The Business Analysts serves as a liaison between the business owners and staff and the technical and operational staff and must have a complete understanding of business requirements. He/she documents requirements, reviews system design, plays a significant role in the design, documentation of test cases and scripts and execution of scripts and software tests, and guides operational staff in the development of processes and procedures in a specific business area. Specific responsibilities are as follows:

• May Serves as a business Subject Matter Expert (SME) or Product Owner (PO) for program planning, business management, budget development, and software configuration and implementation

• May serve as application support analyst, assisting or leading problem source identification of application software with technical and operational staff.

• Documents business requirements and test scripts to validate requirements and process/data edits, documents functional business and systems requirements and communicates with operational staff and technical staff

• Executes test cases and scripts, supports fixes of defects, and logs test results

• Executes physical database queries as required for analysis

• Assists in adding test scripts to automated testing tools

• Assists in the estimation of resource needs and the development of cost estimates

• Conducts and coordinates financial, product, market, operational, and related research to support business planning

• Interpret and evaluates research data; develops integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic decision-making

• Provides guidance for technical and operational staff in specific business areas, including all MITA business areas.

• Experience in Medicare, Medicaid, or Pharmacy business domains is mandatory.

• Experience in Healthcare Payor or clinical Provider is desirable.