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job description business analyst lead ii - business analysis who we are advantasure is a growing company and a member of the ust healthproof family, advantasure champions innovative solutions with an eye on the futureproviding health plans with the flexibility to adapt to a changing regulatory environment and evolving business needs. leveraging the industrys leading experts in government-sponsored health plans, advantasure offers solutions for administrative cost management, quality patient outcomes and experiences, enrollment growth, risk adjustment, and quality and provider engagement initiatives. we achieve this mission together through teamwork, communication, collaboration, and focus. our employees are our greatest assets, and we invite you to apply to be a part of our journey toward making a difference in healthcare in the united states. you are the business analyst is responsible for ensuring that business requirements are documented, and every functionalbusiness consideration is identified before implementing each project. this position must clearly understand and reviewconfirm with the client and internal departments before functional requirements are finalized - alternative approaches are suggested where viable. the business analyst is also responsible for functional requirements that are completely documented and understood, along with innovative solutions with best practices identified and explored for the most prevalent use cases. the opportunity creates functional specifications. collects, understands, and transmits business requirements for projects and translates them into functional specifications, database designs, and detailed test plans.works with client business to understand requirements. partners with clients to gather all requirements to formulate business process specifications and translates those into application functionality, understanding the value proposition(s) of the project and deciding when to advocate and when to compromise to arrive at mutually acceptable solutions.works with technical staff to translate requirements. assists the technical team in translating application functionality into application architecture and the production of system functionality documents.communicates business directives, goals, and needs to the technical team and serves as a client interface for managing user expectations and client satisfaction.manages development life cycle. manages projects and processes as required.works with the product team to stay abreast of overall product strategy, roadmap(s), and release management processes.assists in the definition of business cases and cost-benefit analyses that effectively inform prioritization decisions.support capacity planning to optimize the effectiveness of the department.assists in the leading organization and execution of user acceptance testing.ability to learn the resolution of technological challenges such as workflow, scheduling, testing processes, and procedures. builds relationships with key business unit resources to gain an understanding of overall business unit direction. partner with internal team members to lead it activities for small to medium business initiatives using appropriate project management methodologycontributes to status and management reports as required.participates in configuration changes in systems. this position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. other relevant essential functions may be required. what you need ability to be innovative, creative, and think outside of the box when presented with roadblocks.ability to solve practical problems in potentially chaotic environments ability to learn the resolution of technological challenges such as workflow, scheduling, testing processes, and procedures. ability to understand impacts on other areas and project interdependencies.knowledge of business models, process models, data models, workflow models, and object models as needed.ability to develop workflow and business rules diagrams in visio.ability to interact with clients in difficult situations.ability to convey pertinent information to the technical team.strong presentation skills and analyticalproblem-solving skills.ability to work in both a structured and unstructured environment. demonstrated excellence in a rapid product-developing environment. expertise in gathering requirements, designing products (database and ui), and achieving high-quality results within specified timeframes.knowledge of the application of departmental procedures processes and workflows.ability to learn how to create functional documents such as requirement documents, statements of work, proposals, use cases, and other technical documentation standards.knowledge of the current state of the it industry related to requirements gathering. ability to learn how to translate business goals into it demand.knowledge of project management tools and processes.functional and technical writing skills.ability to support projects using a variety of project management methodologies (bi-modal) ability to learn how to define all levels of business and technology requirements.strong communication and negotiation skills.ability to work with and empower others on a collaborative basis to ensure the success of the unit team.bachelors degree in a related field. a relevant combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. continuous learning, as defined by the companys learning philosophy, is required. certification or progress toward certification is highly preferred and encouraged.4-8 years experience as a business analyst in healthcare or health insurance, medicare, and commercial business lines compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. as required by local law, ust provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in california, colorado, new york city, or washington as set forth below. role location: range of starting pay for role remote: $78,000-$118,000 our full-time, regular associates are eligible for 401k matching, and vacation accrual and are covered from day 1 for paid sick time, healthcare, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance benefits. depending on the role, some associates may also be eligible for stock options. what we believe were proud to embrace the same values that have shaped ust and its subsidiaries since the beginning. since day one, weve been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. and today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone to champion diversity and inclusion and place people at the center of everything we do. humility: we will listen, learn, be empathetic, and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone. humanity: through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves. integrity: we honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships. . all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment . #advantasure

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<<profilehighly motivated sales associate with extensive customer service and sales experience. outgoing sales professional with track record of driving increased sales, improving buying experience and elevating company profile with target market. skills visual basic oracle sql pss®e powerworld simulator pi processbook matlab pspice maple 11 etap skm revit mep solidworks autocad microsoft office professional experience arc engineer, 06/2012-presentenersys– ,participate in three year employee rotation program for varying experience between three core pjm departments including markets, operations, and planning aided in the implementation and go-live of performance based regulation including the addition of a fast-following dynamic regulation signal worked with real time market group to verify five minute lmp pricing and investigate system issues based on price fluctuations responsible for communicating new system implementations for performance based regulation throughout the company lead coordination effort of information tracking of new generation resources between the executive team and infrastructure planning department developed general tools and applications using visual basic for analyzing operational and markets data additional rotation departments include: member relations, settlements, nerc/cip compliance, corporate information security, and legal.electrical power engineer, 03/2011- 06/2012leagold mng corp. j– ,proficient in the use of skm power tools, electrical transient analyzer program (etap), and matlab power systems simulink for calculating power system parameters including, but not limited to: short circuit calculations, load flow, voltage regulation, motor starting and flicker assessments, and power quality and harmonics performed company's first large scale harmonics study for a site consisting of 200 mva of utility source and 180 mva of onsite generation with voltages ranging from 120 volts through 35,000 volts strong experience with federal government projects familiarity with the mission critical building construction including design/build experience trained in autodesk revit mep for power system equipment modeling.transmission planner, 03/2010- 09/2011peco–city,state,base case model development and power flow studies in pss/e developed excel macro and user interface to create pss/e contingency automation files enhanced excel spreadsheet to estimate the power factor at distribution buses using pi data reviewed type ab and c contingency files on a per substation basis drafted project diagrams for transmission system projects using autocad used virtual data base editor to map system data for new xa/21 system used by dispatchers.dispatch engineer, 03/2009- 12/2009pjm interconnection–city,state,responsible for providing evidence to comply with government standards using dispatch tools such as energy management system (ems), edart, reliability coordinator information system (rcis), and unit dispatch system (uds) in charge of weekly meetings to review government standards in preparation for company audit ran load studies on ems in pjm's dispatch while shadowing dispatchers during daily shifts researched events for generator markets trained in dispatching and practices of pjm as a balancing authority, transmission operator, and reliability coordinator produced daily and monthly operation reports for meetings with pjm's member transmission and generation companies.connector design engineer, 06/2008- 09/2008micro–city,state,developed an inspection procedure for a key component of panel mounted connectors which was implemented company-wide and utilized as a standard method trained in solidworks to draft cable assemblies and designing connectors for coaxial lines trained in cst microwave studio to design and test electrical properties of coaxial connectors such as tdr and vswr performed calculations to test impedance, capacitance, and inductance of assemblies used stack-up tolerences to hold connector specifications to military standards determined phase of microwave signals as they propogate through the connectors using pico-second calculations to prevent the waves from adding destructively.manufacturer & tester, 06/2007- 05/2008micro-coax–city,state,efficiently worked as part of a small team to produce cable assemblies for ied jamming units; achieved lowest rate of failure during production.implemented vna diagnostic systems to test the vswr of cable assemblies.effectively trained 10 new employees in the process of manufacturing cable assemblies. education and trainingmaster of science:electrical engineering,expected injune, 2015-drexel university-philadelphia,pagpa:status-electrical engineeringbachelor of science:electrical engineering business administration,expected injune, 2012--,gpa:gpa: 3.6status-electrical engineering business administration gpa: 3.6graduate certificate:engineering management,expected in-drexel university-philadelphia,pagpa:gpa: 4.0status-engineering management gpa: 4.0 skills go-live, autocad, automation, c, cable, data base, designing, dispatching, editor, energy management, fast, government, information security, inspection, legal, maple, market, matlab, meetings, excel, microsoft office, microwave, modeling, oracle sql, power tools, pricing, pspice, quality, real time, revit, settlements, solidworks, spreadsheet, transmission, type, user interface, .