Hybrid Business Analyst III

at Premera Blue Cross

• Job title: Business Analyst III
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $80,200 - $125,600 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Business Analyst III at Premera transforming complex business needs into AI-focused outcomes to streamline healthcare. The role involves collaboration across departments and delivery of impactful solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous business needs into solid business and functional requirements for small to large projects with moderate complexity utilizing AI.
• Assess and analyze existing business processes across departments to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks and opportunities for automation or optimization using AI-driven solutions.
• Manage requirements across the lifecycle of a project to ensure end user satisfaction, business stakeholder buy-in, and scope integrity.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand operational goals, pain points, and success metrics, translating business needs into AI-enabled process improvements.
• Partner with business unit and IT or other departments as needed to ensure successful implementation and ongoing business and / or systems support when appropriate.
• Design and recommend AI-based solutions, including workflow automation, predictive analytics, natural language processing, and decision-support tools, aligned with organizational strategy.
• Facilitate meetings and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions in a positive way to drive cross-functional stakeholders to reach agreements and effective solutions. Meetings may include leadership.
• Conduct research and interviews subject matter experts to create "As-is" and "To-be" process flows.
• Apply critical thinking to evaluate cross functional dependencies, including upstream and downstream impacts.
• Develop business cases and ROI analyses for proposed AI initiatives, outlining cost, impact, risk, and implementation timelines.
• Create business facing test scenarios, test scripts/cases, and mockups of data necessary to conduct testing.
• Create the traceability between requirements and scenarios to ensure business requirements are met.
• May monitor and report on testing activity and results.
• Consult with others in the development of appropriate training materials to support the needs of functional areas.
• May provide support to other entry and junior level Business Analysts.
• May investigate and research system problems and enhancements, working collaboratively with IT and business stakeholders to identify options and provide business and / or technical solutions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or four (4) years of work experience (Required).
• Three (3) years of analytical experience in a technical or business environment, including at least 2 years performing business analysis functions (gathering business requirements, documenting process/data flows, and performing gap analyses) (Required).
• Foundational understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, including machine learning, automation, and generative AI, with the ability to identify practical business use cases and process improvement opportunities.
• Experience with artificial intelligence fundamentals.
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot, PowerApps, Python, SQL and internal systems.
• Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries.
• Experience in a project environment that utilizes Agile or Waterfall methodologies.
• Experience performing business analysis for work efforts of moderate complexity.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.
• Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.
• Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.
• Generous paid time off to reenergize.
• Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
• Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.
• For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.
• Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.
• Free convenient on-site parking.
• Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.
• Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.
• Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.
• Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.