Business System Analyst IV

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Job description

Horizon BCBSNJ employees must live in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut or Delaware

Job Summary:
This position is supporting HBCBS Universal Payment System responsible for analyzing, understanding and translating business needs into business/technical requirements. Leads and coordinates teams of other resources to ensure alignment of technical solutions with business requirements for medium to complex issues (quantity and magnitude).

• Takes ownership of the analysis and understanding of medium to complex issues, and coordinates the documentation of business needs
• Leads Business Requirements Gathering process, including the creation of deliverables
• Conducts detailed research
• Coordinates analysis necessary to identify viable solution alternatives
• Follows the Horizon's business requirement's documentation process utilizing the appropriate tools
• Creates and delivers work estimates to client(s)
• Creates and coordinates the creation of technical documents and high level solution designs
• Coordinates the development, testing and implementation of system specifications

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor Degree preferred or relevant work experience required in lieu of degree
• Graduate studies or professional development activities preferred
• 6-8 years of related IT work experience preferably in the health insurance industry
• Demonstrated experience in a key role in major company initiatives and demonstrated leadership experience
• Demonstrated progression of professional responsibility
• Preferred Business Analyst Certification

Knowledge:

• Requires knowledge of system development life cycle and implementation methodologies
• Requires excellence in structured query languages, or analysis techniques
• Requires strong ability to apply structure to loosely defined complex problems
• Demonstrates understanding of core business functions

Skills:

• Requires skillful project execution experience and knowledge
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Requires knowledge of programming, development, and technical architecture

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability and any other protected class as required by federal, state or local law. Horizon will consider reasonable accommodation requests as part of the recruiting and hiring process.