Bachelor s degree in healthcare, Life Sciences, Engineering, Pharmacy, or related fields.
Preferred certifications: AHIP, CBAP, CPC, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or similar.
5 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst in healthcare Payor systems.
Key Responsibilities
Gather, analyze, and document business requirements across claims, enrollment, eligibility, membership, provider management, benefits, and authorization workflows in the Payor domain.
Support enhancements in claims adjudication, including rules configuration, benefits validation, COB, pricing, and EOB generation.
Work on member and provider enrollment, eligibility verification, and EDI transactions (837, 834, 270/271, 835, 276/277).
Assist in health plan benefits configuration including coverage rules, utilization management rules, cost sharing, and prior authorization requirements.
Contribute to premium billing, payment posting, revenue reconciliation, and other Payor ficial workflows.
Support provider contracting, credentialing, fee schedule management, and reimbursement methodologies (FFS, capitation, bundled payments).
Ensure alignment with HIPAA, CMS, NCQA regulatory and Payor compliance requirements.
Perform gap analysis, define current vs. future state processes, and propose system/process improvements.
Create BRDs, FRDs, User Stories, Use Cases, and workflow diagrams for business and technical teams.
Improve Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) processes including patient access to AR collections, payment posting, denials management, and AR reduction.
Analyze root causes for claim denials, improve clean claim rates, and support appeals/reprocessing.
Support underwriting activities such as risk assessment, analyzing utilization trends, claims data analysis, and assisting in premium pricing models.
Collaborate with actuarial/product teams on group/individual plan pricing and renewals.
Perform data validation using SQL/Excel and work with engineering teams on integrations, data mapping, and API workflows.
Lead and support UAT, including test plan creation, test execution, and defect tracking.
Work closely with cross functional business, product, and engineering teams in Agile environments.
Required Skills
Strong experience in the Healthcare Payor domain (mandatory).
Hands on experience in:
Claims Processing & Adjudication
Enrollment & Eligibility
Benefits Administration
Provider Network Management
Revenue Cycle Management
Underwriting fundamentals
Medical coding basics (ICD, CPT, HCPCS)
EDI transactions (837/835/834/270/271/276/277)
Strong requirement gathering, process mapping, and documentation skills.
Ability to write detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional specifications.
Strong analytical ability with SQL/Excel/reporting tools.
Understanding of HIPAA, CMS guidelines, Payor compliance, and regulatory frameworks.
Experience supporting UAT and working in Agile/Scrum environments.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Data Science & AnalyticsRole Category: Business Intelligence & AnalyticsRole: Business AnalystEmployement Type: Full time