Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business AnalystVisa status: U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. Tax Terms: W2, 1099 Corp-Corp or 3rd Parties: YesLocation: San Francisco, CALong Term Pharma Experience is a must. As a Senior Business Analyst (BA) you will be responsible for scoping, planning and supporting the successful implementation of solutions by providing business analysis, best practice research, detailed requirements and user stories definition and user acceptance facilitation. In addition you will be required to work closely with Business Users, Product Owners, Product Managers, IT Business Partners and IT Architects to develop a conceptual architecture for the solutions. The Senior BA is an active role in the product's lifecycle management. The primary focus is to make sure that a solution is chosen to fulfill known and understood business requirements, fitting into the Product roadmap definitions and continuously providing business value over its lifecycle.What you'll be working on:Actively engage with IT Product Manager and IT Business Partner in the portfolio management processesLead and drive project scoping phase. Collaborate with business and informatics stakeholders to lead the business case development for new initiatives including high level solution options and resource estimatesTranslates the IT enabled business strategy developed by the C-Pod into an Informatics context and works with IT Product Managers, IT Business Partners and IT Architects to develop project proposals and roadmaps that support the strategySupport the business partner and IT Business Partner to obtain project approval from the portfolio committees, e.g. PD PEC, PDx MEP etcDrive the identification of the most appropriate solution for Roche through formal RFI/RFP/RFQ (Request for Information/Proposal/Quotation) processes. Evaluate feasibility of potential solutions in collaboration with business users and Subject Matter ExpertsPrepare mandatory deliverables supporting the PMM "initiate" and "define" phases together with the Project Manager. On the basis of identified business needs is responsible for establishing user requirements and any related documentation as required by PMMParticipate in Squads working on significant enhancements to understand business needs and translate them into requirementsStrives for harmonization of business processes across sites and departments by propagating common standardized data models, applications and technologies that are in line with the cross-functional or functional Informatics strategies and architectures. Drives cross functional teamwork by collaborating with BA's within Chapter and across Org Units to continuously harmonize and further develop skills and working practices specific to the BA communityThe ideal candidate:Has Bachelor / Master of Science in Computer Science, engineering, Biostats, etcHas domain knowledge of the pharmaceutical, Pharma Development or Life Science industry, or from a consulting firmHas extensive experience with large projects (>1M projects, large number of stakeholders, multi locations/global footprint, complex enterprise solutions)Has excellent communication and influencing skillsAlways demonstrates Leadership in his/her assignments, is able to engage a team towards ambitious goalsLeads business analysis activities in multiple projects/programs: fully accountable for BA approach and plan, BA deliverables, lead Client (1-5 within the team), influence Project Mgmt, make decision on behalf of businessExhibits strong soft skills typically required as a BA (i.e., active listening, challenging the status quo, ability to communicate complex information, issues, and potential solutions to stakeholders)Has excellent knowledge & experience with BA practicesExhibits intellectual curiosity and integrity and has strong passion to bring value-adding technology to the businessHas experience working in agile environments and exhibits a mindset in the approach to: Enable a diverse group of partners to speak with a single voice Ensure the right information is available to the development team in the right level of detail at the right time so that the product can be developed