Business Systems Analyst

Job Description

The Business System Analyst is an individual contributor working on the development, maintenance and enhancement of business applications, providing specialized technical or business knowledge to Information Research (IR) projects and activities. The position has the responsibility for partnering with a business functional area, learning their processes, and finding opportunities whereby technology can help drive efficiencies. The position will work on project teams or as an individual and will be instrumental in the development, identification and implementation of system modifications that will improve productivity within the system(s) applicable for the R&D Operations and Finance business functions that he/she is supporting.

In this role you will be responsible for:

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Consults with business functional areas to develop understanding of the varied and complex business needs supported by the system(s).

Responsible for determining how changing business needs will affect the system(s).

Understands the role of the system in the big picture and provides ideas and recommendations regarding the evolution of the system(s).

Responds to questions and influences the users regarding current and potential system inputs, processes, and outputs. Conducts research and analysis into evolutions of the systems supporting business processes. Develops detailed business user requirements, system documentation, workflow procedures, and data modeling.

Negotiates plans, time frames and trade-offs while ensuring client understands the final results of the project.

Reviews and routes requested system changes and develops detailed specifications for implementation.

Ensures current and accurate system documentation, coordinates and or performs testing of system modifications, both validated and non-validated systems.

Provides systems expertise and supports system training, educational tools and materials.

Partners with appropriate support personnel related to data integrity checks and controls of the systems.

Helps drive internal BTS processes related to demand/release management and SDLC.

Systems implemented must meet projected timelines and customer expectations.