Business Analyst (Healthcare Public Health)

Candidates must currently reside in the Indianapolis, IN area and be able to provide a valid Indiana Driver's License (DL) or Indiana State ID for local verification.

Out-of-state candidates, relocation candidates, and candidates planning to relocate will not be considered.

Location: Indianapolis, IN - Hybrid

Duration: 12+ Months

Interview: Webcam

Employment Type: Contract

Domain: Healthcare / Public Health

We are seeking a Business Analyst to support business analysis, data-related initiatives, project coordination, documentation, and stakeholder activities within a healthcare/public health environment .

This is an early-to-mid career Business Analyst opportunity for someone who has experience translating business needs into requirements, documenting processes and use cases, coordinating with business and technical teams, tracking project activities, and working with data-related documentation.

The role will work across business operations, data governance, reporting, analytics, and technology teams .

• Gather, analyze, document, and validate business and technical requirements .
• Conduct and participate in requirements gathering sessions with business users, SMEs, technical teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into requirements, use cases, user stories, workflows, and actionable work items .
• Document business processes, requirements, decisions, dependencies, assumptions, risks, issues, and project changes.
• Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and IT/data teams .
• Support project planning, work tracking, status reporting, and delivery documentation.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and action items .
• Work with data teams to document data elements, business definitions, data mappings, business rules, and reporting requirements .
• Support documentation of data lineage, metadata, data dictionaries, business glossaries, and data ownership .
• Assist with identifying and documenting data quality issues, exceptions, remediation activities, and resolution status .
• Maintain accurate project and program documentation for reporting, compliance, and audit purposes.
• Prepare project updates, reports, presentations, meeting materials, and stakeholder communications.
• Work with cross-functional teams where requirements, priorities, and project needs may change.
• Support workshops, user meetings, training sessions, and stakeholder discussions.
• Use project/work-management tools such as Azure DevOps to track requirements and work items.
• Support continuous improvement of business processes, reporting, data practices, and operational workflows.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Analytics, Statistics, Public Health, Epidemiology, Programming , or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 2+ years of Business Analyst and/or Project Management experience .
• Experience with business requirements gathering and documentation .
• Experience documenting technical requirements, business requirements, use cases, or user stories .
• Experience participating in or facilitating requirements gathering sessions .
• Experience working with both business and technical stakeholders .
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and organizational skills.
• Experience with project documentation and compliance tracking .
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional or multi-stakeholder teams .
• Professional experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint .

• Experience with data mapping, data lineage, metadata, or data governance .
• Familiarity with Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) .
• Experience with Azure DevOps or comparable project/work tracking platforms.
• Experience maintaining data dictionaries or business glossaries .
• Understanding of the data analysis lifecycle .
• Experience supporting data quality initiatives.
• Experience with grant-funded or federally funded programs .
• Experience with project documentation, compliance, reporting, or audit requirements.
• Experience in healthcare, public health, health equity, rural health, healthcare access, or health systems .
• Experience working with government agencies, vendors, or multi-agency stakeholders .
• Experience conducting workshops or user training .

Bachelor's degree in one of the following or a related discipline:

Information Technology | Computer Science | Business | Analytics | Statistics | Public Health | Epidemiology | Programming

Equivalent professional experience may be considered.