Business Analyst for Data with Pharma Knowledge
Job Location:
Indianapolis, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Posted:
7 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline:
4 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB TITLE: Pharma Data Business Analyst (No C2C)
LOCATION: Hybrid in Indianapolis
INDUSTRY: Pharmaceutical
JOB DESCRIPTION: We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with pharmaceutical industry experience to support a large-scale Data and AI Readiness initiative. The ideal candidate will bridge business stakeholders data teams and AI-focused resources to ensure enterprise data products are properly documented governed and prepared for advanced analytics and AI solutions. This role is highly focused on data discovery metadata documentation stakeholder engagement business requirements gathering and translating complex business questions into structured data requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
REQUIREMENTS:
PREFERRED:
Best In-Class-Benefits: We are in the people business; treating people right is our ONLY priority. Theoris Services consultants are full-time employees with full benefits including:
About Theoris: Our goal is to Fuel Your Career! As a Theoris team member you join a culture based on people-centered values and an environment that fosters both personal and professional growth. We build long-term relationships with our clients and our consultants. With over 30 years of building strong relationships in the industry were uniquely positioned to make the right connections. This knowledge is used to find the right job placement. Our recruiting teams are experts dedicated to the information technology and engineering staffing space and are highly respected by our client base.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualification of the applicant.
LOCATION: Hybrid in Indianapolis
INDUSTRY: Pharmaceutical
JOB DESCRIPTION: We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with pharmaceutical industry experience to support a large-scale Data and AI Readiness initiative. The ideal candidate will bridge business stakeholders data teams and AI-focused resources to ensure enterprise data products are properly documented governed and prepared for advanced analytics and AI solutions. This role is highly focused on data discovery metadata documentation stakeholder engagement business requirements gathering and translating complex business questions into structured data requirements.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand reporting analytics and AI use cases
- Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions to gather business context around data assets
- Elicit document and validate business requirements
- Translate business questions into structured testable data requirements
- Create and maintain inventories mapping datasets to business needs and use cases
- Document data definitions business rules metadata lineage and data ownership
- Collaborate with Data Engineers Architects and AI teams to improve data readiness
- Identify gaps in data quality metadata documentation and governance
- Support development of ground-truth datasets used for AI evaluation and validation
- Assist with documenting known data limitations edge cases and risk areas
- Create process flows business requirements documents data mapping documentation and stakeholder presentations
- Work closely with data stewards and subject matter experts to ensure data accuracy and completeness
- Support governance initiatives and enterprise data standards
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5 years of Business Analyst Business Systems Analyst or Data Business Analyst experience
- Experience working within pharmaceutical biotechnology clinical research healthcare or life sciences organizations
- Strong requirements gathering and stakeholder management experience
- Experience supporting data reporting analytics or enterprise data initiatives
- Proven ability to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements
- Experience documenting business processes workflows and data requirements
- Strong communication and facilitation skills
- Experience working within Agile environments
PREFERRED:
- Clinical Development Clinical Trials Regulatory Affairs Medical Affairs or Pharmacovigilance experience
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical data domains and processes
- Experience with metadata management data governance and data quality initiatives
- Familiarity with AI Generative AI LLM or data readiness projects
- Experience with SQL and data analysis
- Understanding of cloud-based data platforms and lakehouse environments
- Knowledge of CDISC SDTM MedDRA GxP or regulated healthcare data environments
Best In-Class-Benefits: We are in the people business; treating people right is our ONLY priority. Theoris Services consultants are full-time employees with full benefits including:
- Robust Health Insurance
- 401(k) plan
- PTO
- Paid holidays
About Theoris: Our goal is to Fuel Your Career! As a Theoris team member you join a culture based on people-centered values and an environment that fosters both personal and professional growth. We build long-term relationships with our clients and our consultants. With over 30 years of building strong relationships in the industry were uniquely positioned to make the right connections. This knowledge is used to find the right job placement. Our recruiting teams are experts dedicated to the information technology and engineering staffing space and are highly respected by our client base.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualification of the applicant.
Required Experience:
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