Manager - BA at Acentra Health

Chennai, tamil nadu, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Jun, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Medicaid Domain Expertise, Business Analysis, People Management, Agile Methodology, Requirement Governance, UAT Strategy, Stakeholder Management, Functional Strategy, Process Modeling, Interoperability Standards, Jira, Azure DevOps, SQL, API Integration, Healthcare Compliance, Delivery Governance

Industry

Government Administration

Description

Job Summary and Responsibilities Role: Manager – Business Analyst YOE: 16+ Years Location: Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune About the Job We are seeking a Manager – Business Analyst with deep expertise in the Medicaid healthcare domain to lead high-impact functional initiatives across Payer, Provider, Claims, and/or RCM. This role is a hybrid (hands-on IC + people leadership) and will own functional strategy, stakeholder alignment, delivery governance, and BA capability building. You will drive clarity from ambiguity, ensure compliance with Medicaid/CMS expectations, and enable successful execution across cross-functional teams and partners. What You Will Do Lead functional strategy and execution for Medicaid programs, Care Management, Clinical Products, and transformation initiatives. Partner with business leadership, Product, and Technology to shape roadmap inputs, define scope, and drive prioritization based on business outcomes and regulatory needs. Own enterprise requirement governance: establish standards for BRDs/FRDs, epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, RTM, and process models; ensure consistency and quality across teams. Provide hands-on functional leadership for complex initiatives—leading discovery workshops, defining target-state processes, and guiding solution design decisions. Lead and mentor a team of Business Analysts: coaching, performance feedback, skill development, allocation planning, and best-practice adoption. Drive delivery governance across Agile programs: backlog health, story readiness, dependency management, risk/issue tracking, and release readiness. Oversee UAT strategy and governance, ensuring test coverage, defect triage discipline, stakeholder sign-offs, and readiness for production deployments. Lead impact assessments for regulatory changes and releases, including upstream/downstream dependencies, data implications, and integration impacts. Strengthen interoperability and integration outcomes by guiding API/data exchange requirements, mapping standards, and validation approach. Collaborate with PMO/Program leadership on reporting, status communication, stakeholder updates, and escalation management. Job Requirements and Qualifications Who You Are (Education & Experience) 12+ years of Business Analysis experience, with significant Medicaid healthcare domain expertise. Strong functional knowledge across Contracts fall under Payer, Provider, Claims, and/or RCM and Medicaid/Medicare end-to-end workflows. Demonstrated experience in people management (BA leadership) along with hands-on delivery ownership. Experience working in Agile delivery models; exposure to scaled Agile/program delivery is preferred. Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across business, product, and engineering. Preferred certifications: CBAP/CCBA, CSM/PSM, SAFe (POPM/Agilist), and/or Health Informatics (CAHIMS/CPHIMS). Technical Skills Functional analysis & governance: BRDs, FRDs, epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, RTM, BPMN/UML, process optimization, and operating model documentation. Agile & ALM tools: JIRA, Rally, Azure DevOps (preferred); Confluence/SharePoint for documentation governance. Workshop facilitation tools: Miro/Mural (preferred); diagramming: Visio/Lucidchart. Healthcare standards & compliance: HL7, FHIR, ICD-10, SNOMED CT; HIPAA and CMS-aligned delivery considerations. Medicaid / payer landscape: State Medicaid systems, Care Management, Clinical Products, interoperability initiatives, and compliance-driven enhancements. Data & integration leadership (preferred): strong understanding of data mapping/validation, working SQL knowledge for analysis, API/integration requirements (REST concepts), and reconciliation/controls. Reporting & governance (nice to have): familiarity with Power BI/Tableau for KPI and delivery reporting, and ability to define functional metrics and dashboards. Soft Skills Strong leadership presence with the ability to coach teams and influence senior stakeholders. Excellent communication and stakeholder management across business and technical audiences. Strategic thinking with strong execution discipline, prioritization, and decision-making. High ownership mindset, attention to detail, and ability to manage complex delivery landscapes. Collaborative, inclusive leadership style that drives clarity, accountability, and outcomes.

Responsibilities

Lead functional strategy and execution for Medicaid programs, overseeing requirement governance and delivery across Agile programs. Manage and mentor a team of Business Analysts while partnering with leadership to shape product roadmaps and ensure regulatory compliance.