Business Analyst 3
*This is a 9-month contract position
*Hybrid – Local to Richmond, VA only, please
Description:
This position provides business analysis and project coordination support for the Pharmacy project
The Office of Information Management OIM is seeking two Business Analysts to support enterprise-wide web application initiatives and Pharmacy Partner Hub programs. These roles require close collaboration with business stakeholders, technical teams, and federal/state partners to ensure business process requirements enhancements and new initiatives are thoroughly analyzed and documented for successful IT implementation. Analysts will participate in Agile ceremonies testing efforts, cross-functional troubleshooting, and creation of customer-facing and technical documentation.
Responsibilities:
- Gather and document business requirements for new initiatives, system enhancements, and application needs.
- Document current and future state processes, gap analyses, user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
- Conduct project meetings, demos trainings and prepare detailed meeting notes.
- Present requirements to technical and business teams for validation and discussion.
- Participate in functional and systems integration testing; develop test plans, scenarios, and results.
- Support User Acceptance Testing UAT and customer validation.
- Develop user guides, training materials, and provide implementation/maintenance support.
- Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and support teams to resolve cross-functional issues.
- Utilize tools including MS Office, SharePoint, Teams, GitLab, MS Project, and Visio.
- Support project managers in RFP/SOW reviews and Agile tool management.
Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- 5 years of business analysis experience including requirements gathering and documentation.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Experience with process mapping, feasibility studies, system documentation, and customer engagement.
- Knowledge of SDLC and multiple project management methodologies: Waterfall, Iterative, Agile.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities independently.
- Strong SQL PL/SQL Oracle database experience 5 years.
- Web application experience with Oracle APEX and Microsoft .NET.
- Bachelor’s degree in IT Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Preferred Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- Healthcare information systems experience.
- Familiarity with SEC 501.
- Experience with RFP development, .NET applications, and system upgrades/interface design.
- Motivated, detail-oriented, and able to take ownership of assigned projects while maintaining strong communication with diverse stakeholder groups.
Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience:
- Business analysis experience, including requirements gathering and documentation. Required 7 Years
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills. Required 7 Years
- Experience with process mapping, feasibility studies, system documentation, and customer engagement. Required 7 Years
- Knowledge of SDLC and multiple project management methodologies (Waterfall, Iterative, Agile). Required 7 Years
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities independently. Required 7 Years
- Strong SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle databases experience (5 years). Required 7 Years
- Web application experience with Oracle APEX, Microsoft .NET. Required 7 Years
- Bachelor’s degree in IT, Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience. Required: 7 Years
- Ability to blend methodologies together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment, Required 7 Years
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives. Required 5 Years
- Healthcare information systems experience. Desired 5 Years
- SEC 501, Desired 5 Years
- Experience with RFP development, .NET applications, and system upgrades/interface design. Desired 5 Years
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Required 7 Years
- Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands, Required 7 Years
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