Job Description :
Title: Senior Pharma BA (APC)

Location: RTP, NC

Duration: 6+ Months

Rate: $6065/Hr

Work Authorization: GC, GC EAD, US Citizen



Senior Business Analyst (BA) to deliver high-quality requirements in a project. This Senior BA will follow IT methodologies for project governance, leverage BA tools & techniques to capture business and functional

requirements, and use approved corporate documentation templates for SDLC maintenance. Projects span the process analytics applications and integration with source systems like DeltaV, PI, LIMS, OPM and manual feeds.

The focus of the position is, but not limited to, the day to day management of, and the long-term strategy for advanced process analytics projects.


The individual will:

Work in a team and serve as tactical IT liaison to the business through building and fostering a partnership.
Demonstrate strong understanding of the business area and its supporting technology as well as broad understanding of overall business unit.

Ensure solution delivery meets business need and expectation through business requirement gathering.
Gather and validate business needs to translate into requirements for technical team.

Work with technical teams to develop technical requirements and solutions.
Owns the lifecycle management and associated documentation package for the systems.

Is accountable for projects throughout entire lifecycle; depending on scale and complexity may need input or guidance on critical decisions.

Be proactive in identifying solutions or opportunities that can help improve Business processes.
Be point of contact for business focused application questions and can identify and leverage resources across IT

Model and enhance business process diagrams and other related models to capture business operations change requirements within defined opportunities or projects, modeling both current and future state, typically using a graphical BPA or business process modeling tool.

Document or map business processes targeted for change via approved projects, both current and future state. Determine and document the impact of process changes for the process owner.

Define the needed business cases with project team and process owner, defining business outcomes, including current baseline and future target metrics, such as leading and lagging indicators, and linking to strategic key

performance indicators (KPIs Document business requirements for system enhancements and collaborate with IT to ensure effective development and testing needed for successful solution deployment.

Business partnership and technology expertise

The Ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in manufacturing business process and systems leadership as they relate to advanced process analytics.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a successful track record of assessing systems against corporate and regulatory requirements and driving change to ensure compliance in a GxP environment

The ideal candidate will possess a fundamental understanding of the process analytics applications, hardware, and supported processes utilized in a GxP biopharmaceutical company

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a successful track record developing processes, SOP’s, systems to support applications and equipment in a GxP environment

Provide recommendations to address and resolve business issues, improve business processes and leverage opportunities

Demonstrate strong understanding of data integrity, quality, and change management processes in a GxP, regulated environment.

Be point of contact for business focused application questions and can identify and leverage resources across IT

Impact

In collaboration with the business customer, utilizes broad business knowledge to proactively search for strategic technological solutions

Exerts some influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of the business area
Builds and manages peer and management-level business relationship through achievement of results,

accountable to schedule, and allocation of resources and meeting customer needs

Scope
Collaborates cross functionally to drive initiatives to a successful conclusion

Decision Making

Identifies and recommends process improvements
Demonstrates ability to identify issues, independently resolves routine issues, escalates more complex issues to a higher level

Knowledge

In depth knowledge of business functional area with strong understanding of business unit (Or if new to business area, shows strong learning agility to achieve in depth knowledge)

Understands the technology offerings applicable to the business when assisting in the design of solutions
Has knowledge of and utilizes software lifecycle methodologies

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
B.S. degree (in science, engineering or business), with related business discipline experience.

Multiple years of process improvement experience (depending on skill level — more time for advanced skills and commensurate salary), especially experience that leverages technology as part of the solution.

Hands-on experience with process modeling, analysis and simulation tools.
Experience working on projects using a variety of process redesign methods (such as business process

re-engineering, value chain analysis, Lean Six Sigma or total quality management
Track record of working on projects that delivered different types of business outcomes: revenue growth and customer satisfaction, for example, not just process efficiency or cost reduction.

Manufacturing experience with knowledge of GMPs, GDPs
Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication, including good presentations.

Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
More interested in business results than personal preferences, and in group rather than individual achievement
Ability to work within high-performing virtual teams and highly collaborative

Builds excellent relationships with key internal and external customers based on trust and confidence
Minimum travel both domestically and internationally

Supplement the Vendor management team focused on driving value and mitigating risk in vendor contracts and relationships

Execute best practices and processes for managing technology suppliers and vendors, with focus on performance of Hardware, Software and Software as a Service providers

Work with IT and TBS business partners to identify licensing and contract structure options, negotiate and support agreement execution against strict timelines

Support vendor lifecycle activities as required – renewals, cost optimizations, growth.
Identify opportunities to optimize vendor execution and relationships in support of organizational goals
             

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