Associate Product Analyst

Job Description

Brief Description of Position

We are looking for aprofessional withstronganalytical skills and experience inproduct analysisto help usimplement ourvision and strategytoenablethesoftware productswithin the Trial Financial Managementareato power the business for the next decadeplus.

Responsibilities

• Asa Product Analyst within theTrial Financial Management Product you will work acrossourareasupporting programs which enable our business partners tooperatewithout will buildexpertiseon system validations andwillhave the opportunity to learn the end-to-end clinical process.

• Youwillwork with stakeholdersat all levels acrossour companyto uncover and communicate user beinstrumental in planning designing and conducting testing activities engaging support teams and compiling critical content for training and communicationtousers.

• You will applya structured approach to discover document and manage business processandstakeholder will also gatherinsight into user journeybehavior motivationunarticulated problems unmetneedsand painpoints.

• You will work side by side with Business Stakeholders Product Users Product Managersand Technical Leadsandyouwill beprovidingclose supporttoensurethatthe IT solutionsareboth valuable andviable.

Additionally youwill:

• Gather documentationrelated tothebusiness processin clinical domaindocumentbusiness/userneedsandtrace requests and responses to requests

• Continuouslybroadenyourexpertisein theClinical Trialsbusinessdomain

• Leverage business and user insightstoform solutioning ideas andmakeprioritization decisionstomaximize thevalueof the IT solutions

• Work with the business toidentifybusiness value for our initiatives anddeterminethe best way to measure that our solutionsachievethe targeted business value

• Be accountable for enablementadoptionand growth of theIntegrated Trial Monitoringproduct

• Buildknowledge oftheexisting solutions through IT communitiesandleveragethese for thebenefitthe businessstakeholders

• Partner with squad members including but not limited to scrum masters technical lead(s)and development team to manage high-quality product deliveryleveragingAgile SDLCmethodology

• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure a healthy backlog of well-formed epics features and user storiesaremaintainedwhich align with the overall roadmap and serve as requirements for the delivery squad

• Follow and apply the Product Model principlestomaximize the business value

Location

Primary:Rahway New Jersey

Qualifications Skills& Experience

Position Qualifications

Education Minimum Requirement:

• High School Diploma required.

RequiredExperience and Skills:

• 2years of experience as aProduct/Business Analystor similar role

• Experience with working withina globalteam

• Open and receptive to listeningable toaskthoughtful questions

• Curiousand persistent ableto discern pain pointssimplify complex problems conductingroot cause analysis andidentifyingrecommendations for improvements

• Critical thinker who can effectively balance the needs of stakeholders and users embracingnew ideas/evidencetofoster a collaborative atmosphere

• Able to adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs

• Ability to understand business issues and needs and easy rapport with peers and executives

• Ableto keep work on confidential projectswithin a select groupandmaintainconfidence

• Adept at managing relationships acrossexpertise geography and culture regardless of organizational hierarchy

• Great organization skills with the ability to manage competing prioritiesand coordinate activity and responses among multiple people/groups

• Self-driven with the ability to work in a self-guided manner

• Outstanding communication skills able to effectively communicate complex concepts in simple ways

DesiredExperience and Skills:

• Prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry

• Understanding of the Clinical Trials domain from the data collection and management perspective

• DevelopmentLifecycle(SDLC)

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The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive if applicable.

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