Portfolio Management Business Analyst RDT Pharma R&D

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As a Business Analyst in RDT Informatics you bridge Pharma R&D business needs and RDT solution and service delivery. Working with minimal guidance you translate complex Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) data and process needs into functional specifications and developer-ready outcomes across business product data and technology teams.

The Molecule Portfolio & Data Products Business Analyst supports integrated molecule study asset non-molecule and medical-device planning across the R&D lifecycle. The role divides its focus approximately 50/50 between ongoing lifecycle and enhancement work (Run) and new projects and initiatives (Change). You will enable trusted planning data reusable data products and governed self-service analytics partnering with Business Product Owners SMEs and RDT delivery teams to achieve measurable adoption and value. Join an evolving PPM ecosystem and see how scientific ideas progress toward patient impact.

Job Responsibilities

• Solution & Service Delivery in Pharma R&D: Acts as the RDT bridge for R&D PPM translating molecule phases and gates non-molecule work pipeline tracking milestone governance and resource-planning signals into feasible functional specifications. Leads BA work from problem framing and prioritization through requirements verification solution validation adoption and value measurement.
• Data Products & Snowflake Ecosystem: Maps data from source PPM systems to DataOne Data products (Snowflake). Design requirements for ThoughtSpot and Tableau reports. Defines functional requirements for data models business definitions quality rules and lineage partnering with data engineers and building knowledge of the technical architecture.
• AI-Enhanced Requirements Engineering & Agile Delivery: Authors high-quality Epics and User Stories with rigorous Acceptance Criteria and clear Definitions of Ready and Done. Manages one prioritized backlog in Jira and Confluence keeping RDT engineering and QA work developer-ready. Uses GenAI to draft refine and stress-test requirements while maintaining traceability data ethics and human accountability.
• Stakeholder Management & Collaboration: Advises R&D stakeholders and SMEs on feasibility cost and alignment with RDT strategy. Brings the voice of the business and its scientific and operational context to data engineers software developers and QA teams. Builds consensus across pRED gRED PD PTD Finance Decision Intelligence Resource Management and external vendors.

Education / Experience

• 5 years of Business Analysis RDT/IT consulting or digital-product experience supported by a university degree relevant professional qualification or equivalent practical experience. BABOK-aligned BA certification (e.g. CCBA/CBAP) project management certification (e.g. PMP/PRINCE2) or Agile certification is advantageous.
• Proven ability to lead complex end-to-end BA assignments autonomously and contribute to cross-functional RDT solution delivery.
• Understanding of PPM concepts and lifecycle-driven processes; pharmaceutical or life-sciences experience is a plus ideally in Pharma R&D molecule or non-molecule lifecycles study or asset planning or drug development.

Technical Skills

• Advanced requirements-engineering skills covering elicitation process and data-flow mapping Epics User Stories Acceptance Criteria Definitions of Ready and Done traceability gap analysis and solution validation; proficiency with Jira Confluence and Scrum-style delivery.
• Data literacy with Snowflake fundamentals and basic SQL plus understanding of data-product concepts semantic models data quality and lineage. Familiarity with ThoughtSpot and Tableau is preferred; Power BI experience is transferable.
• Practical use of GenAI to improve BA productivity and requirements quality; experience with governed AI prototypes proofs of concept or hackathons is a plus.

Additional Qualifications

• Consultative customer-oriented communicator who can advise business leaders translate between technical and non-technical audiences facilitate decisions and resolve ambiguity.
• Analytical collaborative and delivery-focused with attention to detail and the ability to interpret molecule study asset and portfolio data coach colleagues and improve team practices.
• Comfortable collaborating in a global environment with business vendor and RDT colleagues across time zones with occasional flexibility to accommodate meetings outside local working hours.

This position also offers an attractive benefits package.

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