IT Business Analyst-Life Sciences-Contract

Company Description

Employment Classification: W2 Project Consultant

Sia Partners is a next-generation consulting firm focused on delivering superior value and tangible results to its clients as they navigate the digital revolution. Our global footprint and expertise in more than 40 sectors and services allow us to enhance our clients’ businesses worldwide. We guide their projects and initiatives in strategy, business transformation, IT & digital strategy, and Data Science.

We are working with a client in need of a qualified IT Business Systems Analyst for an engagement opportunity at a leading local biologic life sciences company. The IT Business Analyst is an intermediate-level position that supports the software development of the business functions and technical enablers for value streams and products. This Contractor will be responsible for liaising between Business units and technologists to exchange information in a concise, logical, and understandable way in coordination with the PMO & Technology teams.

Project Length: 6 months plus

Location: Remote (90%) as well as on-site (Philadelphia)

Job Description

• Support successful project delivery and contribute to continuous iterative exploration and investigation of business performance and other measures to gain insight and drive business planning
• Analyze, interpret, define, and document detailed requirements and acceptance criteria for multiple projects.
• Lead and/or supports Testing efforts through defect resolution and acts as the SME for all assigned project efforts.
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate with key business and technology stakeholders to deliver detailed requirements, initiate action and adapt to change
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Solid ability to prioritize analysis deliverables, and recommend alternative solutions when needed
• High level of technical fluency
• Experience with business analysis frequently produced documents and techniques:
• SDLC, process mapping, VOC, data analysis, user story generation, requirements gathering, wireframing, UAT, options analysis
• Skillful in gathering/analyzing requirements/features, and hands on experience in writing, presenting, and creating high level designs, process flows, mapping current state and future state process workflows, User interface (UI) requirements, UI analysis results, Data models and requirements.
• Exceptional critical-thinking skills; must be a self-starter
• Detail-oriented
• Experience with assessing data quality; identifying patterns, trends, and issues in data sets
• Strong ability to effectively communicate that benefit through qualitative success stories and quantitative value evidence
• Experience developing basic logical data model diagrams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Demonstrated experience is more important than specific degree field
• 5+ years of experience in information technology (IT)
• 5+ years of experience as a technical business analyst with expertise in different technologies, business areas and end-to-end application analysis with some focus on business intelligence (reporting, metrics, analytics, dashboarding)
• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical and/or Real World Evidence (RWE) domains
• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise professional manner, tailored to the appropriate audience, including both verbal and written communications
• Able to handle multiple priorities and complex tasks in a dynamic work environment
• Ability to work independently and with others in a widely disbursed, fast paced, team environment

Additional Information

Please note that Sia Partners requires all employees in this position to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.  “Fully vaccinated” means that the individual can provide acceptable proof that the individual has received, at least fourteen (14) days prior to the individual’s start date, either the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, or one dose of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.  Vaccines must be authorized and/or approved by the FDA.  Individuals needing an exemption to this requirement due to medical, disability-related, or religious reasons may request an exemption during the recruiting process. The Company will engage in an interactive process to determine if an exemption to this requirement as a reasonable accommodation is appropriate.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are part of Sia Partners’ DNA. Thanks to our expertise in several sectors and our international growth, our teams include a variety of experiences and cultures. We’re confident that promoting DEIB creates an environ