.

PREFERRED Skills and Experience

• 6+ years experience as business analyst for data warehouse OR business intelligence projects.
• Experience with large scale system development.
• Knowledgeable in technology, specifically data warehousing.
• Competent in at least one BI technology (e.g., Cognos, Business Objects).
• Competent in at least one analytics technology (e.g., SAS, R, SPSS).
• Competent in at least one geospatial technology (e.g., mapinfo, ESRI).
• Understanding of both technical and business process MITA requirements.

Education / Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Health Administration, Economics, Information Systems, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics OR related field.

If you meet ALL of the minimum requirements of the position and are interested, please apply directly on our website at: http://bit.ly/Truven_INF-16-00251

We seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Truven Health Analytics is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the H-1B visa cap has been met for the 2015 fiscal year (October 1, 2014-September 30, 2015).

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