Senior Business Analyst in Portland, Oregon - #72506 | VanderHouwen

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Job Id: 72506

Senior Business Analyst
Our client is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to drive complex business and technology initiatives that improve operational efficiency, enhance business processes, and support strategic organizational objectives. This role requires a highly analytical and collaborative professional who can bridge the gap between business and technical teams, facilitate consensus across stakeholders, and lead large-scale analysis efforts from discovery through implementation. The ideal candidate brings strong process improvement expertise, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to influence decision-making across all levels of an organization.

This role is fully remote. Applicants must reside in Oregon, Washington, Utah, or Idaho.

Senior Business Analyst Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis activities for complex, cross-functional initiatives, partnering with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements, evaluate solutions, and support successful delivery.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, stakeholder interviews, workshops, and process discovery activities to document current-state processes and define future-state solutions.
• Analyze business operations, workflows, systems, and data to identify process improvement opportunities, operational efficiencies, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Develop and maintain key project artifacts, including business cases, stakeholder analyses, requirements documentation, process maps, use cases, test plans, and implementation roadmaps.
• Conduct gap analyses and provide strategic recommendations that align business needs with organizational goals and technology capabilities.
• Partner with leadership to evaluate business priorities, assess initiative impacts, and support governance processes, portfolio planning, and investment decisions.
• Collaborate with technical teams, architects, developers, and project managers to ensure business requirements are clearly understood and translated into effective solutions.
• Support system implementations, enhancements, and process changes through acceptance testing, validation activities, issue resolution, and user readiness efforts.
• Analyze financial, operational, and performance metrics to develop dashboards, reports, and presentations that support executive decision-making.
• Lead complex meetings involving multiple departments and levels of leadership, driving alignment and consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
• Promote continuous improvement through the application of business analysis best practices, process engineering methodologies, and operational excellence principles.
• Mentor and coach less experienced analysts, providing guidance on business analysis techniques, documentation standards, and stakeholder engagement strategies.

Senior Business Analyst Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Healthcare Administration, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of experience in business analysis, process improvement, systems implementation, requirements management, testing, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated success leading business analysis efforts for large-scale, cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders and business units.
• Strong experience with business process modeling, workflow analysis, requirements elicitation, use case development, and gap analysis methodologies.
• Advanced knowledge of business analysis documentation techniques, including user stories, process maps, test cases, requirements traceability, and functional specifications.
• Experience developing executive-level presentations, dashboards, business cases, and reports that influence strategic decisions and organizational priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience supporting Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
• Familiarity with process improvement frameworks such as Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies preferred.
• Experience with Technology Business Management (TBM), business capability modeling, or related strategic planning frameworks preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, navigate organizational complexity, and drive consensus across cross-functional teams.
• Experience within healthcare, health insurance, payer operations, authorization workflows, or utilization management environments preferred.
• Experience utilizing Availity within authorization, eligibility, or healthcare operations processes preferred.

Compensation: (DOE)

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