Technical Medicaid Business Analyst - 100% Remote
Job Title: Technical Medicaid Business Analyst Job Location: 100% Remote Role
Job Duration: 6 months of contract with possible extension
Job Summary
ā¢ The Technical Medicaid Business Analyst serves as a critical bridge between Medicaid business operations and technical delivery teams.
ā¢ This role translates federal and state Medicaid requirements, health plan business needs, and operational workflows into detailed functional requirements that support system configuration, data integration, reporting, and compliance.
ā¢ The analyst partners closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and external partners to ensure Medicaid systems and solutions meet contractual, regulatory, and operational expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
ā¢ Medicaid Business & Regulatory Analysis.
ā¢ Analyze federal and state Medicaid regulations, contract requirements, and policy guidance and translate them into clear business and functional requirements.
ā¢ Support Medicaid program areas such as eligibility, enrollment, claims, encounters, care management, provider management, quality, and compliance.
ā¢ Interpret CMS, state agency, and contractual changes and assess operational and system impacts.
Technical Requirements & Solution Design
ā¢ Develop detailed functional and technical requirements, including use cases, process flows, data mappings, interface specifications, and system configuration needs.
ā¢ Collaborate with IT, data, and vendor teams to design and validate technical solutions that align with Medicaid business needs.
ā¢ Support system enhancements, defect resolution, and new implementations across core Medicaid platforms (e.g., claims, encounters, care management, data warehouse).
Data & Integration Support
ā¢ Analyze data flows between Medicaid systems, vendors, and external entities (state agencies, CMS, providers).
ā¢ Support reporting, analytics, and regulatory submissions (e.g., encounter data, quality measures, financial reporting).
ā¢ Assist with data validation, reconciliation, and root-cause analysis for Medicaid data issues.
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
ā¢ Serve as a liaison between Medicaid business teams, IT, finance, compliance, and external vendors.
ā¢ Facilitate requirements workshops, design sessions, and stakeholder reviews.
ā¢ Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and business priorities to technical teams.
Testing & Implementation Support
ā¢ Support system testing activities, including test planning, test case development, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
ā¢ Validate that solutions meet Medicaid business and regulatory requirements prior to deployment.
ā¢ Support go-live activities and post-implementation issue resolution.
Documentation & Governance:
ā¢ Maintain clear, audit-ready documentation of requirements, decisions, and approvals.
ā¢ Ensure alignment with Medicaid governance, SDLC, and change management processes.
ā¢ Support audits, regulatory reviews, and compliance inquiries as needed.
Required Qualifications
ā¢ Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Health Administration, Public Health, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
ā¢ 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with direct Medicaid or healthcare payer experience.
ā¢ Strong understanding of Medicaid programs, managed care operations, and state/federal compliance requirements.
ā¢ Experience translating business requirements into technical specifications.
ā¢ Experience working with IT teams, system vendors, and data/reporting teams.
ā¢ Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
ā¢ Experience supporting Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) or state Medicaid programs.
ā¢ Familiarity with Medicaid healthcare payer systems such as claims platforms, encounter processing, care management systems, or eligibility/enrollment platforms.
ā¢ Experience with data analysis, SQL, or data warehouse concepts.
ā¢ Knowledge of CMS reporting, state encounter submissions, or quality programs.
ā¢ Experience with Agile, SAFe, or traditional SDLC methodologies.
Core Competencies
ā¢ Medicaid subject matter expertise.
ā¢ Technical and systems thinking.
ā¢ Requirements elicitation and documentation.
ā¢ Data analysis and validation.
ā¢ Stakeholder communication.
ā¢ Regulatory and compliance awareness.
ā¢ Attention to detail and audit readiness.
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Job Duration: 6 months of contract with possible extension
Job Summary
ā¢ The Technical Medicaid Business Analyst serves as a critical bridge between Medicaid business operations and technical delivery teams.
ā¢ This role translates federal and state Medicaid requirements, health plan business needs, and operational workflows into detailed functional requirements that support system configuration, data integration, reporting, and compliance.
ā¢ The analyst partners closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, vendors, and external partners to ensure Medicaid systems and solutions meet contractual, regulatory, and operational expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
ā¢ Medicaid Business & Regulatory Analysis.
ā¢ Analyze federal and state Medicaid regulations, contract requirements, and policy guidance and translate them into clear business and functional requirements.
ā¢ Support Medicaid program areas such as eligibility, enrollment, claims, encounters, care management, provider management, quality, and compliance.
ā¢ Interpret CMS, state agency, and contractual changes and assess operational and system impacts.
Technical Requirements & Solution Design
ā¢ Develop detailed functional and technical requirements, including use cases, process flows, data mappings, interface specifications, and system configuration needs.
ā¢ Collaborate with IT, data, and vendor teams to design and validate technical solutions that align with Medicaid business needs.
ā¢ Support system enhancements, defect resolution, and new implementations across core Medicaid platforms (e.g., claims, encounters, care management, data warehouse).
Data & Integration Support
ā¢ Analyze data flows between Medicaid systems, vendors, and external entities (state agencies, CMS, providers).
ā¢ Support reporting, analytics, and regulatory submissions (e.g., encounter data, quality measures, financial reporting).
ā¢ Assist with data validation, reconciliation, and root-cause analysis for Medicaid data issues.
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
ā¢ Serve as a liaison between Medicaid business teams, IT, finance, compliance, and external vendors.
ā¢ Facilitate requirements workshops, design sessions, and stakeholder reviews.
ā¢ Clearly communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and business priorities to technical teams.
Testing & Implementation Support
ā¢ Support system testing activities, including test planning, test case development, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
ā¢ Validate that solutions meet Medicaid business and regulatory requirements prior to deployment.
ā¢ Support go-live activities and post-implementation issue resolution.
Documentation & Governance:
ā¢ Maintain clear, audit-ready documentation of requirements, decisions, and approvals.
ā¢ Ensure alignment with Medicaid governance, SDLC, and change management processes.
ā¢ Support audits, regulatory reviews, and compliance inquiries as needed.
Required Qualifications
ā¢ Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Health Administration, Public Health, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
ā¢ 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with direct Medicaid or healthcare payer experience.
ā¢ Strong understanding of Medicaid programs, managed care operations, and state/federal compliance requirements.
ā¢ Experience translating business requirements into technical specifications.
ā¢ Experience working with IT teams, system vendors, and data/reporting teams.
ā¢ Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
ā¢ Experience supporting Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) or state Medicaid programs.
ā¢ Familiarity with Medicaid healthcare payer systems such as claims platforms, encounter processing, care management systems, or eligibility/enrollment platforms.
ā¢ Experience with data analysis, SQL, or data warehouse concepts.
ā¢ Knowledge of CMS reporting, state encounter submissions, or quality programs.
ā¢ Experience with Agile, SAFe, or traditional SDLC methodologies.
Core Competencies
ā¢ Medicaid subject matter expertise.
ā¢ Technical and systems thinking.
ā¢ Requirements elicitation and documentation.
ā¢ Data analysis and validation.
ā¢ Stakeholder communication.
ā¢ Regulatory and compliance awareness.
ā¢ Attention to detail and audit readiness.
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