Senior Business Analyst

For our Life Science client in Basel, we are seeking a Sr Business Analyst (Sample Management)

Start Date: 4th July 2016 (latest 15th July 2016)
End Date: 28th July 2017 + extensions
Location: Basel - some travel to US
Language: English

Project background:

We are seeking an experienced professional to perform the role of a Business Analyst for a global IT project within Pharma Clinical Operations, namely the Development of a Sample Management Solution (Global Pharma Biobank) to manage Clinical Samples which includes Sample Accessioning as well as Lab Processing. The project has already started and we are looking for an individual to support the existing team of Business Analysts.

The position's primary role is to support business process design, requirements analysis, support the test design; conduct and support of functional (exploratory and system) testing; support user acceptance testing, etc. The secondary role is to contribute to the deliverables creation (eg project documentation) and depending on the candidate supporting tool evaluation for a new lab Middleware for instrument connectivity between the LIMS and the Lab Instruments.

Task and responsibilities:
* Analyze the business processes, understand business needs and assist the business in the definition of detailed level business processes.
* Develop the business use case scenarios with input from the business subject matter experts
* Gather and document requirements and engage the user representatives from cross-functional units in scoping and prioritization
* Define solutions and/or contribute/drive the vendor solution evaluation and selection.
* Develop functional specifications, use cases, business rules
* Help the IT Project Manager in creating project plans with regards to planning tasks and timelines related to his/her job assignment
* Work with both the client's internal development team and external vendor team to explain the requirements and functional specification, screen and report mock-ups/wireframes
* Work with the validation and test team and contribute in the development of traceability matrixes, validation and testing strategies, validation/test plans, test scripts, test data creation and summary reports.
* Support development of the user acceptance test plan and test scripts based on the business processes and business use case scenarios and assist the business users during UAT execution
* During testing phases support in analysing defects and issues reported during testing
* With his/her knowledge and ownership of the business use case scenarios, provide content knowledge for the development of training, change management and deployment plans, job aids and support knowledgebase articles for the help desk.

Requirements:
* 5-8 years experience as an IT business analyst, systems analyst combined with software validation/quality assurance experience with knowledge in the area of sample management
* Strong domain knowledge in the area of clinical sample management within Clinical Operations is a must
* Experience developing risk-based system assessment, impact analysis, validation plans within a GxP environment
* Strong user requirements, system analysis and technical skills, as well as proven skills in requirements facilitation, process flow creation and documentation authoring is required
* Experienced working in a project-driven environment
* Project experience on a global scale is a preferred (virtual teams, English speaking environment)
* Ability to support prototyping activities that will validate business requirements and solution definition
* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal in English)
* A self-starter who needs minor supervision

Nice to have:
+++ German would be a plus

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.