Business Analyst (HealthCare)

Boardroom Appointments; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare analytics is seeking a Business Analyst to understand and document business requirements, ensuring robust processes and documentation. The ideal candidate will have an Informatics degree or equivalent with relevant experience in healthcare technology, capable of fostering cross-team relationships and facilitating solution development.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience as a Business Analyst.
• Experience in healthcare technology is preferred.
• Understanding of analytical and solution architecture on cloud.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the development of a business case with analytical product owners.
• Document and understand client requirements using the CRS.
• Ensure testing of solutions by applying the test basket.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Informatics or relevant degree

Honours degree preferred

Job description

About the job Business Analyst (HealthCare)

Position(s) are available at both an Associate (3 years relevant experience) and a Senior (8+ years experience) level.

Job purpose:

Understand the business requirements and through structure process documenting, validating and translating it into functional specifications that are used by technical experts to craft analytical solution. Ensure robust process and business documentation is maintained and update to date inline with product road maps. Building strong relationships across a range of teams involved in analytical delivery.

Core responsibilitiesinclude:

• Facilitate the development of a business case by working with analytical product owners
• Documenting and understanding client requirements using the Customer Requirements Specification (CRS)
• Designing and validating functional solutions by interpreting the CRS into a set of Product Requirements Specifications (PRS)
• Demonstrate GUI prototypes, to validate the designs
• Propose solutions by reviewing the approved CRS and PRS
• Assist project managers and owners by updating and reporting on progress and managing delivery, and if required, conduct a Post Implementation Review (PIR)
• Ensure testing of solutions by applying the test basket
• Update and publish release notes related to changes, maintain and update all related documentation, and perform live monitoring if the new systems during go-live
• Respond to incidents and conduct preliminary analysis of issues
• Document the SLA
• Participate in internal delivery forums

What you need to be successful

Behavioural skills:

• Communication skills across a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to work cohesively in a team environment with key focus on the data
• High level of attention to detail, resilience, enthusiasm, energy and drive
• Positive, can-do attitude focused on continuous improvement
• Ability to take and provide feedback to drive improved delivery
• Ability to problem-solve and execute solutions

Technical understanding- an understanding of the technical tools used in healthcare analytics is preferred with respect to the following topics:

• Informatics or relevant degree, or similar
• Experience in healthcare technology is preferred
• 8+ years experience as a Business Analyst
• Understanding of analytical and solution architecture on cloud.
• Business/process mapping
• Understanding of patient health management, provider profiling, healthcare reporting, and other key healthcare technologies etc.
• Understanding of clinical tools including coders, groupers, and classifications
• Understanding of data science in the healthcare space
• Understanding of healthcare benefit pricing, product pricing and other actuarial calculations (reserving, risk rating, etc.)
• Understanding of fraud and operations environment

Qualifications:

• Informatics or relevant degree, or similar (Honours degree preferred).
• Experience in healthcare technology is preferred