I have an urgent need for 2 strong Business Analysts. The candidates must have previous healthcare experience. These positions are not systems focused, they are operational business analysts.
Position: Business Analyst
Location: San Francisco
Duration: 3 month+ contract
Experience working on projects that involve provider or health insurance is a must. Person will work with cross functional departments and should have experience working between corporate and functional teams.
Necessary Skills:
• Provides highly complex analytical support through the analysis and interpretation of data in support of cross-functional business operations.
• Assists with development of annual operating plans, capital budgets and forecasts, and build business cases for new business initiatives.
• Develops, prepares and analyzes highly complex reports for management review.
• Defines highly complex business requirements and provides analysis toward operational efficiency and drives change within the organization.
• Analyzes actual results against plan and forecast and recommends interventions where appropriate.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement in operational performance and notifies management of issues and problems requiring immediate attention.
• Works cross-functionally in analyzing, designing and developing business solutions.
• Provides analytical support for multiple, highly complex, projects simultaneously, establishes work plans and timelines; coordinates with internal and external sources.
• Make presentations to various levels of management.
• Works under limited supervision, using established procedures.
• Expert knowledge of and ability to perform analyses such as, GAP analysis, process mapping, root-cause analysis, risk analysis and requirements gathering
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• B.A/B.S. degree and seven years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Please contact me if you are available and interested. ashroyer@kforce.com 415.678.2321
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Business Project Manager in El Dorado Hills
This is an Associate level Project Manager position in El Dorado Hills. The ideal candidate will bring some experience in healthcare or Claims.
Associate Project Manager
El Dorado Hills, CA
2 Month Contract
Overview of Job
Associate Project Managers act as the single point of accountability to plan, direct, and coordinate activities of assigned projects of limited scope or for defined elements of larger projects to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished with high quality, within established time frames and budget, and meet customer and/or business needs.
Create project plans, Set project objectives, Manage scope and scope change requests, Plan and direct schedules and budget, Monitor projects from initiation through delivery and monitor for continuous improvement, Analyze and interpret data, Identify risks, close out Projects, Responsible for assigning and monitoring work of team members and providing guidance and leadership, Communicate with internal and external stakeholders on project steps and objectives
Hold a general understanding of the scope of a project (including project lifecycle)
Education • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Licensing & Certifications • Project management certification (e.g., PMI, PMP) desirable
• Quality management experience (e.g., Six Sigma, Juran, Deming) desirable
Previous Experience • 1 year of Project management and business analysis experience
• Experience writing business requirements preferred
• Experience working with multi-month timelines
• Experience executing strategic business plans desirable
• Exposure to organization change and communication issues preferred
• Health care experience required
• Insurance industry experience preferred
Computer Skills • Microsoft products including MS Project, Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint
Please contact me if you are interested. I can be reached at ashroyer@kforce.com or 415.678.2321.
Associate Project Manager
El Dorado Hills, CA
2 Month Contract
Overview of Job
Associate Project Managers act as the single point of accountability to plan, direct, and coordinate activities of assigned projects of limited scope or for defined elements of larger projects to ensure that goals and objectives are accomplished with high quality, within established time frames and budget, and meet customer and/or business needs.
Create project plans, Set project objectives, Manage scope and scope change requests, Plan and direct schedules and budget, Monitor projects from initiation through delivery and monitor for continuous improvement, Analyze and interpret data, Identify risks, close out Projects, Responsible for assigning and monitoring work of team members and providing guidance and leadership, Communicate with internal and external stakeholders on project steps and objectives
Hold a general understanding of the scope of a project (including project lifecycle)
Education • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Licensing & Certifications • Project management certification (e.g., PMI, PMP) desirable
• Quality management experience (e.g., Six Sigma, Juran, Deming) desirable
Previous Experience • 1 year of Project management and business analysis experience
• Experience writing business requirements preferred
• Experience working with multi-month timelines
• Experience executing strategic business plans desirable
• Exposure to organization change and communication issues preferred
• Health care experience required
• Insurance industry experience preferred
Computer Skills • Microsoft products including MS Project, Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint
Please contact me if you are interested. I can be reached at ashroyer@kforce.com or 415.678.2321.
Monday, August 9, 2010
3 Online Business Analysts
I am currenlty hiring for 3 Business Analysts to work in downtown San Francisco. All of these positions will be focused on web based projects. Please call me if you would be qualifed and interested. ashroyer@kforce.com or 415.678.2321
These are all 4 month+ contracts. During the contract, you would be an employee of Kforce. Health benefits and paid sick time will be provided.
Senior Business Analyst (7-10 years experience)
Mid-level Business Analyst (5-7 years experience)
Junior Business Analyst (3-5 years experience)
Implementation: Leads analysis effort on large, complex cross-functional teams to implement new products that drive administrative cost savings or membership growth. Participates as a SME or Functional Lead in large and complex projects. Develops operational support models and supports management to secure buy-in. Provides guidance to other analysts working on the same project and/or portal backlog team. Manages requirements elicitation and walkthrough sessions for business and system requirements. Performs data analysis and adds to story documentation as needed.
Iteration & Release Plans: Understands iteration and release plans. Creates a product backlog in association with product manager. Facilitates prioritization of product backlog. Understands dependencies. Breaks down large complex efforts into smaller releasable efforts. Performs overall risk assessment for release and iterations. Provides guidance to other analysts working on the project/portal team.
User Stories & Product Backlog: Expert in authoring and managing user stories. Adds system analysis and data details to stories as needed. Oversees creation of a product backlog and coordinates efforts between analysts in large teams. Provides guidance to other analysts, design, development and QA resources working on the same project and/or portal backlog team. Manages requirements elicitation and walkthrough sessions for business and system requirements.
Vendor Management: Manages vendors, including selection process, evaluation process, contract negotiations and the ongoing relationship. Ensures terms of agreements are upheld and enforced.
Service Level Agreement Management: Works with both vendor and internal resources to ensure that SLAs are consistently met.
User Acceptance Test Plans: Authors UAT scripts for the product including relevant operational processes required to support or use the product. Accountable for verifying the user acceptance of product prior to release.
Production Management: Proactively monitors complex issues, defects and enhancements with high stakeholder/user impact to implementation. Directs the work of business, technology or vendor partners to research and analyze issues to determine root causes. Recommends course of action and manages implementation of solution. Ensures product documents are updated.
Enhancement/Production Queues: Prioritizes across the product. Ensures product documents (business architecture, business requirements, configuration requirements, process diagrams, operational support procedures, etc) are updated.
These are all 4 month+ contracts. During the contract, you would be an employee of Kforce. Health benefits and paid sick time will be provided.
Senior Business Analyst (7-10 years experience)
Mid-level Business Analyst (5-7 years experience)
Junior Business Analyst (3-5 years experience)
Implementation: Leads analysis effort on large, complex cross-functional teams to implement new products that drive administrative cost savings or membership growth. Participates as a SME or Functional Lead in large and complex projects. Develops operational support models and supports management to secure buy-in. Provides guidance to other analysts working on the same project and/or portal backlog team. Manages requirements elicitation and walkthrough sessions for business and system requirements. Performs data analysis and adds to story documentation as needed.
Iteration & Release Plans: Understands iteration and release plans. Creates a product backlog in association with product manager. Facilitates prioritization of product backlog. Understands dependencies. Breaks down large complex efforts into smaller releasable efforts. Performs overall risk assessment for release and iterations. Provides guidance to other analysts working on the project/portal team.
User Stories & Product Backlog: Expert in authoring and managing user stories. Adds system analysis and data details to stories as needed. Oversees creation of a product backlog and coordinates efforts between analysts in large teams. Provides guidance to other analysts, design, development and QA resources working on the same project and/or portal backlog team. Manages requirements elicitation and walkthrough sessions for business and system requirements.
Vendor Management: Manages vendors, including selection process, evaluation process, contract negotiations and the ongoing relationship. Ensures terms of agreements are upheld and enforced.
Service Level Agreement Management: Works with both vendor and internal resources to ensure that SLAs are consistently met.
User Acceptance Test Plans: Authors UAT scripts for the product including relevant operational processes required to support or use the product. Accountable for verifying the user acceptance of product prior to release.
Production Management: Proactively monitors complex issues, defects and enhancements with high stakeholder/user impact to implementation. Directs the work of business, technology or vendor partners to research and analyze issues to determine root causes. Recommends course of action and manages implementation of solution. Ensures product documents are updated.
Enhancement/Production Queues: Prioritizes across the product. Ensures product documents (business architecture, business requirements, configuration requirements, process diagrams, operational support procedures, etc) are updated.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Medicare Part D Superstar
Hello All!
I just had a new position open for a Medicare Part D Superstar. This is a full time/direct hire position in the east bay. The perfect person will have at least 10 years experience consulting with business line leaders, data analysis and reporting. Healthcare and Medicare experience (as expected) is required. There will be 25% travel.
This position can also sit in Burbank, Denver, Atlanta or Rockville, MD. Please contact me directly if you have questions or would like to apply. ashroyer@kforce.com or 415.678.2321
Essential Functions:
• Responsible for compiling analysis to support the development, execution and ongoing monitoring of regional and national Medicare business line strategies; drives performance to improve analysis and advance strategy work; able to be a thought partner with other functional areas to identify analytic gaps and opportunities; works with other national leaders within and outside the business line to develop comprehensive and strategic business cases for initiatives with goal of improving processes/tools.
• Coordinates data and reports across functional areas and regions to support the business line and monitor performance. As needed, supports regions in executing specific initiatives. Accountable for monitoring results of plans and tactics, identifying emerging risks and working with functional or regional business leaders and staff to create mitigation plans.
• Lead cross functional and cross regional projects; develop plans with clear goals, timelines, milestones and key outcomes in partnership with functional and regional leaders; monitors progress and supports ongoing improvements for the Medicare Business Line.
• Monitors changes to Medicare that can impact strategies and business plans including competitive environment, products and payments; partners with other functional and national areas to develop analysis and reports.
• Interacts with key leaders to provide status reporting and updates including executive reporting, cross team reporting and program wide reporting.
I just had a new position open for a Medicare Part D Superstar. This is a full time/direct hire position in the east bay. The perfect person will have at least 10 years experience consulting with business line leaders, data analysis and reporting. Healthcare and Medicare experience (as expected) is required. There will be 25% travel.
This position can also sit in Burbank, Denver, Atlanta or Rockville, MD. Please contact me directly if you have questions or would like to apply. ashroyer@kforce.com or 415.678.2321
Essential Functions:
• Responsible for compiling analysis to support the development, execution and ongoing monitoring of regional and national Medicare business line strategies; drives performance to improve analysis and advance strategy work; able to be a thought partner with other functional areas to identify analytic gaps and opportunities; works with other national leaders within and outside the business line to develop comprehensive and strategic business cases for initiatives with goal of improving processes/tools.
• Coordinates data and reports across functional areas and regions to support the business line and monitor performance. As needed, supports regions in executing specific initiatives. Accountable for monitoring results of plans and tactics, identifying emerging risks and working with functional or regional business leaders and staff to create mitigation plans.
• Lead cross functional and cross regional projects; develop plans with clear goals, timelines, milestones and key outcomes in partnership with functional and regional leaders; monitors progress and supports ongoing improvements for the Medicare Business Line.
• Monitors changes to Medicare that can impact strategies and business plans including competitive environment, products and payments; partners with other functional and national areas to develop analysis and reports.
• Interacts with key leaders to provide status reporting and updates including executive reporting, cross team reporting and program wide reporting.
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