Senior Business Analyst

Title: Senior Business Analyst
Duration: 6+ months
Location: Raleigh, NC
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
The NC is seeking to replace the current Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) for their Newborn Screening program with a new Newborn Screening Program Laboratory and Follow-up Information Management system and requires the services of a senior Business Analyst role to work with the business and other stakeholders to support the business process analysis.
This senior Business Analyst role will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders to capture requirements, business process workflows and develop other BA artifacts using Department Business Analysis Team tools and templates.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop a strong understanding of the functions, uses and requirements for the Lab
Information Management System (LIMS)
Identifying and documenting current and future state process workflows
Developing documents such as: Business objects inventory list Reports, email notifications and Forms List, Email Notifications/Letters Inventory List, User Stories,
Permission Matrix, Wireframes
Additional development of documents may include but is not limited to entity relationship
diagrams, data dictionaries, system context diagrams
Assisting in performing functional and integrated testing
Preparing and maintaining project documentation and artifacts including analysis, reports
and user documentation
Working with project manager, developers, and end-users to ensure LIMS designs meet
business requirements
Providing UAT support, including developing test scenarios and cases using DHHS
methodology
Supporting required system go-live activities
•
Documenting
gap analysis
•
Track
delivery and review/approval progress of each deliverable in accordance with
approved Project Work Plan and RACI
•
Attending
PMO meetings
Employee will
perform other related work as required
May require traveling in the local Raleigh area to attend meetings
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES /
COMPETENCIES:
• Demonstrated
experience participating in the documentation of functional requirements and
technical specifications for existing and new applications
• Strong writing and
communication skills
• Collaboration and
relationship-building with their team members and clients
• Results-oriented
individual with a very strong work ethic and must be able to demonstrate
excellent negotiation, communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work
with customers as a member of cross-divisional work groups and maintain
positive and productive relationships with customers, peers, and superiors
• Ability to act
independently with sound business judgment and thrive in environment with
diverse communication styles
• Ability to prepare
and present oral and written documents clearly and concisely
• Ability to manage
complex assignments with multiple work streams and aggressive (and sometimes
competing) timelines
• Understanding of Software
Development Lifecycle (SDLC) concepts and process
• Knowledge of and
experience with IT Service Management best practices and principles
• Experience with
Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, EXCEL, PowerPoint, Visio) and Microsoft
Project
• Extensive
understanding of SharePoint end user experience, sites, libraries, lists and
groups
• Lab
Information Management System (LIMS) or other health systems experience is
desired
• Must
have familiarity with agile methodology, tools and frameworks, i.e. scrum,
kanban