Business Analyst - Eden Prairie, MN or Telecommute

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business, operations and technology departments to define, develop and document business requirements to ensure clients' needs are captured and delivered (e.g. use case-based Business Requirements Documents with evidence demonstrating competence writing unique, code-able, testable business requirements; user stories Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Develop and maintain business context diagrams (e.g. business data flows, process flows) to analyze/confirm the definition of project requirements
• Define the approach and effort required for defining business requirements (e.g. business, functional & non-functional)
• Conduct research studies that may include collecting, analyzing, trending and presenting data and recommendations to management
• Identify opportunities to engage external resources to provide solutions and contribute to the development of supporting documentation to facilitate appropriate vendor identification and selection (e.g. RFPs, RFIs, Statements of Work & contractual obligations)
• Provide ongoing support to ensure proper implementation and adoption of our MMIS solution
• Ability to work outside of "normal business hours" occasionally to assist with deployment & releases.
• Perform minor project management duties including meeting minutes, technical documentation, project schedule adherence, and presentations to client leadership
• Clearly communicate requirements, status updates and outcomes to all stakeholders and varying levels of the organization
• Act as the liaison between Business and Systems Analysts, and Project Management groups
• Work closely with business teams to strategize solutions that support long term business objectives

Limited travel is required for this role (less than 25% on average over a year's time but may involve travel for multiple concurrent weeks to satisfy specific client project requirements). Consultants who are not local to an Optum office facility work from a home office when not at the client site.

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in any of the following areas: Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, Business Process Improvement, or Data Analysis
• 3+ years of building/creating project deliverables with the ability to manage complex work-streams
• 3+ years of experience with MS Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint
• 3+ years of experience gathering requirements from the client / business and providing clear documentation
• 3+ years of experience in writing user stories and detailed process flows
• 3+ years of experience with project methodology (requirements, design, development, test and implementation)
• Ability to travel 25% on average over a year's time
• If you need to enter a work site for any reason, you will be required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener. When in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are required to wear a mask in common areas. In addition, employees must comply with any state and local masking orders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Health Administration, related field or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years of experience in MMIS or equivalent state systems
• Experience with Business Process Modeling Tool
• Experience in all phases of Agile, Scrum, and other Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies
• Experience in a Management Consulting/Professional Consulting organization
• Experience translating business requirements into a detailed system specification
• Experience facilitating Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions
• Experience working with test plans and test cases
• Document new APIs / Services and modify existing ones after evaluating the following: user stories, business requirements, high level design documents and database models
• Experience with the following tools/applications: SAS, Tableau, JIRA, CA Agile, Aha!

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Colorado Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $64,800 to $116,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, In addition to your salary, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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