Senior Life Sciences Instrument Data Analyst

Tech Mahindra; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hedged benefits

Job summary

Tech Mahindra seeks an experienced Business Analyst to join a large-scale R&D data engagement with a leading pharma client. The role focuses on analyzing instrument data and translating it into structured business insights, mappings, and documentation to support data analytics initiatives across R&D.

You will bridge scientific data producers and business teams, ensuring accurate data models and governance while coordinating with stakeholders and Agile delivery teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, ideally within a life sciences, pharmaceutical, or scientific R&D environment.
• Familiarity with laboratory instruments and equipment data — exposure to plate readers, Raman spectroscopy, cell counters, or similar analytical instruments is highly desirable.
• Strong track record in data mapping, business analysis, and requirements documentation practices.
• Ability to interpret raw scientific/instrument data outputs and translate them into structured business logic.
• Experience working with data governance, data quality, or data architecture teams in a large enterprise setting.
• Strong stakeholder management skills — comfortable engaging both scientific/technical SMEs and senior business/data stakeholders.
• Excellent documentation skills — data dictionaries, business glossaries, process/data flow diagrams, mapping specifications.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) for Agile delivery — backlog, user stories, sprint tracking.
• Understanding of pharma R&D processes (e.g., experimental workflows, lab data lifecycle) is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Analyse raw instrument and equipment data to understand data structure, format, and business meaning.
• Perform business analysis and requirements gathering with scientists, lab operations teams, and data engineering/architecture teams to define interpretation, structure and use.
• Create and maintain data mapping documentation — mapping raw instrument outputs to standardised business/data models.
• Document business rules, transformation logic, and data lineage from instrument source to downstream systems.
• Collaborate with data architects, data engineers, and scientists to ensure business context is reflected in data models.
• Identify data quality issues and define resolution approaches with stakeholders.
• Support the creation of process flows, data dictionaries, and business glossaries for instrument data domains.
• Translate complex instrument outputs into clear business requirements and user stories for delivery teams via Azure DevOps.
• Engage with cross-functional stakeholders to align scientific intent and data/business outcomes.

Skills

BA experience

Life sciences R&D

Data mapping

Requirements documentation

Data governance / data quality

Stakeholder management

Technical writing

Education

Tools

Azure DevOps (ADO)

Job description

Tech Mahindra seeks an experienced Business Analyst to join a large-scale R&D data engagement with a leading pharma client. The role focuses on analyzing instrument data and translating it into structured business insights, mappings, and documentation to support data analytics initiatives across R&D.

You will bridge scientific data producers and business teams, ensuring accurate data models and governance while coordinating with stakeholders and Agile delivery teams.