Senior Healthcare Data & Analytics Business Analyst

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Jackson (MS)

Remote

USD 64,000 - 95,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Paid Time Off
401(k) plan
Disability
Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

The Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience to bridge business and technical teams in delivering healthcare data solutions. You will gather requirements, translate into specifications, perform complex data analysis, and support reporting and operational initiatives.

You will use advanced SQL, MS SQL Server, and GCP/BigQuery, lead Agile ceremonies, create user stories, manage UAT, and ensure timely,

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

  • Gathers, analyzes, and documents healthcare data and analytics requirements.
  • Partners with stakeholders to understand processes, data needs, and reporting.
  • Conducts requirements workshops to define scope and solution requirements.
  • Creates and manages user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
  • Performs data analysis using SQL, MS SQL Server, and GCP/BigQuery.
  • Performs data mapping, reconciliation, impact analysis, and root cause analysis.
  • Collaborates with data engineering, analytics, QA, and business teams.
  • Participates in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and backlog refinement.
  • Coordinates UAT activities and supports issue resolution.
  • Manages risks, dependencies, and timelines aligned to objectives.
  • Communicates project status and recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Supports end-to-end delivery ownership for data/analytics in healthcare.

Skills

Business analysis
Healthcare data analysis
Advanced SQL
GCP BigQuery
User stories & acceptance criteria
Agile Scrum
Stakeholder management
Communication & collaboration

Education

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

Tools

MS SQL Server
GitHub
VS Code
IBM Data Studio
Apache Airflow
Tidal Workload Automation

Job description

The Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience to bridge business and technical teams in delivering healthcare data solutions. You will gather requirements, translate into specifications, perform complex data analysis, and support reporting and operational initiatives.

You will use advanced SQL, MS SQL Server, and GCP/BigQuery, lead Agile ceremonies, create user stories, manage UAT, and ensure timely,

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