IT Business Analyst - Sustainability Digital Solutions

Eurofins Scientific SE; Northampton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life sciences company is seeking an IT Business Analyst for its Sustainability Digital Solutions team in Northampton. This role involves acting as a crucial link between business stakeholders and IT teams, managing requirements, and delivering innovative solutions to enhance sustainability in supply chains. Candidates should have experience in business and technical requirements analysis, particularly with Azure DevOps and Agile methodologies. A competitive salary along with various benefits including life assurance and private medical insurance are offered.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Life Assurance 4 x salary

Private Medical Insurance

Healthcash Care Plan

Income Protection

Group Pension Scheme

Perkbox (access to discounts)

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience eliciting and modelling technical requirements and methodologies.
• Strong coordination skills to manage IT and business solutions.
• Detail-oriented with a customer-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams.
• Manage and track requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define requirements, user stories, and test cases.

Skills

Business and technical requirements analysis

Agile methodologies

Project management skills

Azure DevOps

Analytical problem-solving

Effective communication

Education

Educational background in information systems or related fields

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

IT Business Analyst - Sustainability Digital Solutions

Full-time

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

In 2024, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6,515 billion, and has been the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Main Duty

The Business Analyst acts as the key liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams throughout the lifecycle of IT projects within the Sustainability Team. This role requires strong knowledge of both business processes and relevant applications, ensuring seamless integration between the two. The Business Analyst is responsible for conducting detailed analysis, producing all related documentation, and defining how project scope will be implemented within existing systems, working closely with software development teams.

A deep understanding of project strategy and the current IT ecosystem is essential to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer needs.

Key Responsibilities

Business Requirement Management

• Serve as the bridge between business and IT: engage with stakeholders to translate business requirements into functional solutions that balance cost, speed, and value.
• Manage and track requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Produce clear specifications and maintain comprehensive documentation, including service contracts, domain models, process flows, and wireframes.
• Collaborate with product teams, software architects, and developers to ensure solutions align with product vision and best practices.
• Participate in stakeholder calls to support technical discussions.

Technical Responsibilities

• Define requirements, user stories, and test cases.
• Assist business stakeholders in assessing the technical feasibility of new features.
• Work with the global project teams to prioritise requirements.
• Deliver user training within the application scope.
• Provide post-go-live support for newly deployed solutions.
• Prepare training materials and technical/end-user documentation.

What We Are Looking For

• Educational background in information systems or related fields.
• Proven experience in business and technical requirements analysis, elicitation, modelling (BPMN 2.0), verification, and methodology development.
• Must have experience with Azure DevOps and Agile methodologies.
• Experience aligning IT solutions with business objectives.
• Strong project coordination and project management skills.
• Expertise in specifying requirements for business applications.
• Experience in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification industry is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Detail-oriented, logical, and efficient.
• Customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and take initiative.

The role will be based at the Northampton office and will provide support to the Eurofins Sustainability Services team. This team delivers a comprehensive range of products and services designed to help customers develop more sustainable supply chains and products, with a particular focus on the textile and leather industries.

The Sustainability Services team is introducing innovative digital solutions to meet growing business demands and enhance customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Competitive Salary, Life Assurance 4 x salary, Private Medical Insurance, Healthcash Care Plan, Income Protection, Group Pension Scheme (match contribution of up to 5 %), Option to buy up to 5 days holiday a year, Perkbox (access to discounts), Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support, World-wide career opportunities.

Please note: all applications will be reviewed in the New Year.