Senior Business Analyst/Product Analyst

At Precise Solutions, we are looking for top talent consultants to bring on as employees of our organization and service our clients in the various Life Sciences Industries.  We are much more than a consulting firm! Precise Solutions provides competitive compensation packages with great salaries, benefits, health insurance, paid time off and employer-based 401k contributions. 

We currently have an immediate need for the following:

Job Title: Senior Business Systems Analyst/Product Analyst

Location:  Lake County, IL USA

Compensation:  $57.00 per hour, Paid Time off, Company 401k contributions, Health, dental, and vision insurance.  Total Annual Compensation including benefits is $132,000.00

Resume Requirements

The following resume requirements must be met for resume to be considered

• Candidates first and last name (legal spelling) must be at the top of the resume
• Valid email address must be at the top of the resume.  LinkedIn links will not be accepted it must be a valid email address so our recruiters can respond to your resume
• Please refrain from submitting resumes with candidates photo they will not be considered

Senior Business Systems Analyst/Product Analyst

We are looking for a seasoned Senior IT Business Systems Analyst with 8+ years experience as a Business Analyst gathering requirements and creating documentation. The Senior Business Analyst is expected to gather requirements definition, documentation, and management through development & testing.  The role will require ongoing management of an existing system (Product Analyst / Product Owner element of role)

• Robust analytics & forecasting domain experience preferred
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation abilities
• Relationship Management skills with internal business client groups
• Life Sciences/ Pharmaceutical industry experience prefer

Senior BSA/Product Analyst Job Description:

The Product Analyst / Business Systems Consultant for the Brand Excellence Capability assists the Product Owner by sustaining the detailed body of knowledge related to a capability Product or portfolio of related Products. Thus, enabling Product visioning, roadmapping and realization, and ultimately the ability to consistently deliver on the Product value proposition to client stakeholder groups.

The PA/BSC acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on the features, functionalities, processes, and data of the Product and associated ecosystem. Provides advice, assistance and leadership in any area associated with the planning, procurement, provision, delivery, management, maintenance, and effective business use of the capability Product or Product portfolio for the Brand Excellence (BEx) business area.

• Analyzes business processes
• elicits, analyzes, and documents business requirements
• identifies alternative solutions, assesses feasibility, and makes recommendations typically seeking to exploit and leverage new or existing technology components.
• Translates business requirements and needs into functional requirements
• performs data and process modeling
• manages change; and leads, coordinates/performs testing, verification, and validation of requirements.
• Able to move and traverse across different technologies based on the focus of projects or Products.

Senior BSA/Product Analyst Responsibilities

• Works directly with stakeholders to understand business processes, business drivers and business strategy across multiple business units or functions; identifies and communicates resulting needs and opportunities for user experience or business process improvement that can be enabled via technology, preferably through existing Products or ecosystems.
• Proactively shares knowledge of the BEx capability Product or Product portfolio with IT colleagues and client stakeholders in the form of presentations, training, or Knowledge Transfer documentation. Able to effectively evangelize Product benefits and value proposition to client stakeholder groups.
• Investigates and understands capabilities of existing systems and technologies already in use across Commercial functions and investigates available technologies applied to the BEx function in industry; identifies information required to support the business strategy and leads the development of appropriate information management strategies, developing them as an integrated part of the business strategy.
• Participates and/or manages formal demand management process, including validating needs, building rationale-based business cases to aid prioritization, bundling and scheduling demands into Releases and coordinating required integrated team’ capacity to fulfill.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Identifies current and emerging business needs and evaluates alternative technology solutions using standard information systems methodologies and best practices.
• Makes recommendations to process stakeholders regarding the correct approach to achieve process improvement objectives. These may include business process outsourcing, application development, alternate operating or service models, or adopting business process management (BPM) practices.
• Develops business relationships and integrates activities with other IT functions or BTOs to ensure successful implementation and support of Product or project efforts. Manages relationships between clients involved and BTS functions to assure effective communication between the groups is occurring. Brokers services within BTS on behalf of client stakeholders; coordinates portfolio of solutions and identifies interdependencies.
• Allies with other IT functions or BTOs to remain current on project status, and inform Client stakeholders of progress; conversely, keeps IT managers aware of user, technical or operational issues and resolves conflicts. Identifies the impact of any relevant statutory, internal or external regulations on the organization's use of information.
• Has defined authority and responsibility for a significant area of work, including technical, financial, and quality aspects. Accountable for actions and decisions taken by self and subordinates.
• May prepare testing plans to confirm that requirements and system design are accurate and complete. Conducts training.
• Accountable for the accuracy of the fit of the proposed business process improvements and the technical solution to the business needs and the information upon which the business justification and prioritization decisions are made. Also accountable for communicating the business need and drivers to development or support groups to assure the implementation phase can fulfill the business need.