Business Analyst 0585

• The Agency is enabling primary care information exchange through a provincial standard as a consistent and easy way for health care providers to see their patients’ most important health facts. This will provide essential clinical information to allow a common view and understanding of the patient within the circle of care and may be used by health care providers to support transition and transfer of patients across the continuum of care; coordination and collaboration around a patient’s care in the context of Agency Teams; and safe provision of care in unexpected or unscheduled medical situations (e.g. emergency or urgent care).
• The purpose of this procurement is to procure two Business Analysts for the Primary Care initiative.

• 7+ years working experience as a Business Analyst on Health care/IT projects
• 3+ years of working experience on medium-to-high complexity Agile initiatives

• Work with lines of Agency assets such as Primary Care Information Exchange (PCIE), (business, architects, developers, UI and UX designers to collect and analyze requirements (i.e. business, integration, interface, data, and non-functional requirements) for new builds, enhancements)
• Work with both primary care vendors and Agency asset product owners to create/update/refine user stories, leverage techniques to drive out business priorities and maintain backlog.
• Contribute to agile sprint reviews, product demos and retrospectives.
• Document business and system solutions using Agile methodology techniques, as well as support the development of test scripts for end-to-end functional testing.
• Co-ordination and facilitation of stakeholder meetings, with clear agendas, minutes and follow-up.
• Assist with project initiation and governance by preparing necessary documents and reports.
• Help identify risks, assumptions and constraints for requirements, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure performance and customer experience metrics are defined, measured and reported on a regular basis.
• Work with project managers to support continuous improvement of processes to optimize team productivity, quality and time-to-market.
• Manage multiple tasks, work assignments simultaneously, and meet delivery dates, while working under pressure and tight deadlines.

• College/University undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business or related discipline from a recognized institution or equivalent experience
• 7+ years working experience as a Business Analyst on Health care/IT projects
• 3+ years of working experience on medium-to-high complexity Agile initiatives
• Ability to work with Technology teams and business users
• Knowledge/experience in Cloud technologies
• Knowledge of Provincial healthcare systems
• Knowledge of Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)
• Knowledge of agile principles and experience in scrum methodology
• Knowledge of JIRA, Confluence
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent documentation, verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment with proven ability to multitask
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or Project Management Institute –Professional in Business Analysis Certification (PMI – PBA)

• 3+ years of work experience on medium-to-high complexity Agile initiatives. 10 Points
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, negotiation and communication and documentation skills. 25 Points
• Working knowledge of Provincial healthcare systems. 20 Points
• Certifications in Business Analysis or Project Management, Experience in Agile environment. 10 Points
• Knowledge of privacy practices and policies, ideally Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPPA). 10 Points

• Deliverables include, but are not limited to:
• Requirements gathering
• Project documentation
• Create and execute test scripts for end-to-end functional testing

• The resource will ensure full knowledge transfer is provided to the Agency team before end of engagement. Some of this might occur at the end of the engagement but will also be shared as information is obtained/consolidated. Key deliverables will be shared with team.
• The resource must provide all related documentation as part of knowledge transfer protocol. Documents will be reviewed by the appropriate leads and signed off by manager/director.
• The resource will work collaboratively with the Agency team throughout the assignment and ensure key deliverables, milestones, and documentation are shared.
• A walkthrough of any demos, development, etc. will be required before the end of the engagement.

• 3+ years of working experience on medium-to-high complexity Agile initiatives
• Work with lines of Agency assets such as Primary Care Information Exchange (PCIE), (business, architects, developers, UI and UX designers to collect and analyze requirements (i.e. business, integration, interface, data, and non-functional requirements) for new builds, enhancements)
• Work with both primary care vendors and Agency asset product owners to create/update/refine user stories, leverage techniques to drive out business priorities and maintain backlog.
• Manage multiple tasks, work assignments simultaneously, and meet delivery dates, while working under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Document business and system solutions using Agile methodology techniques, as well as support the development of test scripts for end-to-end functional testing.
• Public Sector Healthcare

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