Title: Senior Medicaid Business Analyst
Duration: 3+ Months
Location: Austin, TX (Locals to Texas only)
Note: Resumes will not be accepted from applicants outside of Texas***
The services to be provided include, but are not limited to the following:
- Analyzes program policies, procedures, and initiatives to determine the impact on business systems and functional areas.
- Analyzes and reviews complex project deliverables such as project charters, business user requirements, design documentation, test plans, and risk assessment plans to ensure business requirements are met.
- Acts as a Product Owner and liaison between State Staff and Vendors to translate operational and business requirements to vendors.
- Reports project statuses to management based on established timelines.
- Analyzes and writes User Stories with Acceptance Criteria based on business needs and according to the Agile methodology.
- Develops business user test scenarios and participates in systems and user acceptance testing.
- Identifies potential project risks and issues and develops mitigation strategies.
- Manages schedule for deliverables as established.
Minimum Requirements:
- 5 Years of Required Experience in requirements gathering and translating business needs into technical objectives and identifying solutions to satisfy the business need.
- 5 Years of Required Experience reporting project status to management including risks, issues, and key decisions.
- 5 Years of Required Experience identifying project risks and issues; and developing/implementing mitigation strategies.
- 5 Years of Required Experience in effective general written/oral communication, including documenting requirements, deliverables, test scenarios and project status.
- 5 Years of Required Experience utilizing business analysis skills and interacting with business end users and technical staff.
- 5 Years of Required Experience performing review and approval processes of complex technical user and system requirements written by vendors.
- 5 Years of Required Experience with Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, Excel, etc.).
- 5 Years of Required Experience coordinating and developing test strategies and test scenarios.
- 5 Years of Required Experience with Microsoft Project or similar project management software.
- 5 Years of Required Experience utilizing the Agile methodology or other form of adaptive software development methodology.
- 5 Years of Required Experience working in a team environment.
- 5 Years of Required Experience with Medicaid systems and processes.
- 2 Years of Required Experience in claims processing.
- 4 Years of Preferred Knowledge of Texas Medicaid programs.
- 2 Years of Preferred Experience with long term care services.