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Senior Consultant - Healthcare Business Analyst

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About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is where curious minds come together to solve complex challenges and create meaningful impact. Blending industry insight, technology expertise, and the power of AI, we partner with leading organizations to transform the way they work, serve customers, and grow.

About the role
As a Senior Consultant – Healthcare Business Analyst, you will make an impact by independently leading business requirements gathering, analysis, and documentation while collaborating closely with business stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable requirements.
You will be a valued member of the consulting team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, Product, Engineering, QA teams, and clients.


In this role, you will:
• Independently lead requirements gathering and elicitation sessions with business stakeholders to understand and document business needs.
• Analyze and document business requirements, including user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions to clarify requirements and ensure alignment between business and technical teams.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and QA teams throughout the Agile software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Support requirements validation and maintain close collaboration with cross-functional teams.


Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, or Queretaro, Mexico. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.


What you must have to be considered
• Healthcare industry experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with the ability to independently manage requirements gathering and stakeholder interactions.
• Strong experience in business requirements analysis, elicitation, and documentation.
• Proven ability to develop clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Strong stakeholder facilitation and communication skills, with a self-driven approach to managing business requirements.
• Experience working in Agile environments, understanding SDLC processes, and collaborating with Product, Engineering, and QA teams.


These will help you succeed
• Experience working with system integrations and data flows.
• Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Knowledge of defect triage and resolution processes.
• Previous experience in the healthcare industry.
• Familiarity with health-plan business domains and processes.


We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.


About Cognizant: 
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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