Senior Healthcare Data & Analytics Lead (Remote)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Madison (WI); 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

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

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 them into specs, and drive data validation, mapping, and impact analysis across systems.

You will leverage advanced SQL and BigQuery, participate in Agile ceremonies, and support end-to-end delivery from concept to implementation, including

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

Advanced SQL

MS SQL Server

Healthcare analytics

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder management

Data validation

UAT coordination

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

GCP BigQuery

IBM Data Studio

GitHub

VS Code

Apache Airflow

Tidal Workload Automation

Job description

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 them into specs, and drive data validation, mapping, and impact analysis across systems.

You will leverage advanced SQL and BigQuery, participate in Agile ceremonies, and support end-to-end delivery from concept to implementation, including