Associate Director IT Business Analyst
About the Role
Major Accountabilities:
- Lead elicitation, documentation, and management of business requirements.
- Facilitate workshops, interviews, and process deep dives.
- Translate needs into user stories, functional specs, acceptance criteria.
- Evaluate vendor proposals for alignment, feasibility, and compliance.
- Collaborate with vendors on design, refinement, and sprints.
- Support backlog prioritization and roadmap planning.
- Coordinate UAT, defect resolution, and deployment readiness.
- Identify improvement opportunities and process harmonization.
- Ensure compliance with GxP, validation, and documentation standards.
Experience:
- 10+ years of Business Analysis in Pharma/Life Sciences.
- Strong knowledge of Clinical Ops, CTMS, eTMF, SSU, Site Connect.
- Experience with Veeva Vault Clinical Suite preferred.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Familiar with Agile, DevOps, integration patterns, and PLM.
- Understanding of validation, GxP, and audit requirements.
- Proficiency in English (written & oral).
Skills:
- Analytical Thinking
- Requirements Gathering
- Requirements Analysis
- Communication Skills
- Financial Modeling
- stakeholder management
- Business Acumen
- Business Value Creation
- Digital capabilities, Effective use of Technology
- Stakeholders Management
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
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Role Requirements
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Benefits and Rewards: Learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally.
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