Description:
Sr Business Consultant
This position is responsible for functions on projects of moderate to high complexity by working with business partners within multiple business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies; eliciting, documenting, and refining business requirements for the IT organization; serving as a liaison across multiple facets of the business community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs; leveraging an informed knowledge of business areas to identify and/or resolve problems on an ongoing basis.
Bachelors Degree OR limited experience gathering and assessing business information needs and preparing system requirements.
3+ years experience in a Provider Networking or Health Care Management analyst role
Experience with provider and medical claims data
Experience collaborating with Provider Networking stakeholders to deliver consitent, accurate, and insightful provider solutions
Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
Independently solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions
Works independently with a high level of independent judgement, critical thinking and initiative, receives minimal guidance
Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may direct the work of other staff members
Knowledge to assist business areas in defining their information strategy
Assist developing business cases and related financial literacy to support cases, and ability to write business cases demonstrating future direction for leveraging information in the member, product, regulatory, care management, and provider domains
Gather and document business requirements, participate in testing and issue mitigation
Knowledge of solution development processes, including requirements gathering, analysis and design, and development, agile methodologies, and tools and technologies.
Create and conduct presentations to inform and influence, with the ability to think laterally and creatively
Independently interact with and influence a wide range of stakeholders, and demonstrate a consistent track record of delivering results.
Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
Experience interacting successfully with management and staff across multiple departments to drive results and resolve issues, including the ability to assess and course-correct as necessary
Work multiple projects simultaneously, adjusting priorities as needed and meeting deadlines
Project management skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio) for written communication and analysis.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Math, Economics, or Finance
Provider Network and Contracting experience
AHIP Certification.
Knowledge of Health Care Legislation.
Financial Aptitude.
Knowledge of government reporting and analytics;
Ability to effectively and efficiently manage multiple workstreams.
Ability to build rapport and effectively partner with Enterprise Networking and Contracting, Network Reporting, Health Care Mangement, Actuarial, Sales, SDO, etc.
Knowledge of data/information management principles and strategies, or experience with strategic consulting with an information focus
Analytical Thinking:
Approaches a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach; makes a systematic comparison of tow or more alternatives; notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; identifies a set of features, parameters or considerations to take into account, in analyzing a situation or making a decision; approaches a complex task or problem by breaking it down into its component parts and considering each part in detail; weighs the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success, in making a decision identifies many possible causes for a problem; carefully weighs the priority of things to be done.
Communication for Results:
Writes and speaks effectively, using conventions proper to the situation; states own opinions clearly and concisely; demonstrates openness and honesty; listens well during meetings and feedback sessions; explains reasoning behind own opinions; asks others for their opinions and feedback; asks questions to ensure understanding; exercises a professional approach with others using all appropriate tools of communication; uses consideration and tact when offering opinions.
Conceptual Thinking:
Sees crucial differences between current situation and things that have happened before; quickly identifies the central or underlying issues in a complex situation.
Information Seeking:
Recognizes and interprets the information problem; establishes a plan of search; conducts the search; evaluates the results, and if necessary, iterates through the process again.
Initiative:
Identifies what needs to be done and takes action before being ask or required to; does more than what is normally required in a situation ; seeks out others involved in a situation to learn their perspectives; takes independent action to change the direction of events.
Openness to Learning:
Keeps up-to-date on current research and technology in one's work focus and identifies and pursues areas for development and training that will enhance job performance; takes responsibility for one's own development; maintains fluency in appropriate work applications, software, or tools; reviews, selects, and disseminates information regarding key technologies, best practices, and tools to others in the group; continually looks for ways to expand job capabilities.
Results Orientation:
Focuses on the desired end results of one's own or one's unit's work; sets challenging goals; focuses effort on the goals, and meets or exceeds them; develops challenging but achievable goals; develops clear goals for meetings and projects; maintains commitment to goals in the face of obstacles and frustrations; finds or creates ways to measure performance against goals; exerts unusual effort over time to achieve a goal; has a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done.
Teamwork:
Listens and responds constructively to other team members' ideas; offers support for others' ideas and proposals; is open with other team members about concerns; expresses disagreement constructively; gives honest and constructive feedback to other team members; provides assistance to others
Thoroughness:
Double-checks the accuracy of information and work product to provide accurate and consistent work; provides information on a timely basis and in a usable form to others who need to act on it; carefully monitors the details and quality of own and others' work; expresses concern that things be done right, thoroughly, or precisely; completes all work according to procedures and standards.
Understanding Environment:
Understands agendas and perspectives of others, recognizing and effectively balancing the interests and needs of one's own group with those of the broader organization.
Notes:
Hybrid - 3 days onsite and 2 days remote
Contract to Hire
VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status