Senior Payer Solutions Lead & Product Owner

Cognizant; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 99,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Stock awards

401(k) with company contributions

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager with healthcare payer expertise to lead business analysis and process design on payer initiatives. The role spans multiple programs, guiding requirements from conception through validation, and acting as SME for junior staff.

Responsibilities include facilitating workshops, ensuring traceability, and delivering clear requirements artifacts while collaborating with project leadership across the Enterprise Business Architecture and PM teams.

Qualifications

• Payer knowledge across core areas (claims, membership, products, provider/network data, etc.) required.
• 10+ years in business analysis, process design, or healthcare consulting, with lead-analyst experience.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and elicit requirements from technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong documentation, traceability, and delivery methodology knowledge (Agile/Waterfall/hybrid).

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis on payer initiatives and ensure end-to-end traceability from intake to delivery.
• Facilitate elicitation workshops with SMEs, owners, and delivery teams.
• Serve as SME for business analysis and peer-review work of junior analysts.
• Collaborate with PM, Initiative Owner, and Enterprise Architect to validate scope and manage multiple initiatives.
• Produce RAID logs, ERDs, and requirements artifacts.
• Prepare internal and client presentations.

Skills

Payer knowledge

Workshop facilitation

Requirements gathering

Agile/Waterfall

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or Master’s preferred

US work authorization

Tools

AHIP

CBAP

CSPO

Generative AI familiarity

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Consulting Manager with healthcare payer expertise to lead business analysis and process design on payer initiatives. The role spans multiple programs, guiding requirements from conception through validation, and acting as SME for junior staff.

Responsibilities include facilitating workshops, ensuring traceability, and delivering clear requirements artifacts while collaborating with project leadership across the Enterprise Business Architecture and PM teams.