About the Opportunity

Driscoll’s is on a journey to modernize the digital infrastructure supporting our global berry breeding and R&D operations. At the heart of this transformation is the Genomic Sciences Platform (GSP), a next-generation data and analytics ecosystem designed to enable predictive breeding and genomic insights at scale. We are seeking a Business Systems Analyst (BSA) with experience in Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Breeding Information Management Systems (BIMS), or equivalent scientific data systems to play a foundational role on our growing R&D IT team.

This is a unique opportunity to join an emerging R&D IT function embedded within Driscoll’s Global R&D organization, while partnering closely with the established Global Information Services (IS) team. You will work at the intersection of science and technology, engaging stakeholders from breeding, lab, genotyping, data science, and IT; to shape requirements, evaluate solutions, and ensure our digital investments deliver on scientific and business outcomes.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in early-stage discovery, can translate complex scientific workflows into technical requirements, and wants to help build something transformational from the ground up.

 

Responsibilities

• Obtain a deep understanding of relevant business area(s) and business processes to be able to recommend solutions and build high-quality requirements.

• Oversee business to system knowledge management, documentation, and assisting in overall system design from user interface to backend processes in both custom application development and software configuration projects.

• Business analysis processes mapping, including assorted requirements gathering methodologies, and creating user stories.

• Interact as IS contact with business unit partners to facilitate identification of process improvements, risk management, system design, testing and implementation of complex solutions.

• Lead and facilitate workshops and discussions to effectively gather requirements, analyze them against available capabilities, and achieve a detailed understanding of client objectives and desired outcomes.

• Responsible for interpreting and validating horizontal business strategies and operational needs into technology solutions that drive efficiency and process improvement.

• Provide business and technical leadership and work with the IS Project Team to ensure that projects progress on expected timelines and alert project team to risks and issues related to IT solutions.

• Identify and understand up/down-stream impacts of requests and accommodate for or mitigate risks accordingly.

• Lead the planning, support, and execution of user acceptance test cycles, including identifying and documenting all relevant business scenarios and test cases.

• Effectively prioritize and self-manage a multi-project workload in a fast-paced environment.

• Ensure the security of Driscoll’s confidential and proprietary information and materials.

   

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Agribusiness, Information Systems or related field.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar Business Systems Analyst role strongly preferred.

• Experience with testing ERP, CRM, CLM, LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System), BIMS (Breeding Information Management System), FMS (Farm Management Software), custom-built software solutions or equivalent, and integrations between all.

• Requires strong written, verbal, and people skills to convey both technical and non-technical concepts to a wide audience.

• Customer Service focused with strong facilitation skills.

• Requires excellent analytical and critical thinking skills. A comprehensive understanding of business processes and the ability to quickly learn new processes.

• Basic level experience using SQL for querying and analyzing data.

• Ability to create high-quality User Stories based on business requirements.

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