Pharmaceutical Business Analyst/Campaign Management

Description:

The successful Business Analyst will provide technical, business function, and process expertise for the development, implementation and support of business process and business systems for the Marketing Services organization.   

Major Responsibilities

·         Provide process analysis and requirements specification support across the following categories of activities: proof of concept projects, enhancement projects, and new solution deployment projects.

·         Lead the effort to work with the business to identify functional and technical requirements.

·         Lead the translation of business requirements into design specifications and appropriate test case and test script development.  Provide subject matter expertise when needed.

·         Work with Solutions Architects, Application and Infrastructure Developers and Customer Service Support to define business solutions, ensuring their alignment with business strategies and priorities and target benefits.

·         Liaise with Application Developers, Infrastructure Developers and the Support Organization to ensure effective transition and understanding of requirements.

·         Provide expert knowledge of business processes, business data, current applications and systems.  Understands business and technology drivers and impact of probable changes.

·         Help assess, prioritize and effectively communicate customer needs, and initiate projects in partnership with the business, Client Engagement Directors and Solution Delivery.

·         Requirements gathering, documentation, submission, testing

o   Use Cases

o   Process mapping

·         Meeting facilitation: preparing agendas, supporting materials, documentation

·         Change Management: working with various groups in coordination of release management & communications

·         Collaborate with process owners to identify and improve technology based solutions that optimize the performance, capability and competitiveness of business processes.

·         Provide expertise and experience in the design, development or evaluation and procurement of new systems through technology or process consulting.

Minimum Requirements

·         Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.

·         Minimum five years experience as a business analyst

·         Requirements elicitation and analysis

·         Strong relationship management and communication skills

·         Strong facilitation and negotiation skills

Preferred Background

·         Advanced degree in relevant field

·         Evidence of strong Life Sciences business knowledge and acumen

·         Experience in delivering marketing systems a plus; specifically campaign management and marketing analytics