Senior business analyst

Our client architects the buildout of simplified, integrated, and compliant technology stacks. With both consulting and products, our expertise can help our customers save time and money as they move from strategic Clinical & Quality management all the way to widespread and profitable commercialization.

JOB OVERVIEW

The Senior Business Analyst will have strong analytical skills to collect, organize, and translate business requirements into solution designs and technical requirements. Attention to detail and accuracy are critical skills in this role. This person is self-motivated, results-oriented, and a great communicator. The Senior Business

Analyst will lead the scope, requirements, prioritization and ongoing maintenance/operations of technology solutions essential for G&A, Commercial, Medical Affairs and other functions per client and internal priorities.

Efforts include assessing critical business needs, evaluating, designing and implementing new or streamlined business processes to support the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions
• Analyze system specifications and use analysis / diagramming tools to represent business / technical processes
• Lead the analysis and business requirements gathering to develop detailed functional requirements, clearly stating the project scope
• Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications, ensuring clarity and feasibility
• Work closely with technical teams to design and implement IT solutions that address business needs and requirements
• Work closely with business stakeholders and provide project management and business process analysis expertise while delivering support to the business
• Conduct thorough testing and validation of solutions to ensure alignment with business requirements and quality standards

• Review test plans for regression and system execution
• Responsible for User Acceptance test plan creation when required
• Manage change communication and coordinate end-user training for system
implementations
• Assist in portfolio activities and the creation of templates, process improvement, and
framework for the Business Analyst team
• Provide guidance and support to junior business analysts and team members as needed.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of methodologies, tools, and processes to
enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of business analysis activities

Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in business analysis or a related field
• Experience with Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical industry
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or equivalent
• Strong understanding of business analysis principles, methodologies, and best practices
• Proficiency in gathering and documenting business requirements, process modeling, and
technical specification writing
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and
strategically
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to communicate effectively and influence at different levels within the organization as well as collaborate with cross- functional business partners and technical teams

• Attention to detail with the ability to analyze and solve complex problems as well as provide documentation, guidance, and instruction to users
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills, with a high degree of self-motivation and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to proactively plan, organize, and deliver with limited oversight, prioritize, and quickly adapt to changing situations
• Experience with HRIS, CLM, SharePoint, Salesforce, Veeva Vault, CRM, Tableau, and Smartsheet is highly desirable