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Senior BA

Job Location:

Memphis, TN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 18 September 2026 (Yesterday)

Application Deadline: 16 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Requirements Business Analyst (Publication Management Systems)(Contract)
Core Responsibilities

Lead requirements gathering efforts for the design and development of a publication management system.
Engage with diverse stakeholders including researchers faculty librarians compliance teams and IT staff to elicit analyze and document business and functional requirements.
Translate complex scientific bibliographic and compliance needs into clear actionable requirements for technical teams.
Facilitate workshops interviews and working sessions to drive consensus across multiple stakeholder groups.
Develop detailed artifacts such as BRDs functional specifications user stories workflows and process maps.
Support validation of requirements through design reviews testing and user acceptance activities.
Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and development teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

Proven experience as a Business Analyst supporting software development projects preferably in research academic healthcare or life sciences environments.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong requirements elicitation documentation and analysis skills.
Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders and manage competing priorities.
Experience supporting Agile iterative or phased development methodologies.

Preferred Background

Educational or professional background in science biomedical research healthcare or medical librarianship.
Familiarity with publication workflows bibliographic data metadata standards or research reporting.
Understanding of publication-related concepts such as:
- Peer-reviewed journals
- Author affiliations and collaborations
- Grants and funding acknowledgments
- Research compliance and reporting requirements
Experience working with libraries research administration or scholarly communication teams is a strong plus.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

Experience with publication management systems research information systems (CRIS) or institutional repositories.
Knowledge of identifiers and standards such as ORCID DOI PubMed MeSH or similar.
Exposure to data governance compliance or research integrity workflows.
Familiarity with tools such as Jira Confluence or similar requirement-tracking platforms.