Consulting Manager, Healthcare Business Analyst (Payer)

About Cognizant Consulting

Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?

About the role

As a Manager, Healthcare Business Analyst, you will make an impact by leading discovery, requirements analysis, scope definition, and development-ready user story creation for healthcare transformation initiatives. You will be a valued member of the Healthcare Consulting team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, system integration teams, configuration teams, quality assurance teams, implementation partners, and clients.

In this role, you will:

• Lead discovery workshops with business stakeholders to identify business, system integration, configuration, and testing requirements.
• Facilitate scope discovery sessions, document business needs, and drive alignment to establish a clearly defined and approved implementation scope before development begins.
• Review approved Business Requirements Documents and translate requirements into development-ready user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Partner with business, system integration, configuration, quality assurance, and delivery teams to review, refine, validate, and align requirements.
• Maintain end-to-end requirements traceability, manage requirement changes, and support delivery through clear documentation, stakeholder communication, and requirements governance.

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. 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

• 8+ years of business analysis experience, preferably within healthcare payer, healthcare technology, or consulting environments.
• Experience leading discovery workshops, requirements elicitation, scope definition, and stakeholder alignment activities.
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into development-ready user stories with detailed acceptance criteria.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including business, development, testing, configuration, implementation, and system integration partners.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, documentation, and requirements governance skills.

These will help you succeed

• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Healthcare payer experience, including exposure to claims, membership, provider, benefits, care management, or related payer business functions.
• Experience supporting large-scale healthcare platform implementations, modernization programs, or system integration initiatives.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, drive clarity, and influence stakeholders across business and technology teams.
• Strong consulting mindset with the ability to connect business needs to practical delivery outcomes.

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.

Compensation

$110,000-$129,500

This position is eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Employee assistance program
• 10 paid holidays plus PTO
• Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
• Learning and development certifications and programs