Senior Data Business Analyst - American Technology Consulting

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services - Data Office is seeking aSenior Business Analyst to play a crucial role in Data platform implementation.The Data Office will be supporting Department of Public Health (DPH) in theimplementation of a Local Public Health Data Platform. This platform will serveas a key operational and reporting interface for the 351 local and regionalboards of health in Massachusetts, housing key workflows, such as inspectionsand permitting; collecting pertinent data from local boards of health; andallowing reporting out to local boards of health using data held by theDepartment of Public Health, such as immunization rates and other key publichealth information. Utilizinga combination of Salesforce, Mulesoft, Snowflake,Informatica(IICS), and Tableau, the new local public health data platform willrepresent a major transformation in how information flows between the state andmunicipal governments. An outside consultancy is responsible for the build andimplementation of the application. Data Office staff, including this role, willserve as assistance and internal subject matter experts through theimplementation.This role will be expected to become familiar with the business case andoutcomes, understand what is being proposed and built by the vendor, and toapprove and validate what has been proposed and built. There will beopportunities to build key infrastructure and reports to support the business,and participate in other DPH workstreams, such as the Data ModernizationInitiative. Post-implementation, the EHS Data Office will support and maintainthe data and reporting infrastructure that has been built as well as support theOffice of Local and Regional Health to meet their data-driven goals. The idealcandidate is an expert in project requirement analysis, data management andanalysis, collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, documentationof requirements, translation of business requirements to technical specs,presentations and project management when needed. You can clearly articulate andpresent feedback on project and process documents shared by vendors. In thisrole, you are comfortable speaking to both business and technical stakeholdersto ensure combined understanding and collaborative solutions. This role will beexpected to own tasks and follow-up related to cloud data platform requirementsand implementation activities and establish well documented best practices andprocesses.DETAILED LIST OF JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Plan for, develop, and document in detail the functional, technical and business requirements of solutions for business and technical projects of a wide range of complexity * Write both business and technical documentation that is appropriate to support the development and end user community * Engage and collaborate with internal/external stakeholders to understand their requirements and get their feedback throughout the lifecycle of projects * Follow established PMO standards and procedures * Communicate milestones that define delivery timetables based on capacity and prioritization * Ensure timely delivery of solutions meeting requirements and expectations * Investigate, design, and implement business solutions and major upgrades or enhancements to existing solutions * Assist in complex data analysis and translates business needs into Data solutions * Assist with data training to ensure the end users of the Data Platform and the BI reports fully understand all components. * Cross train peers within subject matter areas and technical expertise areas * Work with Architects, Developers and Analysts to present an overview of requirements to build use cases * Work with technical teams to translate business requirements to technical requirements * Gather and understand user requirements and business activities * Experience in Participating requirements and solution review sessions involving Data platform implementation. * Expertise in leading presentation of requirements analysis to management, technical, analytical and business stakeholders * Contribute to project plans as requested by project managers or director * Assist internal management in establishing project priorities and in allocating service delivery resources * Ensure timely delivery of solutions meeting requirements and expectationsQUALIFICATIONS: Minimum experience/skills: * Experience in creating, reviewing and maintaining end-to-end data platform requirements. * Strong communication skills comfortable explaining/proposing solutions to technical stakeholders, vendors, and business consumers. * Experience working with highly sensitive health care information and familiar with HIPAA and other data privacy controls. * Thorough knowledge and experience of data warehouse and Enterprise Data solution. • Data analytics and data profiling skills * 2+ years of Cloud database platform experience such as Snowflake. * Salesforce Experience * Familiarity with AWS cloud services * Excellent SQL query skills * Working knowledge with at least one Business Intelligence tool such as Tableau • Effective and good communications skills * Ability to work with teams and independently.Preferred experience/skills: * Healthcare experience * Excellent Documentation and Presentation Skills * Amazon Web Services experience * Snowflake certification * Tableau reporting experience