Senior Business Analyst

Biopharma Careers; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Roche Digital Technology seeks a Senior Business Analyst to drive analysis across the pharma IT landscape. This hybrid role involves coordinating complex BA workstreams, leading root-cause investigations, and aligning technology options with enterprise goals.

You will collaborate with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to shape strategic digital initiatives and enable data-driven medicine. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in business analysis, strong systems thinking, and experience

Formación

• 5+ years of Business Analysis / Consultancy experience
• 3+ years in life sciences/pharma R&D or Commercial preferred
• Proven experience managing end-to-end BA workstreams
• Experience translating requirements into strategic implementation plans
• Proven track record of recommending optimal technology solutions
• Ability to apply systems thinking and provide holistic consulting
• Willingness to learn or use AI for rapid prototyping with stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with strong stakeholder management

Responsabilidades

• Oversees initiatives or streams with autonomy and leads analysis across ambiguous spaces
• Delivers root-cause analyses and manages scope in evolving demands
• Collaborates with enterprise partners and advises executive leadership
• Aligns technical solutions with enterprise strategy through option evaluations
• Frames long-term product roadmaps and risk assessments
• Designs strategies leveraging AI tools for rapid prototyping and engineering excellence
• Bridges technical execution with business workflows and data architectures

Conocimientos

End-to-end BA management

Ambiguous requirements navigation

Strategic option evaluation

Systems thinking

AI rapid prototyping with stakeholders

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Descripción del empleo

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

Senior Business Analyst

Roche Digital Technology (RDT) is where innovation meets purpose. As a global team at the heart of Roche, we are a community of business-minded technologists committed to help shape tomorrow’s digital future of healthcare. Our mission is to power Roche through cutting-edge digital technologies, harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence, data, and scalable tech innovations. Driven by purpose and passion, we’re building a future where digital is a core strength across all of Roche, enabling smarter ways of working, unlocking human potential, and driving breakthroughs that truly matter for millions of patients around the world.

At Roche, we offer a hybrid work model that combines flexibility with in-person collaboration. For now, we require our employees to be in our offices on average two days per week . The specific office days may vary depending on business needs, such as workshops, conferences, town halls, team meetings, and other collaborative events.

Within the Pharma Organisation, Medical Affairs serves as the bridge between clinical development and the commercialization of medicines. As an IT Business Analyst in this space, you will support the digital transformation of how scientific evidence is generated, managed, and communicated to the global medical community.

The opportunity:

• Oversees initiatives or streams with autonomy, coordinating complexity and scale. Defines and leads analysis efforts across highly ambiguous spaces, navigates complex frameworks, and delegates work while managing the quality of business analysis content.
• Spearheads investigation into complex operational issues, defining core problem boundaries and executing thorough root-cause analyses across organizational structures. Mitigates scope expansion, balances evolving demands, and maintains complete accountability for analytical outputs to ensure harmony with enterprise targets.
• Pinpoints and collaborates with crucial enterprise partners, serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership while guiding teams through effective alignment strategies.
• Delivers substantial business value by aligning technical solutions with enterprise strategy, conducting rigorous option evaluations, risk assessments, and framing long-term product roadmaps.
• Operates at the product family tier, navigating ambiguous requirements in fluid settings while using systems thinking to assess global domain implications.
• Leverages comprehensive domain mastery to design innovative strategies, fostering engineering excellence and deploying AI tools alongside business partners for rapid prototyping.
• Acts as a principal Subject Matter Expert bridging technical execution with functional workflows, retaining deep understanding of end-to-end data architectures and downstream system integrations.

Who you are:

• 5+ years of Business Analysis / Consultancy experience, preferred with at least 3+ years in life sciences/pharma R&D or Commercial
• Proven experience independently managing end-to-end BA workstreams, navigating ambiguous requirements, and evaluating strategic solution options.
• Demonstrated experience in leading initiatives and translating requirements into strategic implementation plans that align with overall business objectives.
• Proven track record of recommending optimal technology solutions for sustainable business transformation and working on unusually complex problems with highly innovative solutions.
• Ability to apply systems thinking to provide holistic and enterprise-wide consulting advice.
• Advanced knowledge of Business Analysis/Consultancy concepts and practices
• Strong proficiency in requirements elicitation and documentation, ensuring comprehensive requirements traceability and consistent change management.
• Ability to independently apply tools, principles, concepts, and techniques related to requirements, data, usability, and process analysis.
• Is willing to learn or is already actively using AI for rapid prototyping with business stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to challenge the status quo and propose innovative process improvements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of prioritizing effectively and maintaining a "bigger picture" view of how technical components fit organizational goals.

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Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.