Senior Business Analyst - Data Platform

The role

The Senior Business Analyst leads strategic data initiatives and mentors peers on the Data Platform team. This role translates cross-functional needs into technical requirements and aligns data platform work with company goals.

What you will do

• Lead the discovery and requirements definition process for complex, high-impact data initiatives
• Act as a strategic partner to business, analytics, and engineering leaders
• Translate cross-functional needs into scalable technical requirements, user stories, and documentation
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers on technical design and prioritization
• Drive and enforce consistency in user story creation, documentation standards, and validation procedures
• Proactively lead Agile ceremonies and influence roadmap development
• Conduct root cause analyses and support the definition of data quality standards and controls
• Provide mentorship and coaching to other Business Analysts on the team
• Represent the Data Platform team in enterprise-level planning, discussions, and change initiatives

Required qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Systems Analyst and/or other related analytics role
• At least 3 years in a data platform, analytics, and/or an engineering setting
• Minimum 4 years of experience working with healthcare data (payer, provider, clinical, or regulatory)
• Advanced SQL skills for querying, validation, and ad-hoc analysis
• Proven experience independently owning cross-functional initiatives from discovery through delivery
• Demonstrated facilitation and stakeholder management skills
• Experience establishing best practices, documentation standards, and mentorship within a BA function
• Deep familiarity with Agile/Scrum and backlog management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM field, public health, economics, or related field

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401K retirement plan with company match
• flexible spending and health savings account
• Flex Time Off
• company holidays
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pet insurance

Before you apply

• Preliminary Phone Screening
• Meet with Hiring Manager
• Behavior based interview
• Cross functional interview

About the company

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs. The company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.