Business Analyst

Brooksource is committed to helping talented professionals grow. The Business Analyst serves as a key member of the Medicaid Eligibility Compliance Program and the HR 1 Implementation Project team, responsible for translating federal policy requirements into business processes and operational solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze federal legislation, CMS regulations, guidance, and state policy to identify impacts to Medicaid eligibility and enrollment processes
• Document current-state and future-state business processes
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions with business and technical stakeholders
• Develop detailed business, functional, and operational requirements
• Create process maps, workflow diagrams, decision tables, and use cases
• Identify policy, operational, technology, and reporting impacts
• Support implementation activities associated with HR1 requirements, including: Work requirement verification requirements, Periodic eligibility renewals and redeterminations, Income and asset verification, Citizenship and immigration verification, Third-party data source integration, Notice generation and beneficiary communications, Compliance reporting and audit requirements
• Develop business requirements documents
• Develop functional requirements and user stories
• Maintain requirements traceability from legislation through implementation and testing
• Ensure consistency between policy decisions and technology implementation
• Prioritize requirements in collaboration with Product Owners and Program Leadership
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce administrative burden
• Recommend process improvements using Lean and continuous improvement methodologies
• Support standardization across eligibility programs
• Evaluate automation opportunities
• Develop business test scenarios
• Review system test cases
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Validate implementation against business requirements
• Assist in defect triage and resolution
• Develop and maintain: Business Requirements Documents, Functional Specifications, Process Maps, Decision Trees, Business Rules, Gap Analyses, Impact Assessments, Traceability Matrices, Standard Operating Procedures, Implementation Guides

Requirements:

• Knowledge of Medicaid eligibility policy
• Knowledge of Medicaid eligibility systems
• Knowledge of Federal Medicaid statutes and regulations
• Knowledge of HR 1 implementation requirements
• Knowledge of CMS guidance and implementation processes
• Knowledge of business process analysis methodologies
• Knowledge of requirements elicitation techniques
• Knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Knowledge of business process modeling
• Knowledge of change management principles
• Ability to translate legislation into operational requirements
• Ability to analyze complex business processes
• Ability to develop clear and complete documentation
• Ability to facilitate stakeholder meetings
• Ability to resolve conflicting business requirements
• Ability to think critically and solve complex problems
• Ability to present recommendations to leadership
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced implementation environment
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Health Administration, Information Systems, or a related field
• Five or more years of business analysis experience
• Experience supporting Medicaid eligibility systems or other public assistance programs
• Experience implementing large-scale technology modernization projects
• Experience interpreting federal or state policy requirements