GEHA (Government Employees Health Association, Inc., pronounced G.E.H.A.) is a nonprofit member association that provides medical and dental benefits to more than two million federal employees and retirees, military retirees and their families. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

GEHA has one mission: To empower federal workers to be healthy and well.

Offering one of the largest medical and dental benefit provider networks available to federal employees in the United States, GEHA empowers health and wellness by meeting its members where they are, when they need care. We serve our members with products they value and a personalized customer experience, sustained by a nimble and efficient organization.

The Business Data Analyst will be responsible for identifying a problem statement, gathering requirements, identifying the proper data solution, and documenting the decisions to support GEHA’s business stakeholders. This role supports data development and maintenance efforts of the Data & Analytics activities and initiatives in alignment with the Enterprise Data strategy, policies, and organizational goals.

SKILLS

Duties and Responsibilities

Reviews, analyzes, and creates detailed documentation of business rules and data needs.
Coordinates discussions with business/stakeholders and cross functional/technical teams to capture and review use cases, requirements, and another technical document. Ensure all business requirements are accurately reflected and accounted for (including data lineage and transformations)
Collaborates with developers and architects to define and document the data solution to meet needs outlined in the business rules and needs.
Responsible for ensuring business/stakeholder approval, that passes audit scrutiny, for data solutions delivered in a production state.
Documents data ingestion, transformation, and consumption including workflows, data models, data classification, and steps required to curate trusted data.
Responsible for ensuring all documentation reflects the current state and outstanding issues so that business requirements reflect proper state of data.
Support the cloud data framework that aligns with the Enterprise Data Strategy, policies, and organizational goals.
Ensures that the delivered data and processes fulfill the documented business rules and data needs.
Ensure that all items follow company change management process.
Participate in scrum, backlog grooming, refinement, planning and review sessions.
Presents documentation of business rules, data needs, technical documentation, and data models.
Champions department standards for documentation and ensures that all assigned projects meet compliance and can withstand audit scrutiny.
Peer Reviews documentation of business rules, data needs, technical documentation, and data models.
Create data models based on the data solution decisions and conceptual models in collaboration with the data architect and developer.
Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Requires 3-5 years of relevant technical or business work experience with demonstrated experience within healthcare industry or data and analytics.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Healthcare Administration, Mathematics, or a related field or comparable experience. Additional years of qualifying work experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.
Demonstrated Data Query Skills
Competent in Microsoft Azure Data tools or Snowflake Technologies.
Background and experience in Data Analysis, Data Profiling, Data Transformation and Data Reporting.
Experience problem solving and root cause analysis.
Understanding of CI/CD Pipelines
Competent in Agile and Scrum processes
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Prior knowledge of, or willingness to learn, healthcare and analytics industries.
Preferred fundamentals certification in Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, or comparable cloud platform or technology.

Work-at-home requirements

Must have the ability to provide a non-cellular High Speed Internet Service such as Fiber, DSL, or cable Modems for a home office.
A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 30x5 (30mpbs download x 5mpbs upload) is required.
Latency (ping) response time lower than 80 ms
Hotspots, satellite and wireless internet service is NOT allowed for this role.
A dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

How we value you

Competitive pay/salary ranges
Incentive plan
Health/Vision/Dental benefits effective day one
401(k) retirement plan: company match – dollar for dollar up to 4% employee contribution (pretax or Roth options) plus a 6% annual company contribution
Robust employee well-being program
Paid Time Off
Personal Community Enrichment Time
Company-provided Basic Life and AD&D
Company-provided Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Tuition Assistance Program

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. GEHA considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

The annual base salary range for this position is $75,606 - $106,576 USD.

GEHA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which means we will not discriminate against any individual based on sex, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, military status, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity, and sexual orientation, as well as all other characteristics and qualities protected by federal, state, or local law. GEHA will not discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their compensation or the compensation of another employee or applicant. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our diversity drives innovation deepens connections and strengthens our organization.

GEHA is headquartered in Lee's Summit, Missouri, in the Kansas City area. We recognize the importance of balance and flexibility and offer hybrid and work-from-home options for many of our roles.