Business Analyst

Summary

Join the CDC Foundation as a Business Analyst and contribute to the modernization of Hawaii's Electronic Disease Surveillance System (HI EDSS). This remote, grant-funded position, based in the US and ending June 30, 2025, offers a salary range of $76,500-$108,650 plus benefits. You will lead requirements development, collaborate with stakeholders, and improve workflows. The role requires a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) and 5+ years of relevant experience in business or systems analysis, particularly within healthcare or public health. Success in this position demands strong communication, collaboration, and project management skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Public Health, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• 5 years of experience in business or systems analysis, with a focus on healthcare, public health systems, or information systems
• Demonstrated experience in gathering, analyzing, and documenting system requirements, particularly for complex public health systems or surveillance tools
• Experience working with electronic disease surveillance systems (EDSS) or similar public health data systems
• Experience in public procurement processes, including developing and reviewing Requests for Proposals (RFP)
• Experience with vendor management and supporting procurement and implementation of IT systems
• Proficiency in business process modeling, requirements-traceability matrices (RTMs), and other analytical tools
• Familiarity with systems design, development methodologies, and public health workflows, including data collection, transformation, and case investigation
• Experience with leading collaborative healthcare, public health, or human services business process redesign (BPR), using business process model and notation (BPMN) techniques for system design and configuration
• Experience with system template forms design, workflow automation, data integration, and data analytics tools
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to facilitate meetings and collaborate with diverse teams, including technical, non-technical, and public health professionals
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams to bridge the gap between business requirements and technical solutions
• Experience in stakeholder management, including working with public health officials, government agencies, and external vendors
• Experience in project planning and management, including creating and maintaining work breakdown structures (WBS) to track project milestones and deliverables
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex tasks with limited supervision

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and finalization of system requirements for the new HI EDSS by gathering input from HDOH stakeholders
• Research and evaluate similar systems implementations from other jurisdictions to inform the planning and design of the HI EDSS
• Create requirements-traceability matrices (RTMs) to prioritize and track system requirements
• Collaboratively create and redesign workflows and forms alongside program area stakeholders to improve divisions’ operations in the new EDSS
• Work closely with HDOH program areas and technical teams to ensure the system design meets public health data collection, transformation, and case investigation needs
• Participate in and facilitate collaborative requirements discovery and design meetings with Systems Implementation (SI) vendors and HDOH staff
• Assist in Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, including drafting, reviewing, and revising documentation
• Support the evaluation and selection of an SI vendor for the implementation of the HI EDSS system

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a similar field
• 7+ years of experience in business or systems analysis
• Understanding of health informatics, disease surveillance practices, and health data standards such as HL7 or FHIR

Benefits

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