Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience

Cognizant; Bismarck (ND); Remote; USD 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays plus PTO

Disability coverage (long/short-term)

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is hiring a Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience. You will bridge business stakeholders and technical teams to deliver healthcare data solutions, lead requirements, and validate data across claims, Medicare, and Medicaid domains.

You will leverage SQL and BigQuery, work in Agile teams, create user stories, and drive end-to-end delivery while ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Strong BA experience including requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation.
• Healthcare business processes and data analysis experience.
• Experience with Claims, Adjudication, Medicare and/or Medicaid.
• Advanced SQL skills with MS SQL Server.
• Experience with GCP/BigQuery for data analysis and validation.
• Experience creating user stories, acceptance criteria, and requirements docs.
• Solid knowledge of Agile/Scrum and participation in delivery teams.
• Data mapping, reconciliation, impact analysis, root-cause analysis.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document requirements for healthcare data initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand processes, data needs, and reporting.
• Lead workshops to define project scope and solution requirements.
• Create and manage user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
• Perform data analysis using SQL, MS SQL Server, and BigQuery.
• Map data, reconcile datasets, and perform impact analyses.
• Collaborate with data engineering, QA, and analytics teams.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and backlog refinement.
• Coordinate UAT activities and support issue resolution.
• Manage risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines.

Skills

Business analysis

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Healthcare data domain

Data analysis

SQL

MS SQL Server

GCP/BigQuery

Agile/Scrum

User stories & acceptance criteria

UAT coordination

Root cause analysis

Communication & collaboration

Education

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

Tools

MS SQL Server

GCP BigQuery

Python

Apache Airflow

Tidal Workload Automation

GitHub

VS Code

IBM Data Studio

Job description

Job Summary

The Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience serves as a critical bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams, driving the successful delivery of data and analytics solutions within the healthcare domain. This role is responsible for gathering and analyzing business requirements, translating them into functional and technical specifications, performing complex data analysis, and ensuring solutions align with business objectives. The ideal candidate combines strong healthcare industry knowledge, advanced analytical skills, and experience working in Agile environments to support data-driven decision-making and enterprise reporting initiatives.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future

About the Role

As a Senior Technical Business Analyst – Data & Analytics with Healthcare Experience , you will partner closely with business leaders, product owners, data engineers, architects, and analytics teams to deliver high-impact healthcare data solutions. You will lead requirements discovery sessions, analyze complex healthcare data sets, and define business and technical requirements that support reporting, analytics, and operational initiatives.

In this role, you will leverage advanced SQL and data analysis skills to perform data validation, mapping, reconciliation, and impact assessments across multiple systems and platforms. You will work extensively with healthcare data, including claims, claims adjudication, Medicare, and Medicaid processes, ensuring data accuracy and alignment with business needs.

You will play a key role in Agile delivery teams by creating user stories, defining acceptance criteria, facilitating backlog refinement sessions, supporting sprint planning activities, and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Additionally, you will collaborate across cross-functional teams to identify risks, resolve issues, manage dependencies, and drive projects from conception through successful implementation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned Business Analyst who enjoys translating complex business challenges into scalable data solutions while helping healthcare organizations improve insights, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.

In This Role, You Will

• 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.

Work Model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future

Required 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Python.
• Experience with Apache Airflow.
• Experience with Tidal Workload Automation.
• Experience using GitHub, VS Code, and IBM Data Studio.
• Experience working on enterprise data, reporting, and analytics initiatives.
• Experience collaborating with data engineering and analytics teams in large-scale environments.

Salary and Other Compensation

Applications will be accepted until November 8 th , 2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $64,000 - $94,500 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• 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

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.