Business Analyst Intern (Remote VA/MD/DC only)
Resp & Qualifications
As a Business Analyst Intern, your primary responsibility will be to research, analyze and breakdown new requirements under the supervision of experienced IT leadership. Interns are expected to aid teams with deliverables, perform detailed analysis, and build strong working relationships with clients. In addition, as a Business Analyst Intern your role you will focus on continuously developing your technical and professional skills to grow and expand your role on the team.
CareFirst runs a year-round internship program. The ideal candidate is someone who can commit to work throughout the year - full-time 40 hours in the Summer.– part-time up to 15-20 hours in the Spring/Fall AND
Team and Organization
This role will be in full support of the Member Experience team within CareFirst. The Member Experience team focuses on creating a best-in-class experience for our members and allow them to self-serve all their insurance needs. The teams are designed to be cross-functional Agile teams that excel at creating the best user experience in the industry. The person in this role will help to bring the voice of the members to everything that we do and create. Getting key insights into what our members need and want to see will help keep the teams focused on bringing the best value.
Responsibilties:
The primary objectives of the Business Analyst Intern are to learn, support, engage with, and augment the duties of the application team. Key responsibilities include:
- Work with Product Owners and Managers to detail new functional requirements as detailed stories
- Participate in daily Agile sessions with the IT teams
- Assist product owners in following up with questions from the team to the stakeholders
- Participate in learning activities to better understand the job functions and Agile methodologies
- Responsibilities will shift based on candidate’s technical background and acumen
Minimum Requirements:
- This internship is open to rising Juniors and Seniors Only, majoring in Business Administration, Computer Science or an IT-related field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent facilitation and organizational skills.
- Exposure to SQL and programming languages is helpful.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
- Basic requirements gathering, documentation, research, and learning of multiple tools/instruments/methodologies/processes involved with product development
- Transition business requirements into stories for the product backlogs required to define the scope of application development efforts.
- Collaborate with business leaders to define and provide IT solutions in an agile environment.
Department
ITOPS - eBusiness Solutions
Equal Employment Opportunity
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Where To Apply
Please visit our website to apply: www.carefirst.com/careers
Federal Disc/Physical Demand
Note: The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes him/her ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The associate is primarily seated while performing the duties of the position. Occasional walking or standing is required. The hands are regularly used to write, type, key and handle or feel small controls and objects. The associate must frequently talk and hear. Weights up to 25 pounds are occasionally lifted.
Sponsorship in US
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship