Premier, Inc
Senior Portfolio Business Analyst
Premier, Inc, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245
Overview
Senior Portfolio Business Analyst The Senior Portfolio Business Analyst (SPBA) within a specific product segment has a high degree of subject matter expertise and acts as the accountable liaison between product management and other support groups such as development and user experience. Responsible for ensuring delivery of features and functions as outlined in the acceptance criteria. The SPBA elicits, analyzes, validates, specifies, verifies, prioritizes, and manages detailed requirement documents that support workflows such as functional documents, stories, and sprint-ready directions. The role requires superb communication and facilitation skills and experience working with cross-cultural, cross-matrix teams to deliver software solutions to market. SPBAs typically operate with a high degree of autonomy and collaborate with Product Management and required team members to create products and solutions that satisfy the business needs and vision. The SPBA will work closely with the associated Technical Product Manager (TPM) or Technical Product Director (TPD) to ensure complete execution and success of the product line.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibility #1 - 35%
— Business Requirements Analysis: Works with stakeholders and UX personnel during requirements creation to ensure alignment of wireframes and UX designs with business requirements and development constraints. Understands requirements with customers, internal stakeholders, and SMEs to enable accurate translation and prioritization of features and stories. Translates high-level business requirements into actionable stories, incorporating detailed requirements, business rules, use cases, and acceptance criteria. Advocates cross-functional business development and requirement reuse across product and business spectrum. Gains commitment from stakeholders and team members. Negotiates with stakeholders under guidance of the TPM or TPD. Identifies and communicates potential process improvements to the TPM or TPD. Demonstrates a high level of subject matter expertise.
Responsibility #2 - 30%
— Product Development, QA & Testing: Leads effort to obtain estimates from the development team. Collaborates with QA to ensure QA requirements support thorough product testing. Manages product backlog in coordination with the TPM or TPD. Responsible for managing development issues and escalating necessary issues to the TPM or TPD. Maintains understanding of product vision to ensure current stories enable future functionality. Assists with coordinating successful completion of UAT.
Responsibility #3 - 25%
— Knowledge Transfer: Delivers presentations and demos to executives and large audiences. Aligns the product team on current feature sets, goals, and future vision. Ensures proper documentation and effective knowledge transfer for all involved parties including development, QA, marketing, product support, implementation, and education. Facilitates meetings and interactions with necessary support groups. Serves as the user advocate on development and product management teams.
Responsibility #4 - 10%
— Data Analysis: Assesses and validates integrations/solutions and data integrity/quality. Creates data mapping and data flow diagrams. Assesses the impact of data and software changes on current and future business. Participates in data exploration and conceptual design for strategic initiatives.
Required Qualifications Work Experience:
4 or more years of applicable experience
Education:
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Preferred Qualifications Skills:
Business Analysis in Healthcare industry
Program Management
Strong Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Agile SCRUM Software lifecycle
Experience:
Cloud Based Software
Software Development life cycle
Strong Data Analytics, Data Integration
Production Support
Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Additional Job Requirements
Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods
Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
Attention to detail
Operate computer programs and software
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats
Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
Making independent decisions
Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions
Working Conditions Remote
Travel Requirements Travel 1-20% within the US
Physical Demands Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time.
Compensation and Benefits Premier’s compensation philosophy is to ensure compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive. Internal salary range for this role is $90,000 - $150,000. Final salary depends on market factors, including departmental budgets, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier offers a wide-range salary structure for base salary flexibility.
Employees also receive access to the following benefits:
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
401k retirement program
Paid time off
Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans
Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
Premier at a glance
Ranked #1 on Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers list (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) and 21st Healthiest Employer in America (2023)
Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute (16th year)
Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards: Consultant - Healthcare Management (2024)
KLAS recognition for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting
For a listing of all awards, visit the Awards and Recognition section on our company website.
Employees receive
Perks and discounts
Access to on-site and online exercise classes
Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy status, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Premier complies with applicable laws and offers reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. For application process assistance, please contact diversity_and_accommodations@premierinc.com or 704.816.5200.
Information collected as part of any job application is subject to Premier’s Privacy Policy.
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Senior Portfolio Business Analyst The Senior Portfolio Business Analyst (SPBA) within a specific product segment has a high degree of subject matter expertise and acts as the accountable liaison between product management and other support groups such as development and user experience. Responsible for ensuring delivery of features and functions as outlined in the acceptance criteria. The SPBA elicits, analyzes, validates, specifies, verifies, prioritizes, and manages detailed requirement documents that support workflows such as functional documents, stories, and sprint-ready directions. The role requires superb communication and facilitation skills and experience working with cross-cultural, cross-matrix teams to deliver software solutions to market. SPBAs typically operate with a high degree of autonomy and collaborate with Product Management and required team members to create products and solutions that satisfy the business needs and vision. The SPBA will work closely with the associated Technical Product Manager (TPM) or Technical Product Director (TPD) to ensure complete execution and success of the product line.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibility #1 - 35%
— Business Requirements Analysis: Works with stakeholders and UX personnel during requirements creation to ensure alignment of wireframes and UX designs with business requirements and development constraints. Understands requirements with customers, internal stakeholders, and SMEs to enable accurate translation and prioritization of features and stories. Translates high-level business requirements into actionable stories, incorporating detailed requirements, business rules, use cases, and acceptance criteria. Advocates cross-functional business development and requirement reuse across product and business spectrum. Gains commitment from stakeholders and team members. Negotiates with stakeholders under guidance of the TPM or TPD. Identifies and communicates potential process improvements to the TPM or TPD. Demonstrates a high level of subject matter expertise.
Responsibility #2 - 30%
— Product Development, QA & Testing: Leads effort to obtain estimates from the development team. Collaborates with QA to ensure QA requirements support thorough product testing. Manages product backlog in coordination with the TPM or TPD. Responsible for managing development issues and escalating necessary issues to the TPM or TPD. Maintains understanding of product vision to ensure current stories enable future functionality. Assists with coordinating successful completion of UAT.
Responsibility #3 - 25%
— Knowledge Transfer: Delivers presentations and demos to executives and large audiences. Aligns the product team on current feature sets, goals, and future vision. Ensures proper documentation and effective knowledge transfer for all involved parties including development, QA, marketing, product support, implementation, and education. Facilitates meetings and interactions with necessary support groups. Serves as the user advocate on development and product management teams.
Responsibility #4 - 10%
— Data Analysis: Assesses and validates integrations/solutions and data integrity/quality. Creates data mapping and data flow diagrams. Assesses the impact of data and software changes on current and future business. Participates in data exploration and conceptual design for strategic initiatives.
Required Qualifications Work Experience:
4 or more years of applicable experience
Education:
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Preferred Qualifications Skills:
Business Analysis in Healthcare industry
Program Management
Strong Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Agile SCRUM Software lifecycle
Experience:
Cloud Based Software
Software Development life cycle
Strong Data Analytics, Data Integration
Production Support
Education:
Bachelor's Degree
Additional Job Requirements
Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods
Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
Attention to detail
Operate computer programs and software
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats
Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
Making independent decisions
Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions
Working Conditions Remote
Travel Requirements Travel 1-20% within the US
Physical Demands Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently. Sedentary work involves remaining stationary most of the time.
Compensation and Benefits Premier’s compensation philosophy is to ensure compensation is reasonable, equitable, and competitive. Internal salary range for this role is $90,000 - $150,000. Final salary depends on market factors, including departmental budgets, education, unique skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier offers a wide-range salary structure for base salary flexibility.
Employees also receive access to the following benefits:
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
401k retirement program
Paid time off
Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans
Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
Premier at a glance
Ranked #1 on Charlotte’s Healthiest Employers list (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) and 21st Healthiest Employer in America (2023)
Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute (16th year)
Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards: Consultant - Healthcare Management (2024)
KLAS recognition for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting
For a listing of all awards, visit the Awards and Recognition section on our company website.
Employees receive
Perks and discounts
Access to on-site and online exercise classes
Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy status, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Premier complies with applicable laws and offers reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs. For application process assistance, please contact diversity_and_accommodations@premierinc.com or 704.816.5200.
Information collected as part of any job application is subject to Premier’s Privacy Policy.
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