Business Analyst - IT
12+ month ongoing contract (hybrid in Nashville, TN 37243). Local candidates only; no relocation offered.
About the role
The Business Analyst serves as the liaison between business stakeholders and the HRTS development team. Responsible for gathering, analyzing, documenting, and validating business and technical requirements to support enhancements and maintenance of the Hospital Reporting Tracking System (HRTS). The analyst works closely with business units to understand operational needs, translate those needs into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria, and manage work items through Azure DevOps. The Business Analyst will also coordinate with hospitals and business partners to support the implementation and ongoing integration of US SAFR with HRTS, ensuring business processes, data exchanges, and system functionality meet operational and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Partner with business units to gather, analyze, and document business requirements.
- Create and manage user stories, tasks, and acceptance criteria in Azure DevOps.
- Facilitate meetings with stakeholders to define business needs and prioritize enhancements.
- Work with developers, testers, and project managers to ensure requirements are accurately implemented.
- Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and validate completed functionality.
- Support implementation and integration of US SAFR between hospitals and HRTS.
- Document business processes, workflows, and system changes.
- Provide production support, issue analysis, and recommendations for system improvements.
- Monitor project progress and communicate status, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
- Promote continuous improvement of HRTS functionality and business processes.
Requirements
- Experience gathering, analyzing, documenting, and validating business requirements.
- Ability to translate business needs into functional requirements for development teams.
- Experience creating BRD, FRD, process workflows, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with technical and business stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of Azure DevOps or similar Agile project management tools (e.g., Jira, Rally, or VersionOne).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with healthcare information systems, hospital workflows, or health IT integrations.
Skills
- Business requirements analysis and documentation
- User story and acceptance criteria creation
- Stakeholder facilitation and communication
- Azure DevOps or similar Agile tools
- Process workflow documentation
- Healthcare IT systems (preferred)
Pay
$46.50/hour (W2) or $50.00/hour (incorporated).
Schedule
- Full-time, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM.
- Primarily remote; onsite attendance approximately four times per year for leadership or department-wide meetings.
Benefits
- EPO/PPO Medical Plans
- HMO/PPO Dental programs
- Vision – VSP (Vision Plan Summary)
- 401K Retirement vesting program (VOYA)
- Paid bi-weekly/direct deposit
- Flex Spending Plan
- Voluntary Life, AD&D, STD, or LTD plans