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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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<<summaryto work for an engineering firm in the electrical and/or control systems discipline education university of houston downtownhouston,texasexpected in2004––graduate:bachelors of science: engineering technology (bset) in controls and instrumentation electronics-gpa:summa cum laudegraduated summa cum laude.university of houstonhouston,texasexpected in––:bachelors of science in electrical engineering (bsee)-gpa:completed course-work toward electrical and computer engineering major (1996 - 2001). experience jacobs engineering inc-lead electrical engineer for the csm projectcity,state, 08/2008- 07/2014supported iii, and iv of the electrical and control systems design for the control systems move (csm) project that includes re-engineering and moving existing process control equipment into a new central control building and new blast resistant modules at marathon petroleum's galveston bay refinery in texas city (us 3rd largest).prepared and presented presentations to the client and team members new to the project.prepared engineering conceptual design drawings.prepared engineering design, material and labor estimates for all phases.prepared the engineering design schedule, deliverables and scope narrative for all phases.reviewed engineering design drawings.updated process control equipment lists and cut-over plans for the refinery.prepared fiber optic cable schedules to be incorporated into the overall fiber optic infrastructure.updated engineering design weekly and monthly progress reports for the project.frequently visited the refinery for field surveys.jacobs engineering, inc,-electrical engineer for the tcacp projectcity,state,-supported and contributed to phases iii and iv of the electrical power system design for the texas city automation and controls program (tcacp) that involves upgrading the controls and automation for marathon petroleum's galveston bay refinery in texas city.prepared load lists for the power design of one of the units in the refinery.prepared material requisitions for purchasing electrical equipment and material.checked electrical cable, fiber cable and cable conduit on plan drawings.checked fiber, ethernet and data cable wiring on wiring diagrams.verified cable tray and fittings on material take-offs (mtos).updated engineering design weekly reports and monthly progress for the project.frequently visited the refinery for field surveys.jacobs engineering, inc.-electrical engineer for the flint hills dds projectcity,state,-contributed to phase iv of the electrical design of the distillate desulfurizer project (dds).prepared and ran calculations for cable ampacity and conduit fill using ampcalc software.prepared and checked electrical schematic diagrams.checked drawings for area classifications.contributed to the lighting material take-off (mto).reviewed vendor drawings related to switchgears, load centers, motor control centers (mccs), and motors.bechtel national, inc-lead resident electrical/controls engineercity,state, 06/2004- 09/2008contributed in completing the electrical design for the pueblo chemical agent-destruction pilot plant (pcapp) project that includes first-of-a-kind technology that will neutralize mustard agent in projectiles at the u.s.army pueblo chemical depot (department of defense).reviewed piping and instrument diagrams and interpreted logic diagrams into electrical circuit block diagrams to incorporate circuit design.prepared electrical schematic diagrams and panel schedules.responsible engineer for vendor packages.administrated bechtel's setroute cable scheduling system database for the project.trained team members new to the project.bechtel national, inc.-lead electrical/controls engineer for the pcapp projectcity,state,-contributed to the initial electrical design phase for the project.prepared and checked system packages for dod (client) review.administrated bechtel’s setroute cable scheduling system database for the project.assigned and coordinated work between engineering team members for the completion of work packages.bechtel national, inc.-electrical engineer for the wtp projectcity,state,-supported the electrical design for the waste treatment and immobilization plant (wtp) project that involves the vitrification process (waste to glass) that will stabilize the radioactive and chemical waste left from the manhattan project and cold war nuclear material production at hanford (doe).prepared system calculations including voltage drop, short circuit, current and cable ampacities.used the electrical transient analyzer program (etap) for load flow, short circuit and motor starting analysis.used the power plot program for plotting time versus current characteristic curves for circuit protection devices.used the microstation program for 2d drafting of existing project designs, i.e. single line diagrams. skills softwarevarious pc utilities; windows; microsoft office; c++, fortran 77, visual basic, spim assembly machine language; pspice (electronics tool); electronics workbench; mathematica; mat lab; frontpage; etap; power plot; setroute (cable management tool); amp calc (conduit fill and cable ampacity calculation tool); block draw; micro station v8 2d, and eit (project progressing tool).