Senior R&D IT BA, Clinical Sciences / Senior Business Analyst - 4907

Verista’s 600 experts team up with the world’s most recognizable brands in the life science industry to solve their business needs. The nature of our business is to empower growth and innovation within the scientific community and to help researchers, organizations, and companies solve some of the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. Verista provides innovative solutions and services that empower informed decision-making and are the result of our significant investment in our people and our capabilities.

Our ability to grow is driven by world-class people who thrive in a team environment and share our mission to enable life sciences clients to improve lives. Our talented and dedicated professionals are committed to making an impact every day.

Company Culture Guidelines & Values:

• We empower and support our colleagues
• We commit to client success at every turn
• We have the courage to do the right thing
• We encourage an inclusive environment where our colleagues feel respected, engaged, and challenged.
• We constantly acquire new skills and learn from our experiences to enhance our collective expertise

Senior Business Analyst Responsibilities:

• Monitor, manage, and ensure predictable delivery of projects in a deadline-driven, regulated environment. Act as Project Manager for small projects
• Drive delivery and accountability of internal staff as well as vendors and third-party project managers. Own the quality of the project deliverables
• Enable early identification and escalation of risks and issues that require assistance, attention, or executive resolution.
• Effectively communicate system and project status to leadership; verbal or written
• The BA is responsible for ensuring that system compliance and project deliverables are of high quality and meets compliance standards and timelines. The BA will facilitate activities of Biogen-internal resources, external vendors and other partners
• The key activities for this position include:
• Develop SDLC deliverables
• Document business processes and use cases
• Translate business to technical requirements. Drive understanding of deliverables
• Provide appropriate technical/functional software support throughout product and project lifecycles
• Assist testing staff in designing test plans and test scripts to validate functional requirements
• Co-author operational support documentation
• Support deployment and hypercare activities
• Complete other ad hoc tasks, as requested

Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, with the ability to interact with business users, technical IT groups, project managers, senior management, outsourced service providers, and vendors
• 8-10 years' experience as a Sr. Business Analyst, with working command of requirements engineering, analysis tools and techniques. Highly experienced in SDLC management and iterative systems development methodologies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; able to organize and clearly present ideas in a convincing and compelling manner
• Excellent interpersonal skills to gain understanding of requirements and priorities, manage stakeholder expectations, recognize non-communicated requirements and bring them to light, ask “Why?” to define business value
• Ability to operate effectively in a matrix environment; team player yet able to work independently with minimal direction
• Familiarity with GxP, CFR 21 Part 11 and systems validation
• Life Sciences, Biotech or pharmaceutical industry experience preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry
• SaaS vendors; relationship with Biogen internal business groups
• Tools and Technology awareness: ServiceNow, ALM VERA, Document Management system, MS Project, MS Visio and standard MS Office products
• Education: BA or BS in Computer Sciences or Data Sciences
• Advanced degree is strongly preferred
• CBAP is strongly preferred

Benefits

Why Choose Verista?

• High growth potential and fast-paced organization with a people-focused culture
• Competitive pay plus performance-based incentive programs
• Company-paid Life, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurances
• FSA, DCARE, Commuter Benefits
• Supplemental Life, Hospital, Critical Illness and Legal Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (Employer Matching benefit)
• Paid Time Off (Rollover Option) and Holidays
• As Needed Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Team Social Activities (We have fun!)
• Employee Recognition
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Parental Leave and Bereavement

For more information about our company, please visit us at Verista.com

For US geography, the salary range for this position is shown below. The actual salary is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, market demand, and competitive market practice. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

$80,465 - $99,533

*Verista is an equal opportunity employer.