Business Analyst - Data

Opportunity Overview:

The Data Platform team at Cohere Health is building a scalable, intelligent data ecosystem to power analytics, reporting, and operational decision-making across the company. We are seeking a Business Analyst II to serve as the bridge between client enablement and business needs and technical execution. You’ll work closely with clients, stakeholders, product managers, and engineers to gather requirements, write user stories, shape data solutions, and help drive the development of high-quality data products.

As a Business Analyst II, you are expected to work independently on moderately complex initiatives, provide clarity and structure to technical delivery, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of our processes and workflows. This role combines attention to detail, analytical thinking, and cross-functional collaboration.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, mission-driven environment with the chance to make a measurable impact on healthcare outcomes. The ideal candidate will be curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable navigating fast-paced, cross-functional work.

What you’ll do:

• Partner with clients, the client delivery team, product development and stakeholders across the business to gather and document detailed business and data requirements
• Translate business needs into clear user stories, and supporting epics, collaborating with the Sr. Product Manager and engineers to ensure accuracy and alignment
• Perform data gap analyses and source-to-target mapping to support onboarding of new data sources
• Validate data outputs and support QA processes using SQL and other tools to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness
• Support data profiling and quality monitoring efforts, while maintaining awareness of data lineage and providing business context to ensure end-to-end data reliability.
• Serve as the point of contact for requirement clarification during project delivery, ensuring alignment across teams
• Take initiative to improve internal documentation, workflow, or backlog hygiene
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives, and standups
• Support internal change management activities and support cross-functional stakeholder communications and the rollout of new features or data products

ISMS roles and responsibilities

• Fair understanding of Information Security practices. 
• Align to the organization policies and procedures.
• Ensure to get updated with ISMS roles as assigned by the department/process heads.

Required Qualifications:

Must-haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field, public health, economics, or a related discipline
• 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

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hyderabad, Telangana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Interview Process*:

1. Connect with Talent Acquisition 
2. Meet with the Hiring Manager
3. Behavioral Interview(s)
4. Case Study
5. Interview with Senior Leadership

*Subject to change

About Cohere Health:

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 expanded our AI-native platform with a comprehensive Payment Integrity Suite that spans data mining, clinical and coding validation, authorization and claims reconciliation, and end-to-end payment integrity services across pre- and post-pay workflows. By connecting clinical and payment insights, our transparent, AI-powered solutions help health plans proactively improve payment accuracy, reduce waste and vendor dependency, strengthen provider relationships, and build smarter, more efficient payment integrity programs.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry-wide recognition. We’ve been recognized on TIME’s World Top HealthTech Companies 2025 list, the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement: 

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all.  To us, it’s personal.