Scientific Business Analyst - Formulation Development

We are seeking individuals with a strong understanding of Biotech/Pharmaceutical R&D's processes, with working experiences of delivering scientific informatics solutions. The Scientific Business Analyst will work closely with our IT team and business partners in the area of Formulation Development to drive innovation and deliver value added solutions.

We expect the Scientific Business Analyst to be a multi-dimension professional. The role holder will establish trusted relationship with the scientists with a passion about delivering business results. They need to have in-depth domain knowledge in Biological Formulation Development, skilled at business process mapping, creating data models, elicitating and documenting business requirements, and familiar with Agile project execution methodology.
Business Technology Planning

• Support R&D-IT Solution Partners and scientific leadership to Identify gaps in existing processes, determine disposition (major project, small project, enhancement) and provide recommendations for future process & technology improvements
• Develop and continually strengthen deep knowledge of business and business processes for assigned areas
• Define business case, value stream, business requirements, identify trends and gaps with existing processes, and recommend projects as input into the annual planning process
• Act as a workstream lead to ensure plans for data management, maintenance and reporting meet business requirements now and for the future

Business Technology Execution

• Elicit requirements for projects and enhancements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, user stories, process models, activity diagrams and workflow analysis, and system validation package.
• Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements, and deliver artifacts as required by the project methodology
• Complete source to target, business rules, reporting, use process mapping and design
• Work with vendors to ensure reports, data integration and designs are efficient, scalable and contemporary
• Provide support to IT leaders in developing business benefits analysis and estimates for area of responsibility (business requirements, functional design, business processes, UAT)
• Translates requirements and processes into functional and technical data designs
• Conduct acceptance testing for data workstreams across multiple functional departments areas of support (e.g. business data integration)
• Serve as the conduit between the internal functional owner of data sources and the software development team(s) through which requirements flow and are designed, built and tested
• Ensure conceptual, functional, and technical designs will meet functional and non-functional requirements for projects and enhancements
• Understand the business processes associated with data and ensures the solutions are designed and built to meet client business requirements and long-term single source of truth and supportability
• Support end-user technology training and communications

General

• Domain knowledge in Biological Formulation Development
• Experience using Labware LIMS systems
• Experience implementing and/or configuring LIMS systems; such as configuring Labware LIMS visual workflows, analysis, projects and templates.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Knowledgeable in business process & requirements gathering from initiation through execution
• Ability to collaborate with business functional leaders, across all levels in the business supported organization and with technologists, to define business processes, analyze operational efficiencies, implement creative solutions and measure delivery results
• Experience with critical functional data and management processes, and data integration
• Collaborative, agile mindset to drive speedy, creative and efficient use of technology and data to drive business value across IT
• Time management skills & managing master data experience a plus
• Ability to creatively and constructively challenge designs to ensure simplicity and supportability
• Capable of translating and presenting concepts into practical business terms in both small and large group settings
• Ability to analyze and document complex data management processes
• Ability to think analytically, a proactive problem solver
• Ability to interpret relevant data and information
• Create traceability matrices, test cases and test plans
• Elicit, gather, capture, analyze, document and refine requirements
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in team settings

Preferred Background (one or more of the following):

• Degree in a life science-related discipline
• Life science in Preclinical Biological Formulation Developent
• Knowledge of processes and tools/software used to in a Biological Formualtion Development Lab (LIMS, eLN, Instrument automation)

Who you will be working for:
Atlas is a global strategic consulting firm, focused on the life sciences industry. Our services include Management Consulting, Managed Services and Agile Services. Global pharmaceutical companies and emerging players in the Life Sciences depend on over four hundred Atlas consultants to ensure they have the capabilities that will give them the ability to succeed.
Why join the Atlas A-team of Consultants:

• Opportunity - Atlas has deep life sciences industry roots and a reputation with our clients for having superior quality consultants
• Meaningful Work - You will be part of the solution to help clients accomplish their patient first missions
• Culture - We are proactive, highly accountable, and high touch
• Solid - We have been delivering exceptional consulting talent for over 23 years
• Depth & Breadth of Collaborative Client Relationships They depend on us to design strategic teams, which can produce and drive outcomes
• We are experts at Project Management, Portfolio Operations, Agile Services, Change Management and Talent/Organizational Design
• Benefits: Opportunity for a consulting career average tenure of our consultants is over 2.5 years, with many here for over 7
• A-team of support behind you We are all about making you successful
• Mutual trust We build mutual trust and encourage respect and cooperation among team members

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and are committed to creating an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.