Business Analysis Consultant - OptumRx - Schaumburg, IL

You are a thought leader who thrives on developing new solutions to solve tough challenges. As a critical member of our business analysis team, you will help rewrite the future of UnitedHealth Group. Here, your analytical and innovative skills will help us with our mission of helping people live healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. And we need your organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel that mission. Are you ready to analyze data and deliver bold, business-savvy ideas to impact the lives of millions? We have an opportunity for a Business Analysis Consultant to work with our OptumRx group. This position is office based in Schaumburg, IL or Eden Prairie, MN. As a Business Analysis Consultant, you will be empowered to support short and long term operational / strategic business activities; develop, enhance and maintain operational information and models that will have an impact on business decisions. In this leadership role, you will have the opportunity to take the contributions of analysts and create valuable solutions to improve the health care system. Join us! Your passion for performance can fuel your life's best work.(sm) Primary Responsibilities:

Support, contribute to and / or facilitate the identification / prioritization of business / process solutions
Participate in reviews of conceptual designs and provide appropriate guidance / consulting to help ensure that they satisfy all documented requirement
Partner with applicable stakeholders to identify the operational impact of changes within defined solutions (e.g., changes to policies / processes / procedures, compliance with applicable legal / regulatory requirements, additional requirements)
Support ongoing operations / maintenance / enhancement of existing solutions, in partnership with applicable stakeholders (e.g., IT, business owners / partners, vendors)
Collaborate with technology stakeholders (e.g., System Analysts, architects) to communicate business and technical requirements
Collaborate with project team members to create detailed requirements documents (e.g., PRDs, Requirements Specifications, assumptions and constraints, VFQs, user stories)
Ensure that project requirements are clearly and comprehensively documented, understood and support traceability
Ensure that project requirements meet all applicable regulations
Communicate ongoing updates to all stakeholders to ensure understanding of and alignment with project status / changes
Manage / update requirements documents as needed throughout the design / development process (e.g., document revisions, change requests)
Perform reviews with all stakeholders to obtain approval / sign-off of project requirements documents (e.g., walkthroughs)

Required Qualifications:


5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Business System Analyst, Systems Analyst or other comparable position

2+ years of experience with multiple SDLC methodologies including waterfall, agile, or hybrid

Experience with process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and / or evaluation of business processes

Intermediate or greater level of proficiency with MS applications required (Excel, Visio, PowerPoint)

Ability to problem solve including multiple priorities and research conflicting and / or inaccurate data

Ability to lead and mentor other Business Analysts or project team members

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be able to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization

Ability to work in a fast paced environment

Must be flexible and able to manage frequent change

Must be able to work with minimal direction and supervision

Must be able to build and maintain strong relationships with the Business and IT peers and leadership
Preferred Qualifications:


Bachelor’s Degree

Working knowledge of relational databases and database structures

Healthcare or Pharmacy Benefits Management experience

Experience working with Off Shore development teams

Experience working in a remote work environment

Agile Certification (Scrum Master or Product Owner)
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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and 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.
 
 
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