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The NEDSS Base System (NBS) is an integrated information system that helps local, state, and territorial public health departments manage reportable disease data and sends notifiable disease data to the CDC. The NBS Business Analyst is an integral part of the communicable disease investigation team. This position is responsible for all communication with electronic lab report (ELR) and electronic case report (eCR) data providers, hospitals, laboratories, clinics, the Health Information Exchange (HIE), internal IT staff, and others. The position is also responsible for researching electronic data issues and testing all electronic data received from submitters.
Job Responsibility:
Work through complex issues that include creating test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts mapped to workflow, and system design requirements
Replicate, isolate, and identify a root cause while providing workarounds and testing, fixes, and patches in a staging or test environment
Monitor system issues and provide feedback
Research and resolve front-end/user and back-end/system problems by diagnosing the root cause, hypothesizing and mapping out a possible solution, and testing the solution in the QA environment
Assist users in monitoring and analyzing their data via SQL querying and reporting
Work closely with end users, project management, application developers, and others to understand features and create a robust, comprehensive test strategy to verify functionality
Requirements:
refining
Experience writing and analyzing SQL queries to answer questions and resolve issues
Extensive SQL skills
Experience creating test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts mapped to workflow, precision, and system design requirements
Strong experience debugging applications
Curiosity with the ability to problem-solve in a creative but vigilant manner
Critical thinking skills with a strong emphasis on accuracy and logical reasoning
Verbal and written communication skills
User-level experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
Experience in public health or medical related industry