Job Description :
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Required:
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li>Bachelors or Advanced Degree in a related field such as Information Technology/Computer Science, Mathematics/Statistics, Analytics, Business Technology or in related field or equivalent experience./li>
li>8+ years of Healthcare data analysis experience supporting business initiatives through data analysis, writing business requirements and user acceptance testing of various systems/li>
li>Experience with JAD and Agile methodologies or SDLC and proven ability to facilitate project requirements gathering meetings/sessions, analyze, develop detailed specifications for reporting, and requirements traceability/li>
li>Recognize, gather, correlate, attention to details, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, define problems, and devise solutions and alternatives and make appropriate recommendations/li>
li>Experience in metadata management/li>
li>Experience with development of test data and test scenarios/li>
li>Experience in a governmental or quasi-governmental agency and/or Medicaid/Medicare/Healthcare environment/li>
li>Strong organization skills and ability to set priorities and schedule work deadlines/li>
li>Adapting to the team and organizational culture/li>
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p style="margin-left:9.0pt">Preferred (the higher on the list the more preferred)
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li>BA Experience in a Data Warehouse project environment that include Teradata, SQL Assistant, Data Cleansing, Informatica, Business Objects OR similar environment/li>
li>Experience with JAD and Agile methodologies or SDLC and proven ability to facilitate project requirements gathering meetings/sessions, analyze, develop detailed specifications for reporting, and requirements traceability/li>
li>Recognize, gather, correlate, attention to details, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, define problems, and devise solutions and alternatives and make appropriate recommendations./li>
li>Needs to be able to work independently and not rely on State or other team members. Ability to design applications taking into consideration data reconciliation (to the source system) query/reporting performance, and analytical business value./li>
li>Experience supporting project management activities/li>
li>Excellent organizational, presentational skills, written and verbal communication skills with evidence of successfully working with a wide audience including technical and non-technical parties, end users, senior management and private sector vendors./li>
li>Intermediate level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)/li>
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Functional:
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li>Knowledge of health insurance, HMO and managed care principles including Medicaid and Medicare regulation./li>
li>Understanding of FFS, Managed Care claims processes./li>
li>Familiarity with Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment./li>
li>Sound grasp of Provider domain in terms of types, specialties, taxonomies etc./li>
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Technical:
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li>Experience working with Medicare and Commercial paid claims data sets. Other applicable data sets include Census, Eligibility, and Membership data sets./li>
li>Experience working with large data repositories and/or relational databases in a Data warehouse environment./li>
li>Experience profiling data using tools like Informatica IDQ or complex SQL queries/li>
li>Solid experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) required. Ability to learn/adapt to new analytic toolsets (such as BO, Tableau) is a must./li>
li>Expertise in MS Excel, with proficiency using formulas, PivotTables, linked worksheets, graphing and other reporting and presentation features./li>
li>Ability to analyze data and apply investigative skills in resolving issues./li>
li>Ability to produce clear, written operational instructions and supporting documentation./li>
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Knowledge of EDW and ETL processes is a nice to have