Remote Senior Data & Analytics Business Analyst, Healthcare

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks a Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience to bridge business stakeholders and technical teams. You will gather requirements, translate them into specs, and drive data analytics initiatives in healthcare.

You will collaborate with data engineers, architects, and analytics teams to deliver data solutions, perform validation and mapping, support UAT, and guide projects from conception through implementation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, Healthcare Administration, or 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 initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand healthcare processes, data requirements, and reporting needs.
• Conduct workshops to define project scope and solution requirements.
• Create and manage user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
• Perform data analysis using SQL, MS SQL Server, and BigQuery for validation and solutioning.
• Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, QA, and business teams to ensure delivery.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and coordinate UAT activities.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines while aligning with objectives.
• Communicate status and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Healthcare data analysis

Requirements gathering

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder management

UAT coordination

Data mapping

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS SQL Server

BigQuery

Python

Airflow

GitHub

VS Code

IBM Data Studio

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks a Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience to bridge business stakeholders and technical teams. You will gather requirements, translate them into specs, and drive data analytics initiatives in healthcare.

You will collaborate with data engineers, architects, and analytics teams to deliver data solutions, perform validation and mapping, support UAT, and guide projects from conception through implementation.