Bus Anlys Cnslt (Snowflake,SQL,Streamlit,Rally,Jira,Azure DevOps)

Description:

What is the specific title of the position? Business Analysis Consultant

Work location (specify UHG/UHC/Optum location or remote/telecommute)? Telecommute is fine

Work hours (ex. 9am-5pm day/night shifts rotating shifts etc)? 8 AM - 4 PM CST.

Please provide a summary of the project/initiative that this candidate will be working on?

The Business Analyst Consultant will support a growing portfolio of healthcare analytics and reporting products within the Strategy & Integration organization. The immediate focus will include CAHPS/HOS reporting initiatives and the transition of newly assigned products into the organization.

The consultant will help stabilize active stakeholder commitments, assess newly transitioned products, establish clear requirements and delivery plans, and coordinate work across business stakeholders, product owners, developers, data engineers, data scientists, and onshore and offshore delivery teams.

The role requires a highly independent consultant who can manage multiple initiatives, organize work with limited direction, identify gaps and dependencies, perform basic data research using SQL, and provide clear recommendations and status updates.

Please describe the team the candidate will be working with - how many members?

The consultant will work within the Strategy & Integration organization, which is responsible for business analysis, product ownership, stakeholder engagement, intake management, prioritization, strategic roadmaps, and delivery coordination.

Depending on the assigned product, the consultant will work with approximately 5 to 15 core team members and a broader network of business stakeholders, developers, data engineers, data scientists, project managers, and executive sponsors. The role will also require regular coordination with offshore delivery teams.

What is the break-down of the team's skill sets (ex: 1 PM 4 Developers etc.)? Depending on product team, BA could be working with a few PMs, handful of developers and quality analysis, and many stakeholders.

What does the ideal candidate background look like (ex: healthcare specific background specific industry experience etc.)?

The ideal candidate is an experienced Business Analyst Consultant who has supported complex healthcare analytics, reporting, business intelligence, data, or technology initiatives.

The candidate should be comfortable operating in an evolving environment with multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, incomplete information, and cross-functional dependencies. The candidate should also be able to bridge business and technical discussions and take over work that is already in progress.

Experience with healthcare quality, patient or member experience, Medicare, Stars, CAHPS, HOS, pharmacy, provider reporting, or similar healthcare reporting is preferred.

What skills/attributes are required (please be detailed as to number of years of experience for each skill)?

• Five or more years of business analysis, technical business analysis, product analysis, or related experience
• Three or more years supporting analytics, reporting, business intelligence, data, or technology initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited day-to-day direction
• Experience managing multiple concurrent products, initiatives, or stakeholder groups
• Strong requirements-gathering and documentation skills
• Experience creating user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, business requirements, and data requirements
• Working SQL knowledge, including the ability to write or modify basic queries
• Experience coordinating across business and technical teams
• Experience working with onshore and offshore resources
• Strong meeting facilitation, organization, documentation, and follow-up skills
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing, data validation, defect triage, and stakeholder signoff
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to identify risks, dependencies, and resource gaps before delivery commitments are affected
• Ability to recommend solutions and drive decisions rather than only escalating problems

What skills/attributes are preferred (what will set a candidate apart)?

• Experience with CAHPS, HOS, Medicare Stars, patient experience, pharmacy, provider reporting, or healthcare quality analytics
• Experience supporting Power BI or a comparable business intelligence platform
• Experience with Snowflake, SQL, Streamlit, Rally, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools
• Understanding of data ingestion, data lineage, source-to-target mapping, refresh dependencies, and quality assurance
• Experience taking over and stabilizing an active project
• Experience assessing newly assigned products and documenting stakeholders, support models, risks, roadmaps, and dependencies
• Experience with portfolio prioritization, roadmap planning, intake management, or product ownership
• Experience establishing BA standards, templates, processes, or governance
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive stakeholders and detailed technical teams

What will the interview process look like? (Video phone or in person? Video/Phone

How many rounds? 1-3

How technical will the interviews be?) Some technical expertise

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Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No