Business Analyst in Santa Clara, California

Description:

As an IT Business Analyst at this Biotechnology company you will play a key role in bridging the business objectives and technical solutions that deliver them. Your focus will be on understanding the needs of several initiatives, analyzing their requirements, and translating them into effective and efficient technology solutions. These initiatives support workstreams within Salesforce, Data Governance and Planning, Software Validation, and Business Process Mapping and documentation.

As a Business Analyst, you will serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and IT, collaborating closely with both teams to gather and document requirements, analyze business processes, and recommend improvements. You will be responsible for conducting gap analyses, identifying areas for improvement, and designing innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Makes sure the portfolio enhances organizational strategy and global information management through successful, consistent, and predictable delivery of programs, projects and applications:

• Achieves this by partnering with business units, building an excellent understanding of the business processes, being aware of applicable regulations under which the business units operate, and staying abreast of industry technologies to support those processes

• Must have the ability to perform work in various project phases like Process Analysis, Requirements, User Acceptance Testing and Training

• Identifies current and emerging business needs and works with internal and external service providers to evaluate alternative IT solutions

• Proactively seek out strategic business opportunities with business unit executives for the application of new or existing IT capabilities

• Collaborates with internal customers to ensure user requirements are complete and concise, confirming that changes and enhancements meet technical specifications and user requirements

• May interact with the business to elicit, analyze and document detailed business requirements

• Performs business process analysis to define how applications should be configured to meet those needs

• Using technical competencies to transform business requirements into functional/technical documentation

• Performs a variety of tasks to review, analyze and modify business application systems including configuration, testing, and implementation

• Makes appropriate recommendations for continuing, modifying, or abandoning proposed projects based on the results of feasibility studies and/or cost/benefit analyses

• Maps current processes to the desired state and identifies gaps such as program functions, output requirements, input requirements and sources, data conversion strategies, and system techniques and controls

• Provides solid test designs, develops test cases and reviews/approves the execution of those test cases

• Provides support to existing applications and resolves business and technical problems

  • Keeps informed of trends and new developments in technology to better advise management of means to accomplish business and information systems goals

• Communicates effectively with management to enhance their understanding of the opportunities and limitations of information systems

• Ensures cohesiveness between business strategies and technology directions

  • Develops business relationships and integrates activities with other IT departments to ensure successful implementation and support of project efforts

• Manages relationships between clients involved and IT organizations to assure effective communication between the groups is occurring

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• 7+ years of work experience, with 4+ in Business Analyst

Preferred

• Experience at a company that operates in a regulated industry (Med Device Experience desirable but not mandatory)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence within and across organizations, functions and business areas

• Excellent analytical, presentation, and organizational skills and the ability to meet multiple deadlines and work independently

• Must be able to manage an assignment from start to completion; must be adept at handling multiple assignments in a timely manner and meeting assigned deadlines. Able to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects

• Ability to use discretion and handle sensitive/confidential information. Demonstrated ability to understand and comply with applicable regulations and Company operating procedures, processes, policies, and tasks

• Must possess advanced computer skills including a working familiarity with system management tools and utilities, spreadsheets and document applications, communication tools, and other directly relevant applications

• Must also have demonstrated effectiveness in the expeditious execution of IT transactions and the ability to work with clients as a strategic business partner

• Strong problem solving skills

• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.

• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail

• Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance (physical and/or virtual)

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Solid oral and written communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to work in a team

• Customer service orientation

• Self-starter

  About TEKsystems:

We’re partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That’s the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.