Business Analyst

Molina Healthcare is a FORTUNE 500 company that is focused exclusively on government-sponsored health care programs for families and individuals who qualify for government sponsored health care. 

Molina Healthcare contracts with state governments and serves as a health plan providing a wide range of quality health care services to families and individuals. Molina Healthcare offers health plans in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico. Molina also offers a Medicare product and has been selected in several states to participate in duals demonstration projects to manage the care for those eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare. 

Molina Healthcare owns and operates primary care clinics in California, Florida, New Mexico, Washington and Virginia. Our medical offices provide individuals who qualify for government sponsored programs with medical care including prenatal care, immunizations, and flu shots. 

Molina Healthcare’s subsidiary, Molina Medicaid Solutions (MMS), provides business processing and information technology administrative services to Medicaid agencies. MMS currently holds contracts with the states of Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, and West Virginia, as well as a contract to provide drug rebate administration services for the Florida Medicaid Pharmacy program.

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Long Beach, California

Length: On-going contract (Multi-year)

Interview Process: Phone and Onsite Interview

Job Description

Leading, with a team, or individually, develops or modifies business requirements and functional specifications for software application and technology projects, including Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and Functional Requirements Documents (FRDs). Assists project managers by managing sub-teams or a portion of an overall project. Generally works on medium to large scale projects of moderate to significant complexity.

Essential Functions

• Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates business processes and associated IT application requirements

• Supports or leads the process of screening, framing and modeling ideas for process improvements or cost savings.

• Develops and executes test strategies, plans, scenarios, and tracks resolution to identified defects.

• Recommends promotion of software to production based on satisfactory test results.

• Defines and documents business and IT system processes. Models AS-IS and TO-BE processes.

• Conducts and facilitates JAD sessions to develop and coordinate the requirements, specifications, design, and testing efforts for medium to large projects.

• Analyzes business workflow and system needs for conversions and migrations; assists in data mapping.

• Defines and develops test plan documentation to support system validation and/or User Acceptance Testing.

• Conducts gap analysis and uses analytical skills to identify root cause and assist with problem management.

• Prepares high level user documentation and training materials.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Understands the basic concepts of project management according to PMBOK and Project Management Lifecycle

• Demonstrated understanding of Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC)

• Intermediate level of knowledge in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio)

• Ability to articulate an appropriate course of action based on reading standard project documentation

• Ability to develop and document a work plan and estimate effort required to complete the work

• Ability to document business analysis deliverables such as requirements, workflow diagrams, and testing documentation

• Ability to work independently as well as within a team

• Attention to detail and accuracy

• Ability to multi-task skills and prioritized workload                                                                                                                  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to maintain attendance to support required quality and quantity of work

• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective work relationships with co-workers, clients, members, providers and customers

Required Education: 

Associate’s Degree or equivalent experience                                                                                                           

Required Experience:     

• 5+ years’ experience in application development support with proven analytical experience

• Demonstrates expertise in a variety of concepts, practices, and procedures applicable to job-related subject areas

• Broker (Medicare) experience - worked with process or systems for brokers

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.