Business Analyst

Business Analyst

IT solutions for better care, better business and better outcomes



At CGI, we deliver a full suite of health IT solutions that improve the health industry. Our solutions reduce operating costs, advance the quality of care, and promote public health with an emphasis on electronic medical records (EMR), health information exchange (HIE), quality initiatives and operational efficiency improvements. CGI is currently looking for Public Health professionals in our Atlanta, GA, offices to join an exciting project team that will work to develop and enhance the IT systems.



Business Analyst - Job Description:

Acts as a liaison between the Business Unit and the Systems group to facilitate the identification of process improvements, system design, testing and implementation of large and/or complex technical projects, often requiring coordination of multiple functional areas.



Acts as a liaison between project team leadership and assigned Business Systems Analysts to ensure proper planning and execution of requirements activities.

Fosters and maintains effective relationships with Business Units and Systems group

Works collaboratively with peer business systems analysis personnel on projects or between projects.

Conducts needs and impact analysis on business requests searching for ways to link programs, processes, and systems throughout the organization to achieve optimal efficiency and reusability.

Considers how current organizational programs and systems will be impacted by future development.

Identifies, evaluates, and implements operational changes to improve information and processing systems.

Understands the overall vision and can also address or respond to specific requirements details

Reviews and provides recommendations on major projects and system enhancements to the decision makers.

Facilitates requirements interviews and workshops with project stakeholders

Analyzes and defines user requirements and translate them into system requirements to ensure understanding of the request by all project members.

Documents data requirements and conducts data analysis for integration and conversion efforts.

Creates business models to support requirements language.

Collaborates with other IT disciplines to ensure continuity between requirements, design, and testing.

Reviews test and implementation plans and coordinates testing of system enhancements and projects with the user area.

Reviews technical training programs and assists with user training when needed.

Reviews system procedures, guidelines and technical documentation of new systems.

Reviews enhancements and projects after implementation to ensure compliance to specifications, and cost-effectiveness.

Maintains expert level of business functional knowledge and current automated technologies.

Communicates new technologies to Business Unit when applicable.

Evaluates new products or systems for applicability to Business Units



Required / Desired Skills



Requires BS/BA degree or equivalent experience.

Requires four to six years of progressive experience as a Business Analyst

Requires exposure to large, complex IT projects.

Requires strong communication skills, both verbal and written, organizational skills, interpersonal skills and requirements planning and management skills.

Demonstrated aptitude towards problem identification, resolution and comprehension and interpretation of technical procedures.

Requires strong analytical skills

Requires comfort with data requirements and related data activities

Requires strong Interpersonal / relationship building skills with technical and business personnel

Requires three to five years of varying requirements gathering techniques and exposure to standard methodologies (UML/ Use cases)

Requires system savvy i.e. knowledge of web bases applications, ability to analyze data through SQL queries or other such tools