Senior Business Analyst

Link Technologies is currently looking for a Sr. Business Analyst for a 6 month contract position in Philadelphia, PA.  This position will be for a major player in the Healthcare market. 

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS SKILLS:

- Years of Experience: 8+yrs (Minimally) to over 10+ (Ideally)
- Strong knowledge of BA best practices (see BABOK)
- Demonstrated use of BABOK's Six Areas of Knowledge
- Use of and experienced with structured requirements documentation
- Strong knowledge and experience with Use Cases (Diagram and Narrative)
- Experienced with Business Process improvement concepts
- Demonstrated use of UML, Context diagrams, Swim Lane diagrams, Data Flow (DFD) diagrams, etc.
- Able to execute the project plan for those areas of the SDLC that span from Planning to Testing. 

ANALYSIS AND PM SKILLS:

- Assists in managing large scale projects
- Leads appropriate resources and determines project requirements and deliverables, to ensure successful implementations to meet user needs.
- Able to execute the project plan for those areas of the SDLC that span from Planning through Testing
- Communicates business or process solutions, recommendations and issues to management on a regular basis
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of project goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and priorities

REQUIREMENTS MANAGEMENT TOOLS:

- IBM Rational Rose
- Requisite Pro
- Blueprint
- iRise
- Visio, MS Project, Excel, Word

TECHNICAL AND OPERATING ENVIRONMENT SKILLS:

- Medicaid and Medicare
- Medical Management, Utilization Management, Provider, Claims and Payment systems
- Facets, MHS, MACESS, EXP, etc.
- Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server, .NET, etc.

EDUCATION:

- Minimum Four-year degree in Information Systems or related work experience
- Minimum Five years of progressive experience in Healthcare, Insurance, Pharmacy business environment with process re-engineering concentration and/or project management
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

To apply, please send your Resume in MS Word format and reference Job ID# 5540. Applicants must be able to pass criminal background check and drug test.