Healthcare Data & Analytics Senior BA | SQL, Agile

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience to bridge business and technical teams, driving healthcare data solutions from requirements through implementation.

You will lead discovery sessions, map complex data, and define business/technical specs, using SQL and GCP/BigQuery, while contributing in Agile/scrum practices and coordinating UAT for end-to-end delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• Strong experience in Business Analysis, including requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated experience in healthcare business processes and healthcare data analysis.
• Experience working with Claims, Claims Adjudication, Medicare, and/or Medicaid programs.
• Advanced SQL skills with hands-on experience using MS SQL Server.
• Experience working with GCP and BigQuery for data analysis and data validation activities.
• Proven experience creating user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional requirements documentation.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and participation in Agile delivery teams.
• Experience performing data mapping, reconciliation, impact analysis, and root cause analysis.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating UAT activities and supporting end-to-end project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, and technical requirements for healthcare data and analytics initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand healthcare business processes, data requirements, and reporting needs.
• Conduct requirements workshops and facilitate stakeholder discussions to define project scope and solution requirements.
• Create and manage user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and supporting documentation.
• Perform data analysis using advanced SQL, MS SQL Server, and GCP/BigQuery to support business and technical solutioning.
• Conduct data mapping, reconciliation, impact analysis, and root cause analysis across multiple systems and data sources.
• Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, QA, and business teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and stakeholder reviews.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and support issue identification and resolution.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Communicate project status, requirements, and recommendations to business and executive stakeholders.
• Support end-to-end delivery ownership for data and analytics initiatives within the healthcare domain.

Skills

Business Analysis

Agile/Scrum

Healthcare domain

Stakeholder management

SQL

Data analysis

GCP/BigQuery

UAT coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Healthcare Administration, or related field

Tools

MS SQL Server

GCP/BigQuery

Python

Apache Airflow

GitHub

VS Code

IBM Data Studio

Tidal Workload Automation

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience to bridge business and technical teams, driving healthcare data solutions from requirements through implementation.

You will lead discovery sessions, map complex data, and define business/technical specs, using SQL and GCP/BigQuery, while contributing in Agile/scrum practices and coordinating UAT for end-to-end delivery.