Magic Hat Consulting is a specialized consulting firm with a proven track record of delivering Program Management, Project Management, Business Analysis and Business Process Analysis consulting services to Fortune 1000 and mid-size companies in the Greater Philadelphia area.  As a result, one of our premier client’s has a need for a Lead Business Analyst for initially an 8 month contracting position.  The contract will be extended long term provided the consultant exceeds our client’s expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Play a lead role in interacting with all necessary stakeholders to help define functional requirements relative to various healthcare insurance system migration initiatives.


• Define systems scope and objectives of business requirements, including documentation of requirements (i.e. use cases) and translation into system requirement specifications.


• Lead requirements gathering sessions and create process flows and current/future state documentation using Visio.


• Evaluate existing business and operational flows and define the As-Is process models, then define To-Be process models for business process re-engineering initiatives.

Required Skills:

• Minimum of 7 to 8 years of experience as a Business Analyst, including experience as a Lead Business Analyst (responsible for leading and driving the requirement gathering) on two or more projects.


• Must be able to function as the sole business analyst on a given project, leading the requirements gathering for that initiative.


• Experience as a Lead Business Analyst responsible for other Business Analyst’s deliverables is a plus.


• Strong requirements gathering skills along with extensive experience creating current and future state workflows using Visio.


• Solid understanding of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).


• Any experience in with systems migration and/or integration projects is a huge plus.


• Must be customer focused – meaning must be able to understand the importance stakeholders business objectives and drive the process towards achieving those objectives.


• Strong interpersonal skills and proven track record in working with all levels of an organization’s technical and business departments.


• Experience conducting and leading requirements gathering sessions.


• Use Case development is required; UML prototyping and diagramming experience is a plus.


• Must be a self-starter, enthusiastic; and possess very strong organizational, task management and prioritization skills.


• Demonstrated ability to complete deliverables on time and within budget.


• Any healthcare insurance experience on the payer side is a big plus.


• Bachelor’s degree is required.