Sr. Business Consultant 30207

Location: Chicago
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

One of the largest health insurers in the nation is focused on continuously building an industry-defining, world-class IT capability. Healthcare is forever evolving, especially due to emerging technologies, making this a great experience to add to your resume. Come join their winning team! This contract role as a Sr. Business Consultant in Chicago, IL is responsible for functions on projects of moderate to high complexity by working with business partners within multiple business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies. Pay Rate: $50 - $55 per hour Responsibilities: • Functioning on projects of moderate to high complexity by working with business partners within multiple business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies. • Eliciting, documenting, and refining business requirements for the IT organization. • Serving as a liaison across multiple facets of the business community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs. • Leveraging an informed knowledge of business areas to identify and/or resolve problems on an ongoing basis. Job Requirements: • Bachelor’s Degree OR limited experience gathering and assessing business information needs and preparing system requirements. • 3 years of experience in a Provider Networking or Health Care Management analyst role • Experience with provider and medical claims data • Experience collaborating with Provider Networking stakeholders to deliver consistent, accurate, and insightful provider solutions. • Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services. • Independently solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions. • Works independently with a high level of independent judgement, critical thinking and initiative, receives minimal guidance. • Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may direct the work of other staff members. • Knowledge to assist business areas in defining their information strategy. • Assist developing business cases and related financial literacy to support cases, and ability to write business cases demonstrating future direction for leveraging information in the member, product, regulatory, care management, and provider domains. • Gather and document business requirements, participate in testing and issue mitigation • Knowledge of solution development processes, including requirements gathering, analysis and design, and development, agile methodologies, and tools and technologies. • Create and conduct presentations to inform and influence, with the ability to think laterally and creatively. • Independently interact with and influence a wide range of stakeholders, and demonstrate a consistent track record of delivering results. • Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills. • Experience interacting successfully with management and staff across multiple departments to drive results and resolve issues, including the ability to assess and course-correct as necessary • Work multiple projects simultaneously, adjusting priorities as needed and meeting deadlines • Project management skills. • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio) for written communication and analysis. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Math, Economics, or Finance. • Provider Network and Contracting experience. • AHIP Certification. • Knowledge of Health Care Legislation. • Financial Aptitude. • Knowledge of government reporting and analytics; • Ability to effectively and efficiently manage multiple workstreams. • Ability to build rapport and effectively partner with Enterprise Networking and Contracting, Network Reporting, Health Care Management, Actuarial, Sales, SDO, etc. • Knowledge of data/information management principles and strategies, or experience with strategic consulting with an information focus. • Analytical Thinking: Approaches a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach; makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternatives; notices discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; identifies a set of features, parameters or considerations to take into account, in analyzing a situation or making a decision; approaches a complex task or problem by breaking it down into its component parts and considering each part in detail; weighs the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success, in making a decision identifies many possible causes for a problem; carefully weighs the priority of things to be done. • Communication for Results: Writes and speaks effectively, using conventions proper to the situation; states own opinions clearly and concisely; demonstrates openness and honesty; listens well during meetings and feedback sessions; explains reasoning behind own opinions; asks others for their opinions and feedback; asks questions to ensure understanding; exercises a professional approach with others using all appropriate tools of communication; uses consideration and tact when offering opinions. • Conceptual Thinking: Sees crucial differences between current situation and things that have happened before; quickly identifies the central or underlying issues in a complex situation. • Information Seeking: Recognizes and interprets the information problem; establishes a plan of search; conducts the search; evaluates the results, and if necessary, iterates through the process again. • Initiative: Identifies what needs to be done and takes action before being ask or required to; does more than what is normally required in a situation; seeks out others involved in a situation to learn their perspectives; takes independent action to change the direction of events. • Openness to Learning: Keeps up-to-date on current research and technology in one's work focus and identifies and pursues areas for development and training that will enhance job performance; takes responsibility for one's own development; maintains fluency in appropriate work applications, software, or tools; reviews, selects, and disseminates information regarding key technologies, best practices, and tools to others in the group; continually looks for ways to expand job capabilities. • Results Orientation: Focuses on the desired end results of one's own or one's unit's work; sets challenging goals; focuses effort on the goals, and meets or exceeds them; develops challenging but achievable goals; develops clear goals for meetings and projects; maintains commitment to goals in the face of obstacles and frustrations; finds or creates ways to measure performance against goals; exerts unusual effort over time to achieve a goal; has a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done. • Teamwork: Listens and responds constructively to other team members' ideas; offers support for others' ideas and proposals; is open with other team members about concerns; expresses disagreement constructively; gives honest and constructive feedback to other team members; provides assistance to others • Thoroughness: Double-checks the accuracy of information and work product to provide accurate and consistent work; provides information on a timely basis and in a usable form to others who need to act on it; carefully monitors the details and quality of own and others' work; expresses concern that things be done right, thoroughly, or precisely; completes all work according to procedures and standards. • Understanding Environment: Understands agendas and perspectives of others, recognizing and effectively balancing the interests and needs of one's own group with those of the broader organization. Benefits : Solving IT, a Woman and LGBTQ owned and operated organization is thrilled to provide a comprehensive benefit package to all our W2 employees and their families, regardless of gender. We are proud to offer five diverse health plan options as well as a PPO dental plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield, Term Life/AD&D Insurance, and a 401(k) Savings Plan. Solving IT covers a portion of the health and dental premiums for our employees. As you progress in your professional journey, Solving IT is dedicated to accommodating your evolving preferences and matching you with fulfilling projects. We champion equality and embrace diversity in all its forms. Creating an atmosphere that encourages varied perspectives to collaborate fosters personal development, strengthens team unity, and contributes to the overall success of the organization! Whether you're seeking your next career challenge or aiming to stay abreast of industry trends, Solving IT is committed to supporting your career advancement. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and utilize the most up-to-date market insights and compensation data to ensure that you receive not just advice, but the complete Solving IT Experience.

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