MO - 2/25 - 9963 - Business Analyst

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Candidate will work a hybrid work schedule - 3 days on-site in Columbia, SC

each week.

Candidate

is responsible for travel cost when required to report on-site.

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** No

work outside the United States is allowed

. Candidate must work EST business

hours.

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Our

direct client has an opening for a Business Analyst

w/ Medicaid Exp # 9963. This

position is for 12+ months, with option of extension, and will be worked hybrid

- 3 days onsite in Columbia each week. Candidate work EST business hours.

If

you are interested, please submit the following:

YOUR

CURRENT RESUME

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W2 ONLY - No Corp to Corp Allowed

Below

is the job description – Resumes due ASAP –

Required Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in a technical,

business, or healthcare field.

4+ years of experience in business/systems analysis and/or

computer systems development/modification may be substituted.

1+ years of experience supporting MMIS Legacy system projects as a

business analyst or related duties. (Understanding capabilities and intricacies

of MMIS.)

1+ years of experience working with Medicaid claims and provider

operations concepts

1+ years of experience working with a Medicaid eligibility and/or

enrollment information system in an operations capacity.

Proficient in Office Suite, Jira, Footprints, and SharePoint

Desired Skills:

Subject Matter Expertise as it

relates to MMIS Operations.

Proficient in data analysis tools and techniques, such as SAS,

Excel, data visualization tools, and statistical analysis software.

Description:

The principal duties of this

position are to serve as a Business Analyst for the MMIS Operations team, under

general supervision by the Medicaid Systems Operations Manager. As such, the

Information Systems/Business Analyst is responsible for activities supporting

MMIS operational activities including reporting and analytics, systems support,

testing, and coordination with business users.

Specific duties include,

but are not limited to:

• Serves as a liaison

between the business programs and the IT organization to provide technical

solutions to meet user needs. Develops, retrieves, and distributes reports and

datasets to multiple internal and external stakeholders for purposes of monitoring,

reconciliation, and operational processing.

• Performs operational

support activities for the legacy MMIS and subsystems. Receives and responds to

requests and inquiries from business stakeholders. Monitors vendor requests and

coordinates between business and technical staff. Identifies trending issues

and escalates to program management as needed. Translates business requests and

needs into system requirements and technical requests. Serves as a subject

matter expert associated with content, processes, and procedures.

• Supports, monitors,

and coordinates the Data Match process whereby providers can request

eligibility information for recipients for periods outside of those available

in the standard eligibility verification interfaces/tools.

• Documents and performs

user acceptance testing for MMIS changes as assigned. Reviews and verifies QA

and UA results as assigned. Documents issues and defects for triage and

resolution.

• Identifies and

completes appropriate and relevant professional development activities.

• Performs other duties

as assigned by supervisor.

• Documenting and

analyzing agency business processes and recommending improvements.

• Proactively

identifying risks, issues, and action items leading to possible solutions.

• Interacting with

internal and external organizations (i.e. vendors, State and Federal government

agencies, State providers, and other stakeholders).

• Other project-related

duties.