Business Analyst with Healthcare Experience
About the Role
We are seeking a Business Analyst to support digital transformation initiatives for our healthcare client, BlueShield of California. In this role, you will partner with product, compliance, business, and technology teams to analyze requirements, define solutions, and support the delivery of digital experiences that improve member and provider interactions.
This position is ideal for a collaborative professional who thrives in Agile environments and enjoys translating complex business and regulatory requirements into actionable user stories and functional specifications.
In This Role, You Will
- Analyze regulatory, compliance, and business requirements for digital initiatives.
- Document business and functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Conduct impact assessments and gap analyses for digital applications, including member and provider-facing solutions.
- Create and maintain Jira stories, tasks, and supporting project documentation.
- Participate in backlog refinement, sprint planning, and requirements review sessions.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), business validation, defect triage, and issue resolution activities.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Compliance, Operations, UX, Development, and QA teams to ensure successful delivery of business objectives.
- Monitor dependencies, risks, and implementation issues while helping ensure solutions align with documented requirements and compliance mandates.
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 through 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 Need to Have to Be Considered
- 3-7 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Product Analyst, or Product Owner.
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
- Strong experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Hands-on experience with Jira and Confluence.
- Ability to develop clear, complete, and well-organized requirements documentation.
- Experience supporting business validation, testing, and release activities.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in cross-functional teams.
These Will Help You Stand Out
- Healthcare payer industry experience.
- Familiarity with compliance and regulatory-driven implementations.
- Experience supporting member portals, provider portals, provider directory solutions, or digital healthcare products.
- Knowledge of authentication, access management, and digital self-service capabilities.
- Experience working on customer-facing digital transformation programs. This opportunity offers the chance to contribute to meaningful healthcare digital experiences while working alongside cross-functional teams in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Salary and Other Compensation
Applications will be accepted until 11/09/2026
The annual salary for this position is between $ $83,000 to $94,500 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also 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/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: 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, provincial or local laws.
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.
