Principal IT Analyst – Business Systems Analyst

Magellan Health

Principal IT Analyst responsible for understanding business data definitions and ensuring technical systems meet data needs at Magellan HealthCare. Collaboration with stakeholders and documentation of workflows are key aspects.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $93,955 - $159,725 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in gathering and translating business and technical requirements, ensuring data quality, and collaborating with stakeholders to meet business needs. Proficient in creating technical design documents and developing proof of concepts to facilitate user engagement.

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Business Systems AnalysisTechnical Design DocumentationData Quality AssuranceSQL FamiliarityAgile Methodologies

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Hard Skills

Business Systems AnalysisTechnical Design DocumentationRelational Database UnderstandingSQLData Integration Error Identification

Soft Skills

Critical ThinkingAnalytic SkillsProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

MS Office SuiteExcelJiraVisioLucidchart

Industry Keywords

Healthcare KnowledgeAgileScrumStakeholder CollaborationWork Process Documentation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a liaison between IT and business units across Magellan HealthCare (MHC)
Work with end users to understand business definitions of data
Gather technical and business specifications for projects
Assist in assuring technical systems meet company data needs
Translate requirements into specifications involving appropriate technologies
Document various work processes
Develop proof of concepts to demonstrate workflows and gain user/stakeholder buy-in
Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, and analysts to meet business needs
Ensure data quality is maintained and identify data integration errors

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst / Technical Business Analyst
Experience in MS Office suite, including Excel
Intermediate relational database understanding required
Familiarity with SQL preferred
Experience creating or authoring technical design documents at a high level (not detailed)
Healthcare knowledge/terminology preferred, but not required
Excellent critical thinking, analytic, evaluation and problem-solving skills required
Experience with Agile, scrum, story creation preferred
Experience with Jira, Visio or Lucidchart a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Comprehensive benefits package
Paid time off