Senior Business Analyst

DataStaff is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients located in the Richmond, VA area.

*This is a hybrid position; 2 days will be onsite/3 days will be remote.
Job Description:
Sr Business Analyst is needed to work with stakeholders and vendor team to ensure that business and technical requirements are gathered and delivered for the Data Exchange and Modernization Program. This project will replace the existing data warehouse with a new cloud architecture, integrate with a variety of source systems, and implement a Master Person Identifier (MPI) to link individuals across data sources. Report requirements will also need to be documented. This role will coordinate extensively with internal and external stakeholders to gather and document requirements, analyze business needs, and collect, analyze and document the data to be ingested into the new data platform.
Responsibilities:

• Creating data dictionaries with input from data stewards
• Meeting with stakeholders to document report requirements
• Working with the business and IT to understand and document current business processes and identifying opportunities to streamline processes and reporting
• Oversee quality assurance processes to ensure that the delivered solutions meet business requirements and adhere to data governance and security standards.
• Skilled in listening, understanding, and communicating with business and technical stakeholders.
• SQL querying skills and experience with data analysis, reporting and business intelligence is required.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to take initiative and ownership over their work is a must.

Required Skills:

• 8 Years - Analytical skills - analyze complex systems and processes in order to evaluate alternatives and make recommendations
• 8 Years - Communication skills - translate technical information into layman's terms and actively listen to understand stakeholder needs; create documentation
• 8 Years - Interpersonal skills - collaborate with diverse teams and negotiate between different stakeholders' requirements
• 8 Years - Business acumen - understand business processes and objectives in order to align technical solutions with business goals.
• 8 Years - Organizational and time management skills - prioritize tasks and meet deadlines; manage multiple tasks simultaneously; identify and mitigate risks
• 8 Years - Adaptability and continuous learning - adapt to changes in the project; take the initiative to learn the business and technical environment and tools
• 8 Years - Customer service orientation - focus on delivering value to stakeholders and end users; empathy towards user challenges; responsiveness to feedback
• 4 Years - Experience serving as a business analyst on data management projects
• 4 Years - Technical skills: retrieve, manipulate, and combine data from multiple sources using SQL in order to derive insights

Desired Skills:

• 2 Years - Familiarity with healthcare data

This position is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.

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