Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company’s diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science.

The Senior IT Business Analyst works closely with IT Business Partners to define and document key processes, requirements, knowledge articles, and user documentation. The Senior IT Business Analyst will work both on projects, as a critical team member, and with operational teams to identify communication and training to help ease the introduction of new technologies and to further improve operational processes.

Your Contributions (include, But Not Limited To)

• Collaborate with Business and IT Business Partners to define and document business processes and requirements, including data flow, storage, application usability, reporting, and analytics
• Participate on project teams and lead small projects to support application implementation, administration, and maintenance
• Support project management in the implementation of technology solutions according to Neurocrine’s software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Evaluate and recommend process improvements and support the development of processes necessary for successful implementation of key software systems
• Define, coordinate, and conduct system integration testing to ensure solutions meet requirements and specifications
• Develop training materials, "How To's," and knowledge items to facilitate user adoption of new technology
• Evaluate and implement additional technologies to enhance the quality of systems across all departments
• Consult with department representatives to determine data access, reporting, and interface requirements
• Maintain ongoing communication with department managers to ensure successful implementation of data management and interface tools
• Conduct data quality analysis as needed for source systems
• Define standard operating procedures and perform regular reviews for systems
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• BS degree in computer science, IT, or similar field and 4+ years of relevant IT Business Analyst experience. Experience supporting in Biotech/pharmaceutical strongly preferred OR
• Master’s degree in computer science, IT, or similar field and 2+ years of similar experience noted above
• Able to communicate technical information and work with all levels within the organization
• Ability to be highly organized, self-motivated with the capability to prioritize projects and workload
• Superb attention to detail
• Good interpersonal and communications skills, including tact, diplomacy, and flexibility
• Excellent skills in defining and documenting processes, requirements, and training materials
• Previous Pharma experience preferred or a desire to learn in a pharma environment.
• Previous Commercial experience preferred
• Understands key business drivers and uses this understanding to accomplish work
• Has strong understanding of processes, procedures and systems used to accomplish the work and recognizes downstream impact on other functional areas
• Proficient with tools and processes that support work conducted by functional area
• Ability to work as part of a team; may train lower levels
• Possess excellent computer skills
• Has strong communications, problem-solving, analytical thinking skills
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines, with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency
• Has strong project management skills