Sr. Technical Business Analyst

Association of American Medical Colleges • Full-time • Remote (Washington, District of Columbia, United States) • $93.84k - $110.40k / year • 6d ago

Who We Are:

The Association of American Medical Colleges is a not-for-profit association dedicated to transforming health care by supporting the entire spectrum of medical education, medical research, and patient care conducted by our member institutions. We are dedicated to the communities we serve and steadfast in our goal to improve the health of all.

At the AAMC, we are committed to supporting our employees with a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote well-being, professional growth, and work-life balance. Highlights include:

Remote Work – Fully remote work available for most positions

Retirement Savings – Generous 403(b) employer contributions and financial wellness resources, including professional financial advising.

Health & Wellness Perks – Fitness and bicycle subsidies, on-site and virtual wellness programs (live yoga, meditation, mental health webinars, flu shot clinics, and more)

Support & Family Care – Employer paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and back-up care options for children, adults, elders, and even pets

Additional information can be found on our

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Why us, why now?

Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates user needs to create high-level systems solutions that support overall business strategies. Documents system requirements, defines scope and objectives, and creates system specifications that drive system development and implementation. Incumbents function as a liaison between IT and users and have both business and technical expertise. Identifies gaps and provides technical expertise in business requirements for system functional specifications and scales new and current systems, processes and procedures in a cost effective manner.

How will you make an impact?

Requirements Gathering/Backlog Management:

Organize and lead meetings/workshops with Product Owner and business users to understand the current and future needs (functional and non-functional requirements)
Work closely with Product Owner, development team and required project stakeholders to remove the ambiguity of user stories, refine user stories, and break them down to proper size for sprint grooming.
Analyze user stories to identify interdependencies and implementation sequence.
Manage changes throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring proper approval and documentation of changes

Business/Systems Analysis:

Utilize visual tools such as process flow diagrams, wireframes, or mockups to represent complex user stories.
Capture, document, and maintain business logic and product knowledge artifacts, such as process flows or sequence diagrams.
Manage multiple tasks and adhere to project schedules
Ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported on, and resolved/escalated in a timely manner
Work with QA to ensure proper test plans are developed and executed

Impact/Gap Analysis:

Analyze gathered requirements to identify potential conflicts or gaps, work with users to clarify and refine the requirements, as needed
Analyze the impact of requested requirements on existing applications, services, and systems
Collaborate with Product and Technical teams to find solutions for outcomes of impact analysis

Support Agile Processes and Release Planning:

Work closely with the Project Managers to develop project and release plans
Attend and/or lead daily stand-up meetings
Facilitate and lead Agile ceremonies i.e. Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo and Retrospective.
Participate in team discussions regarding new product implementations, project analysis, feature enhancements, deployment, and QA/troubleshooting

Collaborates with Business Partners, Product Owners, and the Development Team:

Coordinate with the Product Owner and business users on an operational basis and ensure a smooth flow of information on business processes and requirements to the product team
Work with the development team to get their input on requirements and refine them as needed
Build and nurture the environment of trust and respect with business partners and IT colleagues
Successfully resolve conflicts with team members/ business if they arise
Identify and document areas of potential business risks and communicate these appropriately and promptly to management.

Support Large Scale/ Complex Projects:

Work closely/coordinate with different Product Owners and Business Partners to understand and reconcile the requirements with utmost clarity
Identify and manage dependencies between complex user stories and other project components.
Execute and oversee the implementation of a change control process to effectively manage and document changes to requirements and associated user stories throughout the project lifecycle.

What will you bring to the role?

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related scientific or technical discipline required OR equivalent experience
5 - 7 years of related work experience
Extensive experience in technical business analysis
Possess a strong understanding of technical architectures and systems
Knowledge of requirements gathering techniques
Detail-oriented and strong analytical skills
Excellent communication and writing skills
Positive attitude with great teamwork and interpersonal skills, reflecting the ability to interact across departments
Prior experience with handling large-scale custom development projects
Ability to grasp complex situations quickly and resolve problems creatively
Ability to work under pressure and solve problems using an analytical approach
Eagerness to contribute to the team in multiple ways and take on responsibilities to support team goals
Ability to work with a diverse set of coworkers and effectively assess and resolve conflicts if they arise
Experience in analyzing data to draw business-relevant conclusions
Advanced knowledge of programming languages like SQL and system integration solutions.
Hands-on experience with Agile projects, including Scrum and Kanban methodologies
Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced work environment
Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
Agile Certifications Preferred (CSM)

Remote Work Eligibility

This position is eligible for remote work in the contiguous US

Compensation Grade Range

$93,840.00-$110,400.00

Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors may include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, as well as internal equity, market, and business considerations.

If a bachelor’s degree is required, related work experience may be substituted in some positions. One year of college course work at an accredited institution is equivalent to one year of related work experience.

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The AAMC is committed to the policy of an equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other personnel practices. The AAMC will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, past or current military service, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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