Business Analyst II

Business Analyst II

The Data Platform team at Cohere Health is building a scalable data ecosystem that powers analytics, reporting, and business decision-making. As a Business Analyst II, you'll partner with clients, stakeholders, product managers, and engineers to gather requirements, write user stories, and translate business needs into high-quality data solutions.

In this role, you'll independently lead moderately complex initiatives, bring clarity to technical delivery, and help improve processes and workflows. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, collaborative, and thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment focused on improving healthcare outcomes.

This is a remote-first role that may require travel to Boston, MA for new hire onboarding and occasional in-person team meetings and company events.

What you'll do:

• Partner with clients, Client Delivery, Product, Engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather, document, and refine business and data requirements.
• Translate business needs into user stories, epics, and technical requirements to support data product development.
• Perform data analysis, source-to-target mapping, and data validation using SQL to ensure data quality and accuracy.
• Support data profiling, quality monitoring, and data lineage to improve end-to-end reliability.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for requirements clarification throughout project delivery.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies and help improve team processes, documentation, and backlog management.
• Support change management, stakeholder communications, and the rollout of new data products and features.
• Maintain operational documentation and client reference materials.

What you'll need:

• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in a data engineering or analytics environment
• 2+ years of experience working with healthcare data (e.g., claims, EMR, HEOR, SDOH)
• Proficient in writing SQL queries to support data exploration and validation
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working in Agile Scrum environments, including participation in or facilitation of sprint ceremonies
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field, public health, economics, or a related discipline

Pay & Perks:

Fully remote opportunity with about 5% travel

Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program

401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account

Flex Time Off + company holidays

Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave

Pet insurance

The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $85,000 annually; as part of a total benefits package which includes health insurance, 401k and bonus. In accordance with state applicable laws, Cohere is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including but not limited to qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and internal alignment.

This role is not eligible for hire in: WA.

Interview Process*:

* Subject to change

Cohere Health's clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans' strategic goals and providers' needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer-provider decision-making across the care continuum–including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more–the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we've further enhanced our platform by launching our Payment Integrity Suite, anchored by Cohere Validate™, an AI-driven clinical and coding validation solution that operates in near real-time. By unifying pre-service authorization data with post-service claims validation, we're creating a transparent healthcare ecosystem that reduces waste, improves…