Senior IT Business Analyst

Who is USP

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the worlds leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines dietary supplements and food ingredients. At USP we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness integrity and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1300 professionals across twenty global locations working to strengthen the supply of safe high-quality medicines worldwide.

At USP we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship professional development and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships standards and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific mindsregardless of backgroundto contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

Brief Job Overview

This position is responsible for the management of IT projects involving the development and implementation of business processes in technologies to meet identified business needs acquiring and utilizing the necessary resources and skills within agreed parameters of cost timescales and quality. This role involves the adoption and adaptation of project management methodologies based on the context of the project and selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches

How will YOU create impact here at USP

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity regulatory excellence and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong tested and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally USPs People and Culture division in partnership with the Equity Office invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged collaborative and results-driven work environments.

The Senior IT Business Analyst has the following responsibilities:

• Plans and drives scoping requirements definition and prioritization activities for large complex initiatives.
• Selects adopts and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods tools and techniques selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.
• Obtains input from and formal agreement to requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Negotiates with stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts.
• Establishes requirements baselines. Ensures changes to requirements are investigated and managed.
• Contributes to the development of organizational methods and standards.
• Takes responsibility for investigative work to determine business requirements and specify effective business processes through improvements in information systems information management practices procedures and organization change.
• Selects adopts and adapts appropriate business analysis methods tools and techniques selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.
• Collaborates with stakeholders at all levels in the conduct of investigations into strategy studies business requirements specifications and feasibility studies.
• Prepares business cases which define potential benefits options for achieving these benefits through development of new or changed processes and associated business risks.

Who is USP Looking For

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of our mission commitment to excellence through inclusive and equitable behaviors and practices ability to quickly build credibility with stakeholders along with the following competencies and experience:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Business relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• At least four (4) years of progressive experience in IT as Business Process Analyst or Business Analyst Consulting as Business Analyst or a similar role.
• Demonstrates clear leadership.
• Communicates effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understands the implications of new technologies.
• Understands and communicates industry developments and the role and impact of technology in USP. Absorbs complex information.
• Promotes compliance with relevant legislation and the need for services products and working practices to provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with diverse abilities.
• Takes the initiative to keep both own and colleagues skills up to date.
• Manages and mitigates risk

Additional Desired Preferences

• Ability to identify the communications and relationship needs of stakeholder groups.
• Ability to translate communications/stakeholder engagement strategies into specific activities and deliverables.
• Facilitates open communication and discussion between stakeholders acting as a single point of contact by developing maintaining and working to stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
• Provides informed feedback to assess and promote understanding. Facilitates business decision-making processes. Captures and disseminates technical and business information.
• Ensures that appropriate action is taken to anticipate investigate and resolve problems in systems and services.
• Ensures that such problems are fully documented within the relevant reporting system(s).
• Enables development of problem solutions.
• Coordinates the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures.
• Analyses patterns and trend.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None this is an individual contributor role.

Benefits

USP provides the benefits to protect yourself and your family today and tomorrow. From company-paid time off and comprehensive healthcare options to retirement savings you can have peace of mind that your personal and financial well-being is protected.

Compensation

Base Salary Range: USD $116081.00 $146900.00 annually.

Target Annual Bonus: % Varies based on level of role.

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidates skill set experience qualifications equity and other job-related reasons.

Note: USP does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specificwritten agreement with USP.

Required Experience:

Senior IC