Business Analyst Job at Extend Information Systems Inc. in Milpitas

Overview

Job Title: Healthcare Life Sciences Business Analyst

Location: Milpitas, CA (Hybrid Onsite)

Role: Full time

Client: Confidential

Experience Required: 8+

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Healthcare Life Sciences Business Analyst (BA) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong domain knowledge in healthcare, life sciences, payer/provider, or pharmaceutical systems and proven expertise in business analysis, requirements gathering, and regulatory compliance. This role will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams to deliver effective healthcare IT solutions.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders in healthcare and life sciences domains.
• Translate business needs into functional and technical requirements for development teams.
• Create and maintain BRDs, FRDs, User Stories, Use Cases, Process Flows, and Wireframes.
• Collaborate with payers, providers, pharma clients, or clinical teams to understand workflows and improve processes.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations (HIPAA, HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, FDA, GxP, GDPR as applicable).
• Partner with QA teams to support UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and validate system functionality.
• Work with data teams to support healthcare reporting, analytics, and dashboards.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-ups).
• Act as a liaison between business users, product owners, developers, and testers.
• Prepare status reports, presentations, and stakeholder updates as needed.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Life Sciences, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in Healthcare or Life Sciences domain.
• Strong knowledge of payer (claims, eligibility, enrollment), provider (EHR/EMR, patient care), or pharmaceutical (clinical trials, R&D, drug safety) processes.
• Experience with regulatory compliance frameworks such as HIPAA, HL7, FHIR, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, ICD-10, GxP.
• Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, Excel, SQL (basic queries).
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum methodology.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Knowledge of data analytics, reporting tools, or BI platforms (Tableau, Power BI, etc.).
• Familiarity with cloud-based healthcare platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP for healthcare solutions).
• Experience in telemedicine, digital health, or patient engagement platforms.
• Certification in CBAP, CSM, SAFe, or healthcare compliance.