Scientific Informatics Business Analyst – German speaking
The Consultant will support strategic projects primarily for pharmaceutical and Biotech clients. The Consultant will gather business requirements, analyse customer needs and identify gaps to propose solutions for the desired state. He or she will interface with business users and client managers in conjunction with the internal Zifo support team.

EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING:

ELN / LIMS product knowledge, ideally LabVantage
Lab instrumentation, scientific application and data integration knowledge
Analysis and collection of Business Requirements.
Must have knowledge and experience of GMP
Must be able to map business processes including tech transfer & assay protocols
Must be able to perform data flow map and highlight data integrity risk
Excellent analytical and people skills as well as a proven history in systems design and implementation, have a proven ability to lead the activities of peers, and have demonstrated the ability to gain the trust of customers.
Thorough understanding in one or more of the following areas of the bio / pharmaceutical industry:
Drug discovery and development processes
Clinical trial design and data management
Laboratory workflows
Chemical & biologics materials management
Sample management
Robotic systems integration and qualification
Operations KPI and metrics tracking.
Be knowledgeable about relevant Regulations and standards that govern the development of technical solutions such as GLP, GMP, 21 CFR Part 11, Part 210, Part 820 regulations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Familiar with at least one of the following operating systems: Unix, Windows, MVS.
Familiar with software development methodology: Object Oriented Programming, Structured Programming
Familiar with project management processes: Waterfall, Agile
Experience with change control management and risk management
Office tools knowledge required in: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Office productivity tool knowledge in at least one of the following: Visio, MS Project, SharePoint

As a Scientific BA, the person would perform the following primary duties:
Review Business processes and systems
Provide onsite Business Analysis support for scientific groups
Maintain and provide implementation support for ELN / LIMS
Evaluate Industry trends to identify areas for optimization.
Develop recommendations and future state strategy
Perform Gap Analysis, Define Future state process workflows and data models
Produce and deliver required documents and reports to customers