Specialist, Business Analysis - Kelowna, Canada - Interior Health Authority

Description

Interior Health is looking for an experienced Specialist, Business Analysis to join our team on a full time permanent basis at our Kelowna location.

• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Employer paid vacation
• Medical Services Plan
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended health & dental coverage
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Work life balance

Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

In accordance with the established vision and values of the organization, the Specialist, Business Analysis will support the goals of business & operations transformation through partner collaboration, process improvement, and end-to-end delivery of new innovative digital solutions for the corporate departments at Interior Health.

The Specialist, Business Analysis will define in conjunction with the Manager and lead the vision, strategy, and execution of initiatives to ensure alignment with the business needs of Interior Health and the Digital Health portfolio.

This includes working with business units to document business requirements, define scope and objectives for projects, and develop specifications and other artifacts that will be used in the development of solutions to improve business operations and gain efficiencies across the organization.

In alignment with IH's Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training.

• Performs detailed analysis and requirements documentation that will be used to deliver business solutions, system integrations, and enhancements to existing applications, in collaboration with functional areas and external providers.
• Liaises with corporate departments to understand the services, processes, and information systems in place and work with technical professionals to recommend solutions that meet business needs.
• Leads the implementation and deployment of Business Solutions projects, providing oversight of work by establishing work schedules, assessing priorities, assigning tasks, and communicating with other departments.
• Leverages business knowledge and expertise in the analysis of technology trends and current vendor updates to identify opportunities for process improvements, keep functional areas informed, and assist with the deployment of vendor updates.
• Participates in IT related change management activities and go live support processes.
• Facilitates collaboration sessions with respective business owners, business process experts, vendors, and end-user representatives.
• Reviews and evaluates proposals for Digital Health projects; make recommendations to ensure cost effective implementation of solutions that would add value to IH operations.
• Collaborates with the information security team to ensure platforms and solutions are in alignment with information security standards, best practices, and organization policies.
• Works closely with relevant teams internally to ensure alignment and coordination across operations as part of the seamless implementation of new technologies.
• Identify and mitigate risks in business processes and technology.
• Advocate, implement and document information technology standards, best practices, procedures, and innovation trends.
• Adopts agile methodologies to speed up end-user feedback cycles and end-to-end delivery timelines.
• Participates in reviews and meetings and provide updates on project progress.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.