Solution Consulting Lead Job in Pleasanton, California Us
The Benefits and Products sub-portfolio within the HP BIO of KP-IT is seeking an exceptional Solution Consultant Lead with a comprehensive business and technical understanding of Health Plan (e.g., Benefits, Membership) who will work with the business and KP's Benefits/Products Strategy program to develop strategic and tactical solutions. This individual will report to the Director of Products and have matrixed relationships with the Solution Management Principal and Project Managers.
Essential Functions:
Consults with business partners (i.e., Health Plan) and project teams to define and document business requirements.
Develops solution alternatives, high-level designs, functional specifications, and estimates that address KP's overall corporate and business strategies. (Emphasis on Benefits systems and applications).
Leads the ideation, concept and definition of projects, and remains involved thereafter to ensure alignment with designed and accepted solutions through development, testing, implementation and support.
Functions as the lead for the coordination of solution development including the development of high-level requirements documents, solution alternatives, logical designs, physical designs and other associated tasks.
Acts as a liaison between the business and technical staff, including development staff and other KPIT entities such as Enterprise Operations and Enterprise Engineering.
Develops and sustains strong relationships with business partners and other KPIT entities to ensure effective partnerships and alignment with business and KPIT strategies.
Provides integrated systems planning and leads the review and design concepts for new health plan systems and applications
Ensures the development of plans to integrate new systems' architecture into the current infrastructure.
Provides technical direction and support for projects.
Evaluates existing applications that could address client requirements and makes recommendations.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or an additional 4 years of equivalent work experience
- 8 years of progressive IT experience, with demonstrated success in software development, design and implementation of software applications - preferably in health plans or managed care organizations.
- 3 years of experience in a senior solutions design role using software development life cycle methodologies including: Eliciting and documenting business and systems requirements from business partners and applying structured software life cycle development methodologies (RUP, RM-ODP, RAD, etc.).
- Experience in development, design, and analysis of applications.
Preferred Qualifications:
A broad understanding of all technologies.
Strong written, oral communication, analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills.
Excellent customer relationship management and customer service skills.
Strong collaboration, documentation and presentation skills.
Positive attitude and the ability to work and communicate with all levels of management, clients, other IT staff, vendors, external partners, System Integrators etc.
Ability to maintain standards and prioritize project work to meet customers' needs.
Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Experience in the Healthcare industry/domain, preferably with Benefits, Membership, Provider, and Claims Systems.
Experience with Self Funding product and business processes preferred.
Preferred knowledge of Kaiser's business across all infrastructure areas.
Familiarity with applications used by Kaiser's Health Plan beneficial.
Northern California location preferred.