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Premera Blue Cross · 1 day ago

Business Analyst III

Premera Blue Cross is dedicated to improving healthcare for its customers and fostering a collaborative workplace. The Business Analyst III role involves transforming complex business needs into actionable solutions, leveraging AI and automation to enhance processes and drive innovation across the organization.

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Responsibilities

Translate ambiguous business needs into solid business and functional requirements for small to large projects with moderate complexity utilizing AI
Assess and analyze existing business processes across departments to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks and opportunities for automation or optimization using AI-driven solutions. Manage requirements across the lifecycle of a project to ensure end user satisfaction, business stakeholder buy-in, and scope integrity
Partner with business stakeholders to understand operational goals, pain points, and success metrics, translating business needs into AI-enabled process improvements
Partner with business unit and IT or other departments as needed to ensure successful implementation and ongoing business and / or systems support when appropriate
Design and recommend AI-based solutions, including workflow automation, predictive analytics, natural language processing, and decision-support tools, aligned with organizational strategy
Facilitate meetings and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions in a positive way to drive cross-functional stakeholders to reach agreements and effective solutions. Meetings may include leadership
Conduct research and interviews subject matter experts to create "As-is" and "To-be" process flows. Apply critical thinking to evaluate cross functional dependencies, including upstream and downstream impacts
Develop business cases and ROI analyses for proposed AI initiatives, outlining cost, impact, risk, and implementation timelines
Create business facing test scenarios, test scripts/cases, and mockups of data necessary to conduct testing. Create the traceability between requirements and scenarios to ensure business requirements are met. May monitor and report on testing activity and results
Consult with others in the development of appropriate training materials to support the needs of functional areas
May provide support to other entry and junior level Business Analysts
May investigate and research system problems and enhancements, working collaboratively with IT and business stakeholders to identify options and provide business and / or technical solutions
Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Business AnalysisArtificial IntelligenceProcess ImprovementMicrosoft PowerAppsSQLPythonAgile MethodologiesHealthcare ExperienceStakeholder EngagementConsensus-BuildingCross-Functional CollaborationCritical ThinkingNegotiation

Required

A Bachelor's degree or four (4) years of work experience (Required)
Three (3) years of analytical experience in a technical or business environment, including at least 2 years performing business analysis functions (gathering business requirements, documenting process/data flows, and performing gap analyses) (Required)
Foundational understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, including machine learning, automation, and generative AI, with the ability to identify practical business use cases and process improvement opportunities
Experience with artificial intelligence fundamentals
Experience with Microsoft Copilot, PowerApps, Python, SQL and internal systems
Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries
Experience in a project environment that utilizes Agile or Waterfall methodologies
Experience performing business analysis for work efforts of moderate complexity

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.
Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.
Life and disability insurance.
Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.
Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.
Generous paid time off to reenergize.
Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.
Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.
Free convenient on-site parking.
Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.
Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.
Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

Company

Premera Blue Cross

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Premera is a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, providing comprehensive health benefits and tailored services.

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Jeffrey Roe
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Talha Ashraf
EVP and CFO
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