Business Analyst – R2916-6334

This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2275703 Blue Cross of Idaho is
looking for a Business Analyst 1 in our Meridian, Idaho location. Our
Business Analysts play an important role at Blue Cross of Idaho,
identifying and analyzing business needs, gathering requirements, and
defining scope and objectives for applications integrated with business
processes/data and IT infrastructure.

This Business Analyst position will interact with various Blue Cross of
Idaho departments and will be onsite at our campus in Meridian, Idaho.

Required Experience: No specific experience is required, however
previous business analyst experience in an enterprise environment is
preferred.

Required Education: Bachelors Degree in Technical Subject area or
related field; OR equivalent work experience (Two years relevant work
experience equals one year of college)

You will need:

– Knowledge of gathering and documenting business requirements,
process mapping methodologies, and project management
– Teamwork & communication
– Analytical skills such as problem solving, process improvement
– Presentation, facilitation, and written, verbal, and interpersonal
skills to help influence results and outcomes, connect with both
technical and business teams, and engage with internal/external
customers
– Ability to be a self-starter, while balancing multiple tasks and
meeting benchmarks
– Analyze business operations, business development, and assist with
development of process and system specifications
– Microsoft Office experience
– Knowledge of pulling queries as well as hands-on working experience
within SQL and/or Tableau.

Wed also like to see a BA with:

– Healthcare/Insurance experience
– Experience in QA and UAT
– Experience coordinating with IT on software development projects.
– SQL experience

Your day may look like:

– Recommending solutions or improvements to business processes.
– Researching business requirements, develop detailed specifications,
and validate the solutions with business partners.
– Communicating needs to the development team by translating business
requirements.
– With IT support, assist in the development of tools, applications,
reports, and analytics to enable strategic programs and metrics for
the department.
– Troubleshooting technical issues and working through a resolution
(root cause analysis).
– Coordinating user acceptance testing and related test activities.
– Develops documentation to support analysis and improvement including
business requirements, functional specifications
– Creating reports to monitor quality of data

Reasonable accommodations

– To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against
any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex,
age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity,
status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state
or local protected class.