Application Analyst I

Geisinger; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger is seeking a skilled business analyst with expertise in government programs to support Medicare, Medicaid, and related initiatives. The role focuses on gathering requirements, documenting workflow improvements, and ensuring regulatory alignment.

You will partner with informaticians, stakeholders, and project teams to deliver system enhancements, testing, and training materials while upholding information security standards.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Medicare, Medicaid, Dual Eligible programs.
• Ability to translate business, operational, and regulatory requirements into system solutions.
• Knowledge of healthcare administration systems and data flows.

Responsibilities

• Develops a strong understanding of assigned applications.
• Meets with stakeholders to perform data collection and document review for workflow improvements.
• Produces extensive documentation including current/future state workflows, gap analyses, and design specifications.
• Performs application testing including unit and scenario-based testing.
• Communicates status and escalates issues as needed.

Skills

Business analysis

Regulatory requirements

CMS regulations

Healthcare payer operations

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

• Develops a strong understanding of assigned application(s).
• Meets with relevant personnel to perform data collection through discussions, workflow observations and document review. Develops an understanding of best practice workflows. Identifies opportunities to modify current state workflows to increase efficiency or effectiveness.
• Produces documentation including current and future state workflows, pros/cons, gap analysis, needs assessments, design specifications, build documentation, test plans, project plans, status reports and transitionary documentation.
• Performs application testing including unit and scenario-based testing.
• Learns to apply critical thinking to problem solving and strives to understand the root cause of the issue.
• Communicates effectively with peers, informaticians, stakeholders, project teams, and leadership. Provides regular updates regarding work status via standard documentation tools and/or huddles, meetings, etc. Learns and begins to apply appropriate issue escalation.
• Completes system build and documentation in accordance with department guidelines and in adherence to change management policy.
• Actively participates in meetings by being an engaged listener and offering both feedback and input.
• Prepares training material and conducts training classes in either virtual or in-person settings.
• Adheres to best practices regarding information security.
• Participates in team on-call rotation to provide 24x7x365 support to assigned areas.
• Provides remote and/or on-site support as needed to end-users.
• Supports system upgrades, patches, and monitoring.
• Assists in the preparation of department guidelines, standards, procedures, and policies.
• Participates in vendor review and selection processes.
• Participates in testing the integration and technical requirements of peripherals and devices that interface with or integrate with assigned applications. Examples include laboratory instruments, radiology modalities, medication cabinets, printers, and scanners.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned by emergency or other operational reasons for which the employee is qualified to perform.

Work is typically performed in an on-campus or home office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

*Relevant experience may be a combination of related work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years).

Preferred Government Programs, Business & Technical Analysis Experience:

• Demonstrated experience supporting Medicare, Medicaid, Dual Eligible, and other government-sponsored healthcare programs.
• Proven ability to perform business analysis and technical analysis, including gathering, documenting, and translating business, operational, and regulatory requirements into system solutions.
• Strong understanding of healthcare payer operations, CMS regulations, compliance requirements, and government program processes.
• Experience partnering with business stakeholders and technical teams to analyze processes, define requirements, support system enhancements, and implement regulatory initiatives.
• Experience with requirements management, data analysis, testing, system integration, and production support in a regulated healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of healthcare administration systems, data flows, reporting, and technology solutions supporting government programs.