Public Health Business Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Maryland.

📋 Description

• Gather, document, and oversee both business and technical requirements through interviews, workshops, and consultations with public health stakeholders and subject-matter experts.

• Create business requirements, user stories, process maps, data-flow diagrams, and acceptance criteria.

• Assist in analyzing system integrations and data flows across public health programs, laboratories, registries, and external partners.

• Work closely with technical teams to convert requirements into solution designs, backlog items, and implementation strategies.

• Participate in test planning, develop test scenarios, and conduct user acceptance testing alongside subject-matter experts and technical staff.

• Help with documentation efforts, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), data dictionaries, user manuals, and meeting summaries.

• Facilitate discussions regarding data quality, timeliness, reporting needs, and reuse across public health use cases.

• Convey complex technical subjects in a straightforward, accessible manner for non-technical audiences.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience as a Business Analyst in technology-focused projects.

• Proficient understanding of public health surveillance, epidemiology workflows, and STLT public health operations.

• Capability to analyze and document comprehensive workflows, system integrations, and data flows that support surveillance and reporting use cases.

• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Collaborative attitude for engaging with technical delivery teams and public health stakeholders.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.

• Familiarity with public health data exchange and interoperability among PHAs, laboratories, registries, healthcare partners, and federal systems.

• Knowledge of public health standards and artifacts, including HL7 v2, CDA, and FHIR.

• Understanding of Generative AI and agentic research in comparison to other automation methods.

• Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents will be considered.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% company-paid employee premiums for the base plan.

• Life and disability insurance fully covered by the employer.

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance provided.

• Employee Assistance Plan available.

• Discounts for employees.

• 11 federal holidays observed.

• Paid time off (PTO) accrual with the option to carry over.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, dependent, and transit expenses.

• Tuition reimbursement opportunities.

• Training assistance offered.