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JOB SUMMARY: The Business Analyst will be responsible for the business analysis for management and assessment of software solutions. This position will work in a multi-project, cross-functional capacity in the implementation processes to gather business requirements, analyze business processes, and translate business requirements into functional requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The accountabilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required.

• Defines requirements details needed to implement a desired feature including the exact user experience in the software
• Leads requirements and documentation review to identify missing, unclear, or conflicting requirements
• Creates and refines requirements documentation including but not limited to functional and non-functional requirements, use cases, process flows and GUI mock-ups
• Develops functional specifications for client engagements
• Participates in and occasionally leads requirements review, test planning, application validation with subject-matter experts, and user documentation reviews
• Ensures functional and non-functional requirements deliverables are documented in accordance with SDLC procedures
• Directs interface with development and quality assurance (QA) to ensure functionality is understood and documentation is clear
• Creates and delivers presentations both internally and externally with respect to product functionality
• Reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution
• Participates and occasionally leads efforts in determining functional requirements through direct contact with client community and other sources of input
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor. These may, on occasion, be unrelated to the position described here.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education, skills, and experience to perform the job.

Qualifications/Experience

• Requires at least 5 years’ experience in the IT field, preferably in the Pharmaceutical industry
• Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form
• Superior people skills working in a cross functional capacity to gather business requirements
• Ability to analyze business requirements and decompose into detailed functional requirements.
• Ability to collect, aggregate, organize, and analyze data
• Experience in analyzing and documenting customer business processes
• Effective communication skills to facilitate the design, development, and testing of product releases
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Experience dealing effectively with people in various roles
• Excellent management and leadership skill.
• Close familiarity with IT and Pharmaceutical concepts, practices, and procedures
• Proven track record of delivering industry-leading validated applications