Blue Cross of Idaho is looking for a Business Analyst 1 in our Meridian, Idaho location. Our Business Analysts play an important role at Blue Cross of Idaho, identifying and analyzing business needs, gathering requirements, and defining scope and objectives for applications integrated with business processes/data and IT infrastructure.
This Business Analyst position will interact with various Blue Cross of Idaho departments and will be onsite at our campus in Meridian, Idaho.
Required Experience: No specific experience is required, however previous business analyst experience in an enterprise environment is preferred.
Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in Technical Subject area or related field; OR equivalent work experience (Two years' relevant work experience equals one year of college)
You will need:
Knowledge of gathering and documenting business requirements, process mapping methodologies, and project management
Teamwork & communication
Analytical skills such as problem solving, process improvement
Presentation, facilitation, and written, verbal, and interpersonal skills to help influence results and outcomes, connect with both technical and business teams, and engage with internal/external customers
Ability to be a self-starter, while balancing multiple tasks and meeting benchmarks
Analyze business operations, business development, and assist with development of process and system specifications
Microsoft Office experience
Knowledge of pulling queries as well as hands-on working experience within SQL and/or Tableau.
We'd also like to see a BA with:
Healthcare/Insurance experience
Experience in QA and UAT
Experience coordinating with IT on software development projects.
SQL experience
Your day may look like:
Recommending solutions or improvements to business processes.
Researching business requirements, develop detailed specifications, and validate the solutions with business partners.
Communicating needs to the development team by translating business requirements.
With IT support, assist in the development of tools, applications, reports, and analytics to enable strategic programs and metrics for the department.
Troubleshooting technical issues and working through a resolution (root cause analysis).
Coordinating user acceptance testing and related test activities.
Develops documentation to support analysis and improvement including business requirements, functional specifications
Creating reports to monitor quality of data
Reasonable accommodations
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
