Systems Analyst Consultant W2 ONLY

United Global Technologies; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United Global Technologies seeks a Systems Analyst with Medicaid/healthcare experience to support MMIS operations, reporting, analytics, and testing. The role requires mainframe skills including COBOL, JCL, and data interfaces; you will liaise with business programs and IT to deliver system solutions.

Responsibilities include developing and distributing reports, supporting legacy MMIS, QA/UA verification, SDLC participation, and cross-functional collaboration with vendors and regulators.

Qualifications

• 5 years Medicaid or healthcare experience.
• Proficient in COBOL programming language.
• 5 years operating healthcare mainframe systems for payers.
• At least 3 years experience with EDI transactions.
• Experience with Medicaid eligibility/enrollment systems.
• Knowledge of MMIS mainframe capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison between business programs and IT to deliver technical solutions.
• Develops, retrieves, and distributes reports and datasets for stakeholders.
• Supports legacy MMIS and subsystems; coordinates with vendors and stakeholders.
• Performs complex analysis, design, and testing for MMIS needs.
• Reviews QA/UA results; documents issues for triage and resolution.
• Identifies risks and escalates to management; supports SDLC processes.
• Communicates with vendors, State/Federal agencies, and providers.

Skills

Medicaid/Healthcare experience

COBOL

Mainframe systems

EDI transactions

MMIS knowledge

SAS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical, business, or healthcare field

7+ years of systems analysis experience

Tools

MVS COBOL

JCL

IDMS/NETWORK

CA-ADS

CHANGEMAN

SAS/Analytics

Job description

W-2 ONLY NO SUBS, NO SPONSORSHIP

Work Location: Fully onsite for the first 30-90 days with potential to switch to hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote).

Candidate Location: Candidate MUST be a SC resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense.

. As such, the systems analyst is responsible for activities supporting MMIS operational activities including reporting and analytics, systems support, testing.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as a liaison between the business programs and the IT organization to provide technical solutions to meet user needs.

• Develops, retrieves, and distributes reports and datasets to multiple internal and external stakeholders for purposes of monitoring, reconciliation, and operational processing.

• Performs operational support activities for the legacy MMIS and subsystems. Receives and responds to requests and inquiries from business stakeholders. Monitors vendor requests and coordinates between business and technical staff. Identifies trending issues and escalates to program management as needed. Translates business requests and needs into system requirements and technical requests. Serves as a subject matter expert associated with content, processes, and procedures.

• Performs highly complex analysis, design, and testing as an analyst, to meet the needs of the users of MMIS and its subsystems.

• Reviews and verifies QA and UA results as assigned. Documents issues and defects for triage and resolution.

• Proactively identifying risks, issues, and action items leading to possible solutions.

• Interacting with internal and external organizations (i.e. vendors, State and Federal government agencies, State providers, and other stakeholders).

Works collaboratively with the MMIS vendor teams to support SDLC processes as well as support-specific code library changes to COBOL and JCL programs.

• Follows standard SDLC processes and contributes to ongoing process improvement.

• Communicates effectively in both written and spoken forms.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• 5 years Medicaid or healthcare experience. (Experience working with Medicaid claims and provider operations concepts)

• Proficient in COBOL programming language.

• 5 years experience operating healthcare Mainframe systems for payers as a technical analyst or related duties.

• At least 3 years experience with EDI transactions, including managing companion guides.

• Experience working with a Medicaid eligibility and/or enrollment information system in an operations capacity.

• Understanding of MMIS mainframe capabilities and intricacies.

• MVS COBOL, JCL, IDMS/NETWORK, CA-ADS, CHANGEMAN, SAS P

REFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):

• Subject Matter Expertise as it relates to MMIS Operations.

• Proficient in data analysis tools and techniques, such as SAS, Excel, data visualization tools, and statistical analysis software.

• Experience providing status reports and other technical or operational reports in a clear and concise manner.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or healthcare field.

• 7+ years of equivalent experience in systems analysis and/or computer systems

• development/modification may be substituted.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/DUTIES:

• Self-motivated and able to learn on the job with little training/guidance.

• Able to review job schedules and logs to troubleshoot issues.

• Experience working in a cross-functional team environment.

• Superb written and oral communications skills, including the ability to relay moderately complex technical instructions and requests.

• Ability to effectively communicate with team members, technical team, key stakeholders, and vendors.