Senior Project Business Analyst

Job Summary:

• This role will provide support for organization change by defining needs recommending solutions and supporting project management activities for initiatives.
• Manage project elements of the business case eliciting requirements requirements analysis communication testing and training.
• Facilitate development and implementation of strategic and support plans.
• Facilitate request for proposal (RFP) activities to deliver functional requirements vendor scorecards criteria and scoring results demo scenarios and scoring results.
• Facilitate the creation and use of measurement activities required to report on project effectiveness return on investment (ROI) and other success metrics.
• Lead the collection and delivery of requirements business/use cases documentation and test plans cases scripts management and approval.
• Support the execution of process improvement initiatives creating process flow charts value stream mapping and related documentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and project team members to improve the quality of project and program delivery.
• Assist in the project documentation management based on the needs of each project.
• Assist in the education and promotion of related methodologies and processes to stakeholders across the institute.
• Perform on-going learning and training related to business analysis project management and stakeholder activities.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Five (5) years of business analysis experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Business Analysis Body of Knowledge guidelines (BABOK).
• Advanced proficiency in business analysis techniques and principles.
• Advanced proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office) including word processing spreadsheet presentation and diagramming software (Word Excel PowerPoint Visio).
• Intermediate knowledge of Project Management Body of Knowledge guidelines (PMBOK).
• Intermediate knowledge of change management principles.
• Intermediate knowledge of healthcare / research operations and systems.
• Intermediate knowledge of risk management principles.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Seven (7) years of business analysis experience overseeing medium-to-large complex projects with increasing responsibilities.
• Three (3) years of project management experience in small-to-medium initiatives.
• Three (3) years of experience in a healthcare research or academic related environment.

Required Education:

• Bachelors degree.

Preferred Education:

• Advanced degree in healthcare healthcare IT business administration management or related field.

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) from the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified associate in project management (CAPM) ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) or Black Belt (CSSGB) Certifications.