Business Analyst III (Remote) - WashU IT

Scheduled Hours
40

Position Summary
Through strong knowledge of the organization's technology infrastructure and specific software applications, helps the business address changes through technology. Performs all tasks to achieve an understanding of business change needs, assessing the impact of those changes, capturing, analyzing, documenting and managing requirements, and then supporting the communication and delivery of those requirements with relevant parties.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepares business cases working with university partners.
• Collaborates with Project Manager to define approach for requirements elicitation, documentation, management, and communication.
• Ensures business opportunities, objectives, and success criteria are clearly articulated.
• Performs current state analysis and/or root cause analysis as required.
• Selects and applies modeling techniques for requirements analysis (scope, process, rules, data, interface models, etc.).
• Works with Project Manager to support requirements validation across scope, user acceptance, implementation, and deployment; assists in defining success metrics.
• Performs feasibility analysis as required for projects.
• Coordinates planning activities to meet objectives and timelines of overall program or project; works with Project Manager to forecast required time and resources.
• Implements strategies for gathering, reviewing and analyzing data and system requirements.
• Performs requirements elicitation using defined techniques and approaches.
• Documents requirements, establishes scope and objectives and determines strategy for evaluating requirements implementation in systems to achieve business goals.
• Organizes requirements by release and other needed categories and sets up traceability matrix; articulates requirements relationships and dependencies.
• Translates and simplifies requirements for technical and business audiences; performs gap analysis in collaboration with technical teams.
• Prioritizes requirements working with university partners and creates conceptual prototypes and mock-ups.
• Uses business process modeling, traceability and quality management techniques per methodology.
• Manages requirements communication and applies best practices for effective collaboration and problem-solving.
• Collaborates with project management to obtain requirements approvals per project plan; facilitates go/no go decisions.
• Validates requirements throughout process per plan.
• Uses requirements to support design and review of test cases and process change requests.
• Provides consulting to all stakeholders regarding requirements management working with Project Management.
• Independently prioritizes the completion of tasks and resolution of issues to ensure compliance to project deliverables.
• Supports large project assignments and other initiatives as assigned.
• Monitors technical solutions to ensure alignment with requirements and evaluates solution effectiveness.
• Leads and coordinates activities associated with requirements management vehicles.
• Coordinates activities with other business analysts.
• Participates in recommending and implementing continuous improvement plans for business analysis.
• Develops requirements adoption metrics and other methods of evaluating the long-term performance of the solution.
• Reviews and monitors the effectiveness of business analysis via test results.
• Provides status reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment
• Work is normally performed in offices located across campus
• There will be activities that require trips to many University offices and offsite locations

Physical Effort

• Typically sitting at a desk or a table

Equipment

• Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor's degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications /Professional Licenses :
No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience:
Analyzing Business Processes And Data (4 Years)

Skills:
Not Applicable

Driver's License:
A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

This position supports Information Security initiatives and partners with teams across the university to deliver technology and process improvements that enhance security, reduce risk, and support institutional goals. The role works closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple departments and functions.

This position is full-time, and predominantly remote; however, candidates local to the St. Louis area are preferred as occasional onsite meetings and team collaboration sessions are expected approximately 1-2 times per month.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:
No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Certifications /Professional Licenses :
Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) - International Institute of Business Analysis, Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

Work Experience:
No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:
Business Case Development, Business Process Analysis Tools, Consultative Approach, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Critical Thinking, Data Development, Data Processing, Higher Education Technology, Large Scale IT Projects, Microsoft Office, Oral Communications, Process Flow Documentation, Process Improvements, Product Launches, Requirements Development, Software Testing, Solutions Development, Technical Knowledge, Technical Problem-Solving, Technical Writing, Technology Research, Testing Methodology, Use Case Development, Written Communication

Grade
G13

Salary Range
$65,900.00 - $112,700.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

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Accommodation

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Pre-Employment Screening
All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Personal

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
  
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
  
• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
  
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
  

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
  

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We've got you covered.
  
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.
  

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EEO Statement
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University's policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.