Business Analyst

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a Business Analyst and contribute to improving public health data utilization. This remote, grant-funded position, based in the US, offers a salary range of $76,500-$108,650 plus benefits and runs until June 30, 2025. You will work with the California Department of Public Health, collaborating with various teams to gather requirements, streamline data exchange, and ensure timely reporting. The role involves leading requirements gathering sessions, defining data integration processes, and facilitating implementation. A Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 5+ years of relevant experience are required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience as a business analyst, project, or implementation manager
• Experience writing Use Cases to document requirements
• Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to translate user and technical requirements and lead the team through smooth and continuous delivery
• Knowledge and experience with project management methodologies, principles and processes
• Experienced in change management and risk management principles and processes to provide leadership in the development of strategic plans and change management initiatives and their roll-out
• Experience using data to make decisions, gathering data insights by design to improve outcomes
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining working relationships with internal and external partners and can effectively promote collaboration among differing viewpoints
• Strong understanding of technical concepts and legacy systems
• Experience using SAS, R, Python, or SQL
• Knowledge of user experience design and user research principles and concepts
• Ability to communicate and articulate problems and resolutions to technical and non-technical teams
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; and the ability to develop productive working relationships with colleagues and partners
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in requirements gathering sessions, working closely with Product Manager, Program Manager, informaticists, developers, subject matter experts, vendors, and users
• Inventory current mechanisms San Diego is currently sharing data with CID programs, including types of files, frequency, delivery methods
• Define and document requirements for each set of data to be integrated into an automated and standardized data delivery process
• Outline proposal for implementation plan and work with technical teams and vendors to meet implementation timeline
• Conduct and direct end-user testing responsibilities
• May perform data quality assurance; troubleshooting application and/or interfaces as problems arise and report issues
• Defining tailored architecture plans required to facilitate centralized data transmission from San Diego for multiple file formats and use cases
• Facilitate business/functional requirement review, approval, and sign-off sessions
• Document business practices and workflows, identify opportunities for improvement, support process improvement, discover issues and deliver improved value
• Effectively communicating insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management
• Ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements. Monitor service level agreements

Benefits

• Salary Range: $76,500-$108,650 per year, plus benefits
• Remote work