IT Business Analyst - Lansing, MI

Position
Description:

Use your
Sharp Analytical Skills to help us support, compile and report key information!
Drive processes and technology improvement initiatives using standard project
methodology (requirements, design, test, etc.). Use data to identify trends,
patterns and opportunities for the business and clients. Engage users in
analysis and evaluation of functional models and prototypes; identify
dependencies and priorities. Evaluate technology applications for use by the
user community. Produce, publish and distribute scheduled and ad-hoc client and
operational reports relating to the development and performance of
products.  Develop and implement
effective/strategic business solutions through research and analysis of data
and business processes. 

We'll put you in the driver's seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. We need your organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel ours. It's the opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

• Reviews the work of others.
• Develops innovative approaches.
• Sought out
  as expert.
• Serves as a leader/ mentor

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years
  Project Lead and/or Business Analyst experience preferably on a Data Warehouse
  project environment
• 2+ years' experience working with end users/customers to understand and develop
  requirements
• 2+ years
  working knowledge of relational databases/database structures.
• 2+ years facilitating customer requirements gathering meetings/sessions/JAD
  Sessions
• 2+ years with Requirements Traceability
• 2+ years analyzing project requirements and developing detailed specifications
  for reporting requirements
• 2+ years developing test data and test scenarios
• Ability to
  recognize, gather, correlate, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, define
  problems, and devise solutions and alternatives and make appropriate
  recommendations
• Demonstrated
  process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and / or evaluation of business
  processes required
• Bachelor's
  degree
• 5+ years IT
  Business Analyst experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience
  with the State of Michigan PMM/SUITE methodology
• Experience
  with Agile methodologies
• Previous experience working with the Data Modelers and developers, facilitate
  modification of the logical design to create a physical design most suited to
  the reporting needs of the customer.
  
• Ability to design applications taking into consideration data reconciliation,
  (to the source system) query/reporting performance, and analytical business
  value.
  
• Business Analyst experience with State of Michigan and/or Department of
  Community Health business areas including Medicaid/Medicare or Healthcare
  related IT background.
• Experience with Teradata SQL Assistant
• Experience with Data Cleansing

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.