Business Systems Analyst
Company: Optum
Location: Eden Prairie, MN (Remote)
Salary: $72,800 - $130,000 a year
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-03-30
About this role
Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
As a Business Systems Analyst on our AI and Automation team, you have a key role in designing automated solutions for existing business processes and supports redesigning processes in line with business requirements and the organization's digital strategy.
You will enjoy the flexibility to telecommute\* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Work with business partners to identify business needs, project scope, perform feasibility analysis, and prioritize deliverables
- Define the need and primary objectives, develop and document business requirements to ensure clients' needs are captured and delivered (e.g. use case-based Business Requirements Documents with evidence demonstrating competence writing unique, code-able, testable business requirements, user stories Requirements Traceability Matrix)
- Collaborate with Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, Architects, Business Partners and other Technology teams to ensure requirements and design are completely understood
- Assist in quality assurance and user acceptance testing by writing test scripts, executing test cases and documenting defects (e.g. test case development, active participation and oral communication through defect triaging, use of application lifecycle management tools through code promotion)
- Ensure that deliverables meet agreed-upon standards ...