IT Healthcare Consultant -Business Analyst

IT Healthcare Consultant-Business Analyst

Location: Columbia, SC

Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote

Division: Medicaid Systems

Rate: $57.46/hr W2

Duration: 12 Months + Possible Extension

Job Summary

client is seeking an experienced IT Healthcare Consultant - Business Analyst - Advanced to support Medicaid systems and technology initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong IBM Cram, Medicaid Eligibility/Healthcare Insurance, Government IT, business requirements, business rules, and process analysis experience.

Key Responsibilities

Serve as a liaison between business teams and IT.

Gather, analyze, document, and validate business requirements.

Facilitate stakeholder interviews and requirements workshops.

Analyze current-state and future-state business processes.

Develop functional requirements, functional specifications, and use cases.

Elicit and document complex business rules and business processes.

Analyze data requirements and business relationships.

Research applicable laws, regulations, policies, and program requirements.

Support requirements traceability, change control, version control, and status reporting.

Create process flows and business models.

Provide requirements guidance to developers, testers, and implementation teams.

Identify risks, issues, and opportunities for process improvement.

Support business-process redesign and technology implementation.

Collaborate with State/Federal agencies, vendors, providers, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders.

Evaluate technology solutions and support buy-versus-build analysis.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor s degree in Business, IT, Healthcare, or related field.

1+ year of IBM Cram Business Analyst experience.

1+ year of Government IT project experience.

2+ years of Medicaid Eligibility or Healthcare Insurance experience.

Experience eliciting, mining, and documenting business rules.

Strong requirements gathering and documentation experience.

Experience developing functional specifications and use cases.

Business-process analysis and process modeling experience.

Experience with requirements traceability and change management.

Strong stakeholder communication and facilitation skills.

Experience reviewing laws, regulations, policies, and business documentation.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

State Medicaid Agency experience.

Medicaid Management System (MMS) experience.

Medicaid operations/project experience.

Microsoft Project / Project Server experience.

IBM Cram | Medicaid Eligibility | Healthcare Insurance | Government IT | Business Analysis | Requirements Elicitation | Business Rules | Process Modeling | Functional Specifications | Use Cases | Requirements Traceability | Stakeholder Management | Medicaid Management System

Qualified candidates should clearly demonstrate IBM Cram, Government IT, and Medicaid/Healthcare Insurance experience on their resume.