Business Analyst

The CDC Foundation helps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) save and improve lives by unleashing the power of collaboration between CDC, philanthropies, corporations, organizations and individuals to protect the health, safety and security of America and the world. The CDC Foundation is the go-to nonprofit authorized by Congress to mobilize philanthropic partners and private-sector resources to support CDC’s critical health protection mission. Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has raised over $1.9 billion and launched more than 1,300 programs impacting a variety of health threats from chronic disease conditions including cardiovascular disease and cancer, to infectious diseases like rotavirus and HIV, to emergency responses, including COVID-19 and Ebola. The CDC Foundation managed hundreds of programs in the United States and in more than 90 countries last year. Visit www.cdcfoundation.org for more information.  
Job HighlightsLocation: Remote, must be based in the United StatesSalary Range: $76,500-$108,650 per year, plus benefits. Individual salary offers will be based on experience and qualifications unique to each candidate. Position Type: Grant funded, limited-term opportunityPosition End Date: June 30, 2025, with potential for an extension
OverviewThe Business Analyst - EHR Application Specialist will support the development and delivery of technical projects that improve the use of public health data to inform decision making. This role is aligned to the Workforce Acceleration Initiative (WAI). WAI is a federally funded CDC Foundation program with the goal of helping the nation’s public health agencies by providing them with the technology and data experts they need to accelerate their information system improvements.  Working within Oklahoma State Department of Health, Strategy Division, EHR Program, the Business Analyst - EHR Application Specialist will collaborate across technical and non-technical teams to document new workflows, assist in user acceptance testing, participate in system configuration training, gather requirements, assure that requirements are correctly understood by developers, assure change management, and facilitate alignment towards the planning and implementation of a public health data systems project. The Business Analyst - EHR Applications Specialist will be hired by the CDC Foundation and assigned to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Strategy Division, EHR Program. This position is eligible for a fully remote work arrangement for U.S. based candidates. OSDH is implementing an EHR system to support our 83 County Health Departments across the state. We are transitioning from a paper-based charting system and legacy billing system to the new EHR, which is specially designed to support public health program tracking, reporting, and billing needs.

Responsibilities

• Document new, EHR-based business practices and workflows primarily associated with the front end of the EHR system, identify opportunities for improvement, support process improvement, discover issues and deliver improved value.
• Participate in system configuration training and implement configuration changes, incorporating change management best practices.
• Work with user community, technical teams and vendors to meet implementation timeline.
• Participate in requirements gathering/JAD sessions for enhancements to the system; working closely with the OSDH EHR Team, Project or Product Manager(s), developers, subject matter experts, vendors, and users.
• Define and verify requirements and use cases or workflows for minor enhancements and assure these are correctly understood by developers.
• Assist EHR workgroups in developing test cases at the application level.
• Assist EHR workgroups in their testing responsibilities.
• May perform data quality assurance.
• Facilitate business/functional requirement review, approval, and sign-off sessions.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
• Effectively communicating insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field required, computer science, computer engineering or related field preferred. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience as a business analyst, project, or implementation manager.
• Experience writing process and procedure documentation for end users
• Experience with Lucidchart, Visio or any other diagramming tool required.
• Experience writing Use Cases to document requirements.
• Experience collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to translate user and technical requirements, and lead the team through smooth and continuous delivery (e.g., Azure DevOps)
• Knowledge and experience with Agile project management and SDLC methodologies, principles and processes
• Experienced in change management and risk management principles and processes to provide leadership in the development of strategic plans and change management initiatives and their roll-out.
• Experience using data to make decisions, gathering data insights by design to improve outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining working relationships with internal and external partners and can effectively promote collaboration among differing viewpoints.
• Strong understanding of technical concepts and legacy systems.
• Knowledge of user experience design and user research principles and concepts.
• Ability to communicate and articulate problems and resolutions to technical and non-technical teams.
• Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills; and the ability to develop productive working relationships with colleagues and partners.
• Experience working in a virtual environment with remote partners and teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Product/Project Management Certification preferred (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, PMI, IIBA)
• Healthcare or Public Health Informatics Certification preferred (e.g., HIMSS, AHIMA, AMIA)
• Willingness to travel for occasional onsite meetings (less than 10%)

Special NotesThis role is involved in a dynamic public health program. As such, roles and responsibilities are subject to change as situations evolve. Roles and responsibilities listed above may be expanded upon or updated to match priorities and needs, once written approval is received by the CDC Foundation to best support the public health programming.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.
We comply with all applicable laws including E.O. 11246 and the Vietnam Era Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 governing employment practices and do not discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria in accordance with 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-300.5(a)(12) and 60-741.5(a)(7). As a federal government contractor, we take affirmative action on behalf of protected veterans.
The CDC Foundation is a smoke-free environment.  Relocation expenses are not included. Apply