Clinical Business Analyst

Altera Canada Corporation; Camrose; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera Digital Health is seeking a Clinical Business Analyst to translate clinical needs into specifications for technology solutions, ensuring safe and efficient patient care. You will liaison between end-users, clinicians, and development teams to align workflows with business goals.

The role requires 2–4 years of clinical informatics experience, a valid clinical certification/license, and strong MS Office skills. Remote Canada work with possible travel to go-live events.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of relevant work experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar clinical informatics role.
• A valid clinical certification and/or license is required.
• Senior-level functional knowledge of healthcare application technology.
• Advanced proficiency with the MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams).
• Strong conviction in the value of project management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of clinical requirements by applying clinical knowledge to integrate practice and technology into workflows that support safe and efficient patient care.
• Serve as a skilled clinical resource and liaison between end-users, clinicians, internal teams, and application technology vendors.
• Translate business requirements into product-specific designs, detailed requirement specifications, and use cases.
• Deliver functional specifications, design documents, clinical process workflows, and related documentation for new development projects and enhancements.
• Collaborate with Systems Analysts during the software build, configuration, and testing processes.
• Design and execute functional, integration, and regression test plans for new application functionality, product releases, and regulatory modifications using clinical scenarios.
• Demonstrate new functionality to clinical users, seeking input on future direction and improvements.
• Directly interface with business users by responding to support calls escalated by the Service Desk.
• Participate in user focus groups, requirements workshops, vendor training, and product demonstrations.

Skills

Clinical BA experience

MS Office proficiency

Project management

Clinical liaison

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Clinical Business Analyst

Location: Canada (Remote)

Contract: Fixed-Term Contract

Overview: We are seeking a skilled Clinical Business Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for creating the business and functional requirements for technology solutions that meet customer needs, delivery dates, and exceptional quality standards. You will act as a critical liaison, applying your clinical knowledge to translate the needs of end-users and clinicians into specifications for our technical teams, ensuring our solutions support safe and efficient patient care.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of clinical requirements by applying clinical knowledge to integrate practice and technology into workflows that support safe and efficient patient care.
• Serve as a skilled clinical resource and liaison between end-users, clinicians, internal teams, and application technology vendors.
• Translate business requirements into product-specific designs, detailed requirement specifications, and use cases.
• Deliver functional specifications, design documents, clinical process workflows, and related documentation for new development projects and enhancements.
• Collaborate with Systems Analysts during the software build, configuration, and testing processes.
• Design and execute functional, integration, and regression test plans for new application functionality, product releases, and regulatory modifications using clinical scenarios.
• Demonstrate new functionality to clinical users, seeking input on future direction and improvements.
• Directly interface with business users by responding to support calls escalated by the Service Desk.
• Participate in user focus groups, requirements workshops, vendor training, and product demonstrations.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of relevant work experience as a Business Analyst or in a similar clinical informatics role.
• A valid clinical certification and/or license is required.
• Senior-level functional knowledge of healthcare application technology.
• Advanced proficiency with the MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams).
• Strong conviction in the value of project management and a willingness to take on new challenges.

Education

• A Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of advanced coursework, training, and industry experience is preferred.

Working Arrangements

• Remote role.
• Candidates may live anywhere in Canada.
• Ideal locations include Manitoba, Saskatchewan, or Calgary, Alberta.
• Candidates located in the U.S. will be considered if they possess the skill set required, have a valid passport and are willing to travel to Canada as required.
• This is a fixed-term contract with the possibility of being extended at the end with strong performance.
• Travel 10-15% travel.
• Travel is primarily to provide critical on-site support during final go-live activities.

Why Altera? At Altera Digital Health, you will have the opportunity to profoundly impact the lives of patients by empowering healthcare providers to deliver superior care. You will join a passionate and gifted team committed to innovation and excellence.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package and the opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Salary range: 80K-90K CAD. The salary range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education.