Senior Functional Product Analyst, Member Onboarding

Highmark Health; United States; Remote; USD 67,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization seeks a Senior Functional Product Analyst to shape member onboarding experiences. This role focuses on data-driven insights to enhance satisfaction and retention through collaboration and strategic product management. Essential skills include business analysis, agile practices, and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or IT or equivalent experience.
• Preferred Master’s degree in related field.
• 6 years of related experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Drive analytical aspects of member onboarding product lifecycle.
• Document business requirements and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Lead business analysis and user acceptance testing.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Agile Methodology

Product Management

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field

Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

Agile Methodology

Job description

Company : Highmark HealthJob Description :

JOB SUMMARY

This role is at the heart of shaping our members' initial experience, creating their first impression of Highmark. As a Senior Functional Product Analyst, you'll be instrumental in driving the analytical aspects of our member onboarding product lifecycle. You'll collaborate closely with customers and stakeholders to deeply understand their needs and translate these insights into a compelling vision for a remarkable onboarding journey. You'll be empowered to develop robust business cases, conduct thorough cost analysis, and strategically evolve our onboarding roadmap to make a measurable impact on member satisfaction and retention. From identifying pain points through data analysis to translating complex business needs into detailed business requirements, you'll champion continuous improvement in our onboarding processes. You'll also play a critical role in proactively governing the delivery of high-quality onboarding solutions, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience for every new member. By staying on top of market trends and translating them into strategic platform recommendations, you'll help us deliver a best-in-class onboarding experience that sets the stage for long-term member relationships.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with and provide strategic counsel to Customers, Business Stakeholder, Vendors, Designers, IT Delivery Partners, and other team members to capture capability needs and drive quality business solutions. Create and maintain deliverables such as business vision, business requirements, customer personas, stakeholder and / or journey maps, product capability roadmaps, product KPIs/metrics, and implementation / delivery plans.
• Participate in the full product management delivery life cycle by actively participating with business and IT delivery teams, leveraging an advanced knowledge of modern product management delivery practices and methodologies, such as Agile / Scrum, Kanban, etc. to manage product requirements, delivery plans, business product backlog & prioritization, testing, prototyping, and defining customer/user acceptance criteria.
• Lead various aspects of business analysis, business requirements definition and documentation, business user testing, business requirement traceability, and full product capability delivery (e.g., user acceptance testing plans, scenarios, documentation, defect management) to ensure minimal production defects are realized and completing analysis of the results tying back to customer impacts.
• Effectively communicate with team members, customers, partners, and management, including assisting with or leading business and product requirement walkthroughs and sprint reviews, reporting project / delivery status, supporting and governing delivery of in-house and vendor solutions and providing accurate and concise documentation.
• Actively participate and contribute to sprint plans and reviews to ensure product capability development aligns with customer needs and defined business objectives.
• Ensure compliance for required standards and all necessary approvals have been obtained throughout the product management and delivery project lifecycle.
• Provide guidance to junior resources within team and share best practices, as appropriate.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field

Substitutions

• 6 years of related and progressive experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or related field

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5 years in a Business Analysis and/or Analystrole

Preferred

• 3 years in Lean/Six Sigma and/or Process Improvement
• 3 years in the Health Insurance Industry
• 3 years in the Healthcare Industry
• 1 year supporting product management and/or capability delivery

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

• None

Preferred

• None
• Lean/Six Sigma
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Business Analysis Professional (IIBA)
• Human Centered Design (HCD) / Design Thinking

SKILLS

• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving; ability to identify stakeholder problems
• Communication Skills; prior experience collaborating with and influencing senior executives, decision makers
• Report Writing; ability to explain complex information in simple terms
• Advanced knowledge of and some prior experience in applying Agile Methodology and Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Critical Thinking and Strategic Thinking; ability to perform big-picture thinking while understanding nuances and details of a situation
• Analysis
• Elicitation / Documentation skills

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others regularly

Occasionally

Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

Yes

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Pay Range Minimum:

$67,500.00

Pay Range Maximum:

$126,000.00

Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.

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