IT Healthcare Consultant Business Analyst Advanced

Job Title: IT Healthcare Consultant Business Analyst (Advanced)
Contract Duration: 12 Months (with possible extension)
Location: Hybrid 3 days onsite 2 days remote (Candidate must be a SC resident or relocate before start at own expense)
Work Hours: EST Time Zone
Interview Process: 1 Round (Virtual/Online)

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst (Advanced) to support large-scale healthcare technology initiatives. The role focuses on analyzing business needs documenting processes and providing solutions that improve IT and non-IT functions. Candidates who enjoy complex change-driven projects in the healthcare domain will find this position rewarding.

• Serve as the liaison between business units and IT teams ensuring alignment of technical solutions with business needs.

• Analyze business operations identify strengths/weaknesses and recommend opportunities for process automation.

• Conduct requirement gathering sessions with stakeholders and translate business needs into functional specifications.

• Support business process redesign and documentation for new technology implementations.

• Develop detailed requirements business rules and use cases.

• Provide guidance to IT development and testing teams on requirements interpretation.

• Manage requirements lifecycle: change control version control traceability and reporting.

• Document and analyze agency business processes data requirements and relationships.

• Research and maintain business rules models and documentation in repositories.

• Facilitate communication between business and IT negotiating agreements from initial requirements through final implementation.

• Identify and mitigate risks issues and action items.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders including vendors state/federal agencies providers and beneficiaries.

• May participate in build vs. buy analysis for technology solutions.

• 1 years of business analysis experience with IBM Curam software.

• 1 years of experience on government IT projects as a BA or in a related role.

• 1 years of experience eliciting and documenting business rules and processes.

• 2 years of Medicaid Eligibility or healthcare insurance experience.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills (requirements use cases documentation).

• Strong ability to gather requirements through interviews laws/regulations and policy documents.

• Knowledge of formal business process documentation methods.

• Understanding of business modeling techniques (process flows graphical documentation).

• Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership management and project teams.

• Experience in large-scale healthcare technology transformation projects.

• Knowledge of healthcare policy Medicaid operations or related regulatory environments.

• Required: Bachelors degree in technical business or healthcare-related field (or equivalent experience).

• Certifications: None required (PMP CBAP or healthcare IT certifications desirable).