Description
Our client is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support operations at a Hospital. This role will partner with clinical, operational, and IT stakeholders to gather, document, and translate business requirements into actionable project deliverables within a psychiatric health facility environment. The position operates within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) delivery model and requires direct, on-site engagement with facility staff and leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Elicit, document, and validate business and functional requirements from clinical, administrative, and IT stakeholders at the State Hospital.
- Translate business requirements into user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria suitable for Agile/SAFe delivery teams.
- Facilitate requirement-gathering sessions, workshops, and interviews with subject matter experts across clinical and operational departments.
- Analyze current-state business processes within the psychiatric health facility and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment between documented needs and delivered solutions.
- Participate in SAFe ceremonies (PI Planning, sprint reviews, backlog refinement) as the business analysis representative for assigned initiatives.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and technical teams to prioritize and refine the product backlog.
- Prepare clear, accurate documentation, including business requirement documents (BRDs), process maps, and status reporting for agency leadership.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT) by developing test scenarios tied to documented requirements and validating outcomes with stakeholders.
Required Technical Skills
- Minimum 5 years of experience in business requirement within a psychiatric health facility.
- Demonstrated experience working within a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment, including familiarity with SAFe ceremonies and artifacts.
- Strong requirements elicitation, documentation, and process-mapping skills (e.g., BRDs, user stories, workflow diagrams).
- Experience facilitating stakeholder workshops and translating clinical/operational needs into actionable technical requirements.
- Proficiency with standard business analysis and collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft Office/365, Visio, Jira, Confluence, or equivalent).
Required Skills:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret business needs and create effective solutions.
- Proficiency in business analysis tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or Microsoft Visio.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for stakeholder engagement and documentation.
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall project management methodologies.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
- Basic technical knowledge of software development, databases, or systems integration is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAFe certification (e.g., SAFe Practitioner, SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, or equivalent).
- Prior experience supporting IT or process-improvement initiatives within a state government or public-sector healthcare environment.
- Familiarity with behavioral health/psychiatric care operations, regulatory requirements, or electronic health record (EHR) systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Standard Job Duties:
- Gather, document, and analyze business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and observations.
- Translate business needs into clear and concise technical specifications for development teams.
- Develop process flows, use cases, and data models to support solution design.
- Collaborate with project managers, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of solutions.
- Conduct gap analysis to identify areas for process improvement and optimization.