Senior Business Analyst - Data Platform

Cohere Health; United States; Remote; USD 92,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life & Disability

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with company match

Health Savings Account

Parental leave (14 weeks)

Fully remote with travel

Job summary

Cohere Health is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for the Data Platform team who can translate complex data needs into scalable solutions, mentor peers, and ensure technical work aligns with business strategy.

You will lead cross-functional discovery, collaborate with analytics and engineering leaders, and drive Agile practices while championing data quality and documentation standards. This fully remote role includes travel for onboarding and occasional team meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM field, public health, economics or related field preferred.
• Minimum 6 years as a BA/Data/Systems Analyst with 3+ years in data platform/engineering.
• Minimum 4 years of healthcare data experience (payer/provider/clinical/regulatory).
• Advanced SQL for querying, validation and ad-hoc analysis.
• Experience owning cross-functional initiatives from discovery through delivery.
• Facilitation and stakeholder management across technical and exec audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and requirements definition for high-impact data initiatives.
• Partner with business, analytics, and engineering leaders to align work with goals.
• Translate needs into scalable technical requirements, user stories, and docs.
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers on design and prioritization.
• Maintain consistency in user stories, docs, and validation procedures.
• Lead Agile ceremonies and influence roadmap with product owners.
• Conduct root-cause analyses and define data quality standards.
• Mentor other Business Analysts on the team.
• Represent the Data Platform team in enterprise planning and changes.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Jira/Azure DevOps

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

The Senior Business Analyst on the Data Platform team serves as a high-impact contributor responsible for leading strategic data initiatives, mentoring peers, and ensuring technical execution aligns with evolving business needs. This role sits at the intersection of business strategy, engineering execution, and stakeholder communication.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will lead cross-functional efforts to define, structure, and deliver large-scale data initiatives while embedding best practices across our business analysis discipline. You are expected to operate with a high degree of independence, influence without authority, and drive clarity across complex domains. This is a key role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, has deep healthcare data experience, and excels at translating ambiguity into actionable insight.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the discovery and requirements definition process for complex, high-impact data initiatives
• Act as a strategic partner to business, analytics, and engineering leaders to align data platform work with broader company goals
• Translate cross-functional needs into scalable technical requirements, user stories, and documentation
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers on technical design and prioritization
• Drive and enforce consistency in user story creation, documentation standards, and validation procedures
• Proactively lead Agile ceremonies and influence roadmap development in partnership with product owners
• Conduct root cause analyses and support the definition of data quality standards and controls
• Provide mentorship and coaching to other Business Analysts on the team
• Represent the Data Platform team in enterprise-level planning, discussions, and change initiatives

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM field, public health, economics, or related field preferred
• Minimum 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Systems Analyst and/or other related analytics role with at least 3 years in a data platform, analytics, and/or an engineering setting
• Minimum 4 years of experience working with healthcare data (payer, provider, clinical, or regulatory)
• Advanced SQL skills for querying, validation, and ad-hoc analysis
• Proven experience independently owning cross-functional initiatives from discovery through delivery
• Demonstrated facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate across technical and executive audiences
• Experience establishing best practices, documentation standards, and mentorship within a BA function
• Deep familiarity with Agile/Scrum and backlog management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)

Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel

Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account

Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave

This role may require travel to Boston, MA for onsite onboarding and occasional in-person team meetings throughout the year.

The salary range for this position is $92,000 to $105,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

Interview Process*:

• Connect with Talent Acquisition for a Preliminary Phone Screening
• Meet your Hiring Manager!
• Behavior based interview
• Cross functional interview

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer-provider decision‑making across the care continuum–including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more–the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we’ve further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI‑driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real‑time. By unifying pre‑service authorization data with post‑service claims validation, we’re creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves payer‑provider collaboration and patient outcomes, and ensures providers are paid promptly and accurately.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry wide recognition. We’ve been named to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list and in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024. Backed by leading investors such as Deerfield Management, Define Ventures, Flare Capital Partners, Longitude Capital, and Polaris Partners.

The Coherenauts, as we call ourselves, who succeed here are empathetic teammates who are candid, kind, caring, and embody our core values and principles . We believe that diverse, inclusive teams make the most impactful work. Cohere is deeply invested in ensuring that we have a supportive, growth‑oriented environment that works for everyone.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it’s personal.