Senior Business Analyst - R&D

Title : Senior Business Analyst – R&D - ( pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences)

Location: Tarrytown, NY (Fully Onsite)

Duration: 6 Months

Employment Type: W2 Only

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support business and technology initiatives within the Research & Development (R&D) organization.

The candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and subject matter experts to gather requirements, document business processes, develop workflows, and support system implementations and enhancements.

The ideal candidate should have strong Business Analysis experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to independently manage requirements, documentation, and testing activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, document, and validate business and functional requirements.
• Develop current-state and future-state process maps, workflows, and business process documentation.
• Prepare BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
• Conduct stakeholder meetings and requirements-gathering workshops.
• Develop test scripts, test scenarios, and test cases based on business requirements.
• Support UAT activities, including test execution, defect tracking, and issue resolution.
• Perform gap analysis and recommend process or system improvements.
• Collaborate with business teams, IT, developers, and project managers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain project documentation and ensure requirements traceability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• 7+ years of Business Analyst experience, preferably in pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences.
• Strong experience in requirements gathering and documentation.
• Hands-on experience creating BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, and process workflows.
• Experience with test case development and UAT support.
• Good understanding of SDLC and Business Analysis methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting R&D functions within pharma or biotech organizations.
• Familiarity with research-related systems and business processes.
• Experience with Visio, Lucidchart, Jira, and Confluence.
• Knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Exposure to GxP, CSV, or CSA environments.