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The Business Systems Analyst is responsible for the analytical support of business solution implementations, system changes, and system operations through the effective use of information technology capabilities that enable the achievement of business operational, tactical, and

strategic goals. The Business Systems Analyst collaborates with business subject matter experts and information technology specialists to analyze, define, propose, develop, configure, test, and operate new or enhanced information technology capabilities. The incumbent must work closely with project leadership, business leadership, IT leadership, vendors, and peers to understand the capabilities required to optimize business processes, to assess the current state, define a desired future state, and to develop or contribute to the business and technology artifacts associated with the implementation, change, and operation of business systems. This position will work under the direction of Global Business Systems Owner or Business Systems Lead and will execute their role while requiring moderate to minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

Project Definition, Planning, and Management

• Assist project leads and project managers in planning projects, establishing work plans, determining the anticipated effort, estimating resource requirements, and identifying required deliverables.
• Assist project leads and project managers in tracking, communicating, and reporting on project status, as well as developing materials for presenting various aspects of proposed or in-progress projects.
• Develop or collaborate in the development of a Problem Statements, Business Cases, High-level Project Plans, Project Charters, and Project Proposals to frame each business system opportunity or problem, identify the benefits to be realized, and define the anticipated effort and timeline for each proposed project or significant system change.

Skills:

• Proven ability to work in a global and highly matrixed environment is preferred.
• Awareness of Business and Enterprise Architecture is preferred.
• Experience supporting an audit/inspection of an IT system is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience involving data governance and/or data stewardship is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience within or supporting Research & Development processes, roles and systems is required.
• Demonstrated experience managing or supporting the management of IT systems either on the IT or Business side is required.
• Demonstrated experience within or supporting Research & Development processes, roles and systems is preferred.
• Minimum of four years of experience within life sciences supporting the delivery of GXP validated global business systems serving cross-functional stakeholders is required.

Education Qualifications (from an accredited college or university):

• Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or Business Management is required.
• Master's Degree Life Sciences or Information Systems is preferred.