Senior IT Systems Analyst - Eden Prairie, MN

At Optum, we believe the technology we create helps to change lives. When you join us as a Senior IT Systems Analyst, you will have the opportunity to be a part of that change. You will work alongside our brilliant teams who are focused on solutions to meet a wide range of health consumer needs. We need world-class Systems Analysts, like you, to help us build our next generation customer experience. In this role, you will be a part of the system development cycle and consult with end users to evaluate business requirements into design specifications. You'll excel as you work with all levels of the business, ensuring information technology deliverables align with the business requirements, with measurable results. Here, your passion for performance and innovation can fuel your life's best work.(sm)
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Lead requirements gathering, service-oriented modeling, analysis and design activities
Evaluate business requirements and prepare detailed functional and technical specifications
Communicate design to all stakeholders and varying levels of the organization
Serve as the liaison between business and systems analysts, developers and project management groups
Present and evaluate design solutions objectively and facilitate conflict resolution
Define, use and communicate design patterns and best practices in service oriented analysis, design and development
Collaborate with quality assurance team to ensure testing efforts align with system deliveries and business processes
Develop strategies to improve service development life cycle and governance processes
Develop detailed source-to-target data mapping and data transformation rules
Develop and use enterprise service and data models

Required Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree or an additional 4+ years of directly relevant IT Software / System Development Life Cycle work experience in lieu of a Bachelors Degree is required.
United States Citizenship and the ability to pass a National Agency Background Check (NAC) (ie: the ability to obtain favorable adjudication following submission of Department of Defense eQuip Form SF86)
3+ years of experience in Systems Analysis or IT Development
3+ years of experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) / System Development Life Cycle
3+ years of experience translating business requirements into a detailed system specification
Basic proficiency with MS Project, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint
3+ years of Relational Database experience
Preferred Qualifications:

FACETS Dental Claim processing experience in one or more of following areas
Provider Domain Expertise: Strong knowledge on Facets provider data model
Expertise with Provider Extracts, Provider Data Migration, Provider Directories, and Auto PCP assignment process
Billing and Eligibility: Strong knowledge of Facets Group and Membership administration and data model, Expertise with the Facets billing component, Eligibility intake, Membership extracts
Facets Accounting, Knowledge of Overpayment & Auto recovery, of Line of Business/Payor/Bank set up in Facets, accounting data model, and experience with financial claim and membership reporting
Facets Claim Processing, Expertise with claim intake, extracts, adjudication, and fulfillment including Payment, EOBs and 835 (ERA)
Experience with the Facets core batch process
UnitedHealth Group or general healthcare industry work experience
Experience working with test plans and test cases
Experience facilitating Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions
Experience working in an Agile environment or familiarity with Agile methodology
Experience facilitating Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions
As a requirement of UnitedHealth Group's contract with the Department of Defense, this position requires U.S. citizenship and proof of favorable adjudication following submission of Department of Defense eQuip Form SF86, (the National Agency Check Legal and Credit or NACLC).  Successful completion of the NACLC process is a requirement for continued employment in this role.  NACLC processing will be initiated by our TRICARE Security Officer post-offer, and can take 3-6 months for a final decision communication from the Department of Defense.  Candidates will be allowed to begin employment with UnitedHealth Group in this role based on an interim clearance, and final results will be communicated as they are received.  Failure to obtain final NACLC approval will result in termination from this role.
Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
 
Job Keywords: Systems Analysis, IT Development, IT, Information Technology, Eden Prairie, MN, Minnesota