Business Analyst – Senior

Job Title: Business Analyst - Senior

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Work Model: Hybrid

Duration: 12 months

Extension: 1 Time

Must Haves

• Minimum 8 years' business analysis experience working in electronic health-related projects
• Experience working in the public sector, preferably in a health care setting.
• Experience with and knowledge of Project Management concepts (e.g. project goals, risk, scope, participant roles, planning and quality management)
• Experience conducting business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions
• Excellent Communication skills both verbal and written, and strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Public Sector Experience

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs.
• Prepare and advise on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization.

Additional Terms

• The resource will comply with the Agency's policies and procedures.
• Assignment Type: This position is currently listed as "Hybrid". The resource under this request will be required to work onsite as per Hiring Manager sole discretion.
• The Agency systems cannot be accessed from outside the province of Ontario, and Agency assets including laptops and related equipment cannot be removed from the province of Ontario, without prior written approval from the Agency.

Deliverables

• The resource will ensure full knowledge transfer is provided to the Agency team before end of engagement.
• The resource must provide all related documentation as part of knowledge transfer protocol.
• A walkthrough of any demos, development, etc. will be required before the end of the engagement.

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

General Skills

• Coordinate and conduct business analysis in order to assess client's business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined
• Application of re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches
• Coordinate and conduct business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies
• Develop strategies, prepare business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conduct feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives
• Develop sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc.
• Monitor progress, resolves problems and report regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders
• Develop performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up
• Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis
• Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement
• Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope
• Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

Desired Skills

• Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions
• Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements
• Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up
• Familiarity with Quality Assurance (QA) and experience working closely with QA teams (testing approach, strategy, planning)
• Familiarity with application security and privacy standards and considerations
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
• Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards

Deliverables

• Handle change requests for electronic health record (EHR) planning, using change management workflow
• Create clear content for artifacts, prepare project charters/plans, elicit information from subject matter experts, and lead meetings.
• Organize, lead/control meetings and keep discussion on track and accomplish goals.
• Create detailed work streams, manage project scope, timeline, and costs to achieve project objectives in accordance with business needs/expectations.
• Document requirements in business requirements document (BRD)