Sr. Associate IS Analyst

Role Description:

The role leverages domain and business process expertise to detail product requirements as epics and user stories, along with supporting artifacts like business process maps, use cases, and test plans for the software development teams.

This role involves working closely with business stakeholders, Data engineers, AI/ML engineers to ensure that the technical requirements for upcoming development are thoroughly elaborated.

This enables the delivery team to estimate, plan, and commit to delivery with high confidence and identify test cases and scenarios to ensure the quality and performance of IT Systems. You will collaborate with Product Owner and developers to maintain an efficient and consistent process, ensuring quality deliverables from the team.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with System Architects and Product owners to manage business analysis activities, ensuring alignment with engineering and product goals.

• Capture the voice of the customer to define business processes and product needs.

• Work with Product Owners and customers to define scope and value for new developments.

• Collaborate with Engineering, testing teams as well as Product Management to prioritize release scopes and groom the Product backlog.

• Facilitate the breakdown of Epics into Features and Sprint-Sized User Stories and participate in backlog reviews with the development team.

• Clearly express features in User Stories/requirements so all team members and collaborators understand how they fit into the product backlog.

• Maintain and ensure the quality of documented user stories/requirements in tools such as Jira.

• Ensure Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done are well-defined.

• Work closely with UX to align technical requirements, scenarios, and business process maps with User Experience designs.

• Validate that test scenarios meet feature acceptance criteria and customer expectations.

• Maintain and ensure the quality of documented user stories/requirements in tools like Jira.

• Stay focused on software development to ensure it meets requirements, providing proactive feedback to collaborators.

• Develop and implement effective product demonstrations for internal and external collaborators.

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Masters degree and 1 to 3 years of Life Science/Biotechnology/ Pharmacology/ Information Systems experience OR

• Bachelors degree and 3 to 5 years of Life Science/Biotechnology/ Pharmacology/ Information Systems experience OR

• Diploma and 7 to 9 years of Life Science/Biotechnology/ Pharmacology/ Information Systems experience

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Has experience with writing user requirements and acceptance criteria in agile project management systems like JIRA.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with senior leadership with confidence and clarity

• Experience in writing requirements for development of modern web application

• Experience with Agile software development methodologies (Scrum)

• Experience of DevOps, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery methodology

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Familiarity with GxP, CFR 21 Part 11 and systems validation

• Experience in creating and executing validation protocols (e.g., Installation Qualification (IQ), Operational Qualification (OQ))

• Experience with testing and validation tools, and testing frameworks

• Experience as a business analyst, with command of business analysis techniques & tools, as well as SDLC & iterative systems development methodologies

Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):

• SAFe for Teams certification (preferred)

• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) (preferred)

Soft Skills:

• Able to work under minimal supervision

• Skilled in providing oversight and mentoring team members. Demonstrated ability in effectively delegating work

• Excellent analytical and gap/fit assessment skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams

• High degree of initiative and self-motivation

• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully

• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals

• Strong presentation and public speaking skills

Shift Information:

• This position operates on the second shift, from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM IST. Candidates must be willing and able to work during these hours.