Senior Business Analyst – Automation, Analytics & AI

Job Description

Position overview:

The Senior Business Analyst Automation Analytics & AI (Sr. BA - AA & AI) operates at the country level to identify design and deliver technology-enabled solutions that

improve clinical trial operations efficiency quality and compliance. The role leads the intake assessment and delivery of local automation analytics and AI initiatives creates compelling business cases builds or oversees development of country tools and scales fit-for-purpose solutions to other countries or the Region when applicable.

As needed the Sr. BA AA & AI may also support initiatives driven by Regional Operations teams. The role ensures adherence to ICH GCP company policies and local regulations and drives measurable impact through robust KPIs and change enablement.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelors degree in a life science discipline business analytics computing science

engineering or related field.

Required Experience:

5 years of relevant experience in data/analytics process improvement or technologyenabled transformation within life sciences/healthcare or a comparable regulated

environment which includes:

o Successfully designing and delivering automation/analytics/AI-enabled solutions

(e.g. dashboards RPA/workflow automation AI/ML pilots) that produced

measurable improvements.

o Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders with hands-on project

management in a matrix environment.

Preferred Experience:

Experience working across multiple countries or in regional programs.

Exposure to integrations with IT/data science teams and vendor coordination.

Familiarity with clinical trial processes and operational metrics.

Compliance/regulatory: understanding of ICH GCP and applicable quality and data

protection requirements.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Business process modeling and requirements techniques

End-to-end product and solution ownership mindset

Data literacy and analytics: ability to translate business questions into metrics; hands-on

with BI tools (e.g. Power BI/Tableau) and data querying basics (SQL or equivalent).

Automation/AI awareness: practical experience with workflow automation/RPA platforms;

exposure to AI/ML use cases and constraints in clinical operations.

Program/project management

Communication & influence

Change enablement

Problem-solving & critical thinking: structured analysis hypothesis-driven approach and

pragmatic delivery mindset.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

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