Business Analyst

DescriptionRobert Half is hiring! We are looking for a Business Analyst to support cross-functional initiatives in Columbia, South Carolina. This role will partner with operational, clinical, financial, and technical teams to turn business needs into well-defined plans that guide delivery. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical thinking, clear communication, and the ability to keep projects organized from intake through implementation.Responsibilities:• Lead discovery meetings with stakeholders from pharmacy, finance, billing, clinical operations, communications, compliance, and IT to capture and confirm business and technical needs.• Shape project plans by outlining objectives, deliverables, dependencies, timelines, and success measures before work begins.• Manage the intake process for new requests entering the Business Intelligence team, ensuring each item is clearly defined and ready for technical review.• Build productive relationships with sponsors, department leaders, and executives by providing updates, clarifying changes, and aligning expectations throughout each project.• Monitor active initiatives against agreed scope and schedule, highlighting risks, barriers, and key decisions to stakeholders and leadership.• Support portfolio prioritization by evaluating business impact and effort for incoming work and helping maintain an accurate project inventory.• Create and maintain clear project records such as requirements documents, acceptance criteria, scope summaries, and post-launch documentation.• Coordinate across departments to identify overlapping needs, manage shared dependencies, and reduce duplicated work across teams.• Recommend improvements to intake, requirements, and delivery practices by identifying recurring gaps, rework, and inefficiencies.Requirements• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Healthcare Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.• At least 3 years of experience in business analysis, product ownership, or a similar role focused on requirements definition, project scoping, and stakeholder engagement.• Proven ability to convert business objectives into detailed, actionable specifications for technical teams.• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.• Experience facilitating discovery sessions, planning workshops, and cross-functional meetings.• Proficiency with documentation platforms, project tracking tools, and Microsoft Office applications.• Experience in healthcare, business intelligence, analytics, or data-focused environments is preferred.• Familiarity with tools and concepts such as Agile practices, Power Platform, reporting environments, pharmacy operations, or AI/ML initiatives is a plus.Job typePerm