Business System Analyst - Remote

Sentara Health; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

Adoption & Surrogacy Reimbursement

PTO & Sick Leave

Parental & Family Leave

Emergency Backup Care

Disability Plans

Life Insurance

401k with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance

Student Debt Pay Down

Pet Insurance

Legal Resources

Bonus Opportunities

Job summary

Sentara Health is seeking a Business Systems Analyst to ensure the accuracy and integrity of benefit plan data within the Simplify Benefits platform. The role emphasizes quality assurance, data validation, testing, and process improvement to support compliant and efficient document production.

You will partner with stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to validate outputs, resolve issues, and develop tools that boost operational efficiency, scalability, and accuracy.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience in business systems analysis and quality assurance.
• Experience with system testing, data validation, and reporting.
• Healthcare, insurance, or benefits administration domain experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance & Data Validation: validate benefit data and documents for accuracy and compliance.
• Support testing activities including UAT, regression testing, and production validation.
• Develop validation tools, reports, dashboards, and templates to improve processes.
• Collaborate with product, IT, and vendors to implement system enhancements.

Skills

Business Systems Analysis

Quality Assurance

Data Analysis

Testing

Reporting

Microsoft Excel

Communication Skills

Education

High School Grad or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

SQL

HTML

Reporting Tools

Automation Solutions

Job description

City/State: Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift: First (Days)

Overview: Sentara is hiring a Business System Analyst. This position is fully remote.

Work Location: Remote opportunities available in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington (state), West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Overview

The Business Systems Analyst is responsible for supporting the accuracy, quality, and integrity of benefit plan data and documents within the Simplify Benefits platform. This role focuses on quality assurance, data validation, testing, reporting, and process improvement to ensure accurate, compliant, and efficient benefit document production. The analyst partners with business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to validate system outputs, resolve issues, support system enhancements, and develop tools and processes that improve operational efficiency, scalability, and accuracy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Quality Assurance & Data Validation: Perform quality assurance testing and validation to ensure benefit plan data, documents, and system outputs are accurate, complete, compliant, and delivered within established deadlines. Investigate data discrepancies, defects, and process issues; support root cause analysis and issue resolution. Validate system changes, enhancements, and configurations prior to implementation. Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT), regression testing, and production validation activities. Monitor deliverables and proactively manage priorities to meet project timelines and business commitments.

Business Systems Support: Support the administration, maintenance, and enhancement of Simplify Benefits and related business applications. Gather, document, and analyze business requirements and operational processes. Maintain process documentation, validation procedures, and standard operating procedures. Monitor data integrity and support issue resolution across business systems.

Process Improvement, Reporting & Tool Development: Identify and implement improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, accuracy, and scalability. Develop and maintain validation tools, reports, dashboards, templates, and other operational resources. Support automation initiatives and continuous improvement efforts. Analyze data, identify trends, and support routine and ad hoc reporting needs.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Sales, Operations, Compliance, IT, vendors, and other stakeholders to support business initiatives. Maintain centralized documentation and promote knowledge sharing across teams. Support projects involving system enhancements, testing, data management, reporting, and document production. Perform additional business systems, quality assurance, reporting, and operational responsibilities as assigned.

Education

High School Grad or equivalent (Required)

Certification/Licensure

No specific certification or licensure requirements

Experience

2 years of relevant experience in business systems analysis, quality assurance, testing, reporting, data analysis, or a related field (Required). Experience supporting business applications and operational processes. Experience with system testing, data validation, or quality assurance preferred. Healthcare, insurance, benefits administration, or other regulated industry experience preferred. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy. Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced environment. Experience with Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with business and technical teams. Experience developing reports, validation tools, and process documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting benefits administration, benefit plan documents, or insurance-related systems. Experience with Simplify Benefits or similar benefits administration platforms. Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and testing practices. Experience with Salesforce, SQL, HTML, reporting tools, or automation solutions.

Compensation

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $76,273.60 - $118,872.00 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

Benefits

Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance - $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down - $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Equal Opportunity and Inclusion

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

Remote Work Eligibility

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not-for-profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan.

The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara "Employer of Choice" for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.

Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!