Product Analyst

Job Description:

• Product Analyst will research, identify and support the build of product features.
• As a Product Analyst, you should have research and problem-solving skills, an understanding of software development and the ability to communicate effectively.
• You will ensure ongoing product support which may include story writing, documentation and testing input.
• The Product Analyst will also help manage the backlog.

A Day In The Life:

• The selected resource will be supporting the Utilization Management teams with implementation of a new platform and new capabilities.
• Responsible for gathering and interpreting data from various sources, identifying key insights, and providing actionable recommendations to drive product development and enhancement.
• Collaborate with team(s) and Stakeholder(s) to discover and deliver the best solution to the market problem(s) presented by the Product Manager or Product Owner (business).
• Working with a variety of internal and external partners to elicit and document business requirements for user stories.
• Help Product Owner and scrum team to plan work in upcoming sprints, considering a variety of factors such as priority, effort/cost, complexity, dependencies, and business and system impacts
• Help document the technology/business needs into product backlog stories/items.
• Attends sprint ceremonies and is available to team during the sprint for clarifications and acceptance of user stories.
• Aid where needed throughout sprints for the development team, such as answering questions on requirements and providing input on testing strategy.
• Maintain technical documentation of system and business processes.
• Build strong relationships with team members, business users, stakeholders, subject matter experts, vendors, to help navigate through problems, decisions, and related implications.

Required Skills & Experiences:

• 3+ years of related professional experience.
• All relevant experience including work, education, transferable skills, and military experience will be considered.
• Experience working in the managed care/healthcare insurance industry
• Experience with writing business/functional requirements and Agile methodologies
• Solid written, oral, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to negotiate expectations between multiple parties
• Exposure to process improvement with high level of execution focus preferred.
• Solid analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills

Nice To Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or business, technical degree or a relevant field