Blue Shield Of California

Systems Analysis, Senior

Blue Shield Of California$108K — $130K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience required.
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience with strong technical abilities in key products or technologies.
  • Experience in analysis and solution design over multiple systems, focusing on end-to-end processes.
  • Proven record of aligning stakeholders on priorities, scope, and measurable outcomes.
  • Strong governance, quality documentation, and communication skills; ability to influence stakeholders.
  • Healthcare industry experience is required; pharmacy knowledge and expert SQL skills preferred.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment and scale reusable patterns.

Responsibilities

  • Drive operational excellence for technology products/platform features including incident management and performance evaluation.
  • Provide analytical support and troubleshoot application-related issues through various technical means.
  • Partner with stakeholders to recommend efficient implementation approaches and leverage reusable features.
  • Document and communicate dependencies related to assigned development areas.
  • Create and maintain user stories, process flows, test cases, and acceptance criteria for product validation.
  • Participate actively in agile ceremonies and serve as a proxy Product Manager or Scrum Master when necessary.
  • Collaborate with development teams to integrate new features while ensuring compliance and security standards are met.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work within a transformative healthcare environment.
  • Participation in agile work practices fostering continuous learning and improvement.
  • Access to a collaborative team and partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Use of cutting-edge technology and AI-enabled processes in product development.
  • Ability to influence strategic decisions and operational effectiveness in healthcare solutions.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Systems Analyst, Senior will report to the Pharmacy Development Senior Manager. In this role you will be the comprehensive subject matter expert in the technology products/platform feature space and apply, learn, and extend your skills beyond formal role boundaries. Having a desire to help achieve transformational healthcare improvement should serve as the inspiration behind the ideal candidate's willingness to participate across many different activities within an agile working model.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:
  • Drive operational excellence for assigned technology products/platform features, including incident management, AI-enabled process automation, smooth deployments, monitoring, impact remediation, and performance evaluation.
  • Provide analytical support and troubleshooting for application-related issues, including system and application log review, testing, configuration, scripts, queries, and reports.
  • Partner with product stakeholders and technology teams to understand the business domain, recommend efficient and cost-effective implementation approaches, and leverage reusable features where possible.
  • Understand, document, and communicate upstream and downstream dependencies supporting assigned development areas.
  • Create, refine, and maintain user stories, process flows, test cases, and acceptance criteria; ensure acceptance criteria are validated during product demos.
  • Actively participate in agile ceremonies, including daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos, while representing assigned development areas and serving as a proxy Product Manager or Scrum Master when needed.
  • Collaborate with development teams to integrate new features and improvements, ensure security and compliance standards are met, and lead regular system audits, updates, and patches.


Qualifications

Your Knowledge & Experience:
  • Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience.
  • Requires at least 5 years of directly related professional experience and deep technical abilities in one or more primary products, programs, or technologies.
  • Experience leading analysis and solution design across multiple systems/domains, including end-to-end process and data flows.
  • Proven ability to align stakeholders on scope, priorities, dependencies, risks, issues, and measurable outcomes.
  • Strong governance, quality, documentation, traceability, controls, and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and business partners.
  • Healthcare experience required; pharmacy knowledge preferred, along with expert SQL/database skills and experience with Agile, Product Model, DevSecOps, and Agile tools.
  • Demonstrated ability to scale reusable patterns/templates/metrics, prioritize effectively, and perform in a fast-moving environment.
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Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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About Blue Shield Of California

Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan provider that has been providing Californians with access to high-quality healthcare for over 80 years. The company offers a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and employers. Blue Shield of California is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its members and the communities it serves. The company is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
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Size
7,000 employees
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Founded
1981

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