Assoc Dir Business Analysis
RemotePoland
Job Summary
Lead detailed and complex analysis of strategic opportunities and cost savings initiatives while communicating recommendations to executive management. Build relationships with business users to gather accurate requirements, develop visual As-Is and To-Be scenarios, and quantify potential benefits for senior management consideration. Guide business management on work phasing to ensure production delivery, define engagement with vendors and IT, and critique proposals to facilitate informed decision-making. Provide leadership for project teams during large requirements gathering, conduct peer reviews to ensure quality standards, and contribute to PMO best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 10+ years)
- 5+ years of senior business analysis role
- Proven business analysis and vendor relationship skills
- Experience with Lean Six Sigma, Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Familiar with formal change management processes and methods (Prosci or similar approach)
- Skilled in process improvement and strategic development, especially as it applies to clinical trials, clinical development and project management
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills including the ability to guide, motivate and coordinate cross-functional project teams
- Technical and systems competency, such as computer skills, to include effective use of systems and applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
- Proven flexibility and ability to effectively prioritize workload with the support of leadership
- Ability to coach and mentor cross-functional teams with a cultural awareness
- Excellent judgment, decision making and problem-solving skills and proven ability to apply critical and analytical strategic thinking skills to manage complex/ambiguous situations
- Proactive, solutions oriented and skilled at risk identification and management
Desired Qualifications
- requirements management systems a plus (JIRA, Azure DevOps, TopTeam or similar)
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