Business Analyst III; Acute Care/Fee-For-Service Products
Listed on 2026-07-26
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Business
Business Analyst, Business Systems & Technology Analysis
Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.
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Functional
Title:
Business Analyst III (Acute Care/Fee-For-Service Products)
Job Title: Information Technology BA III
Agency: Health & Human Services Comm
Department: Daily Operations Claims Admin
Posting Number: 18352
Closing Date: 07/13/2026
Posting Audience: Internal and External
Occupational Category: Business and Financial Operations
Salary Range: $5,797.66- $7,652.91
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Salary Group: TEXAS-B-25
Shift: Day
Additional Shift:
Telework:
Travel: Up to 15%
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
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Location:
Job Location City: AUSTIN
Job Location Address: 701 W 51ST ST
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Job Description:
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Medicaid and CHIP Services (MCS) department seeks a qualified technical candidate to fill the position of Business Analyst III in the Acute Care Products & Governance team.
This position reports to the Manager of Acute Care Products team within the Operations Management Division. The position will serve as a technical Product Owner (PO) and perform highly complex (senior level) business analysis work.
The Product Owner is responsible for overseeing the analysis, planning, coordination, implementation, and operational readiness of system enhancements impacting EDI transactions, encounter processing, managed care organizations (MCOs), providers, trading partners, and other Medicaid stakeholders.
The position serves as the liaison between HHSC program areas, HHSC Information Technology, TMHP vendors, managed care organizations, and external stakeholders to ensure business needs are accurately understood, requirements are properly defined, impacts are thoroughly assessed, and system changes are successfully implemented.
This role requires strong analytical, leadership, communication, and facilitation skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while ensuring alignment with business objectives, operational needs, regulatory requirements, and strategic priorities.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who exercises sound judgment, works independently with minimal supervision, and excels at analyzing and resolving complex system and operational issues.
Essential Job Functions:Product Owner– 80 %
Oversees Acute care/Fee-for service projects. Works closely with the development team(s), vendors, and other internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment on product vision, requirements, and technical execution. Coordinates with state programs and vendors to determine priorities of project tasks, activities required to complete tasks, and critical impact on end users. Prioritizes features, stories, and other project activities, ensuring that the most valuable features and functionality are addressed first.
Assist with project scope planning, development of timelines, assists with gathering business user requirements, and manages communications across HHSC program areas and vendor contacts. Contributes to the product/team backlog by working with the Product Development Team and Solution Architects to breakdown business epics, document stories, design details and acceptance criteria.
Supports all aspects of projects and/or assigned tasks according to scope, budget, and schedules. Assists with the development of project features and user stories; coordinating across several teams; and developing vision of product by assisting with defining features/user stories needed by business. Understands, anticipates, resolves,…
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