Business analyst / EDI Functional Analyst

Introduction

The Business Analyst / EDI Functional Analyst role at McKesson in Dallas, TX involves gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and functional requirements related to EDI processes and integrations. The analyst will act as a liaison between business users, trading partners, and technical development teams, and will be responsible for analyzing, mapping, and validating EDI transaction sets.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements related to EDI processes and integrations.
• Act as the liaison between business users, trading partners, and technical development teams.
• Analyze, map, and validate EDI transaction sets including X12 standards.
• Coordinate onboarding of new trading partners and support EDI implementation projects.
• Work with integration teams to define functional specifications and data mapping requirements.
• Monitor EDI transactions, identify issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate resolutions.
• Support testing activities including system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and regression testing.
• Ensure compliance with EDI standards and industry best practices.
• Prepare functional documentation, process flows, mapping specifications, and user guides.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve business processes and optimize EDI workflows.

Requirements

Required Skills

• 10+ years of Business Analysis experience with strong focus on EDI implementations.
• Experience with EDI mapping and integration platforms.
• Strong understanding of EDI communication protocols including AS2, SFTP, FTP, and VAN.
• Experience creating Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), user stories, and process workflows.
• Hands-on experience with SQL for data validation and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with healthcare industry EDI transactions.
• Knowledge of healthcare industry standards such as HIPAA.
• Certifications in Business Analysis or EDI.

Education

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.