Business Analyst III

WashU IT

Business Analyst supporting technology improvements at Washington University Medical Campus. Collaborating with stakeholders to address business change needs through technology.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeSt. Louis • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65,900 - $112,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Prepares business cases working with university partners
Collaborates with Project Manager to define approach for requirements elicitation, documentation, management, and communication
Ensures business opportunities, objectives, and success criteria are clearly articulated
Performs current state analysis and/or root cause analysis as required
Selects and applies modeling techniques for requirements analysis (scope, process, rules, data, interface models, etc.)
Works with Project Manager to support requirements validation across scope, user acceptance, implementation, and deployment; assists in defining success metrics
Performs feasibility analysis as required for projects
Coordinates planning activities to meet objectives and timelines of overall program or project; works with Project Manager to forecast required time and resources
Implements strategies for gathering, reviewing and analyzing data and system requirements
Documents requirements, establishes scope and objectives and determines strategy for evaluating requirements implementation in systems to achieve business goals
Organizes requirements by release and other needed categories and sets up traceability matrix; articulates requirements relationships and dependencies
Translates and simplifies requirements for technical and business audiences; performs gap analysis in collaboration with technical teams
Prioritizes requirements working with university partners and creates conceptual prototypes and mock-ups
Uses business process modeling, traceability and quality management techniques per methodology
Manages requirements communication and applies best practices for effective collaboration and problem-solving
Collaborates with project management to obtain requirements approvals per project plan; facilitates go/no go decisions
Validates requirements throughout process per plan
Uses requirements to support design and review of test cases and process change requests
Provides consulting to all stakeholders regarding requirements management working with Project Management
Independently prioritizes the completion of tasks and resolution of issues to ensure compliance to project deliverables
Supports large project assignments and other initiatives as assigned
Monitors technical solutions to ensure alignment with requirements and evaluates solution effectiveness
Leads and coordinates activities associated with requirements management vehicles
Coordinates activities with other business analysts
Participates in recommending and implementing continuous improvement plans for business analysis
Develops requirements adoption metrics and other methods of evaluating the long-term performance of the solution
Reviews and monitors the effectiveness of business analysis via test results
Provides status reports
Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education
No specific certification/professional license is required for this position
Analyzing Business Processes And Data (4 Years)
Business Case Development
Business Process Analysis Tools
Consultative Approach
Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
Critical Thinking
Data Development
Data Processing
Higher Education Technology
Large Scale IT Projects
Microsoft Office
Oral Communications
Process Flow Documentation
Process Improvements
Product Launches
Requirements Development
Software Testing
Solutions Development
Technical Knowledge
Technical Problem-Solving
Technical Writing
Technology Research
Testing Methodology
Use Case Development
Written Communication

Benefits

Comp & perks

Up to 22 days of vacation
10 recognized holidays
Sick time
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan with employee and university contributions starting at 7%
Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child
Coverage of the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Business Case DevelopmentBusiness Process AnalysisCost-Benefit AnalysisData ProcessingRequirements DevelopmentSoftware TestingUse Case DevelopmentTechnical WritingTesting MethodologyData Development

Soft Skills

Critical ThinkingConsultative ApproachOral CommunicationsWritten CommunicationProcess ImprovementsTechnical Problem-SolvingCollaborationProblem-SolvingPrioritizationCommunication