Business Analyst

Zohorecruit; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking a Business Analyst with strong Pharma/Life Sciences domain experience to bridge business stakeholders and SAP/digital programs. You will translate complex regulatory and process-heavy needs into actionable requirements and ensure deliverables meet business objectives.

The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to design, validate, and deliver SAP-based solutions, including validation and data-migration activities, with a hybrid work setup in Bangalore.

Qualifications

• 6+ years as a Business Analyst with Pharma/Life Sciences experience.
• Hands-on SAP ECC/S/4HANA in MM,PP-PI, QM, SD, EWM.
• Strong requirements engineering to write specs a developer can build from without re-interviewing the business.
• Working knowledge of regulated-environment concepts: GxP, GMP, 21 CFR Part11, data integrity (ALCOA+).
• Comfortable in both Agile and Waterfall delivery models.
• Proficient with JIRA/Azure DevOps, Confluence, Visio or Signavio, and Excel-based analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to facilitate workshops with senior client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse and document business requirements through workshops with Pharma users across Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Commercial.
• Produce BRDs, functional specs, user stories with acceptance criteria, process flows, traceability matrices, data mappings.
• Perform fit-gap analysis against SAP functionality and propose standard-first solutions.
• Partner with functional/technical consultants to shape solution design and review build against requirements.
• Drive UAT — define test scenarios, coordinate testers, triage defects, sign-off.
• Support validation/compliance deliverables under GxP/regulation (URS, traceability, CSV).
• Manage scope and change: assess impact of changes on cost, timeline, risk; support CAB/governance.
• Support data migration and cutover from a readiness perspective; contribute to training and SOP updates.
• Hypercare support post go-live.

Skills

Business Analysis

Pharma/Life Sciences

SAP ECC/S4HANA

Requirements Engineering

GxP/Validation

Agile & Waterfall

Workshop Facilitation

Stakeholder Communication

JIRA/Azure DevOps

Confluence/Visio/Signavio

Tools

SAP Modules

JIRA

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Visio

Signavio

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Business Analyst – Pharma / Life Sciences
Location: Bangalore, India (hybrid) | Experience: 6–10 years | Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are looking for a BusinessAnalyst with strong Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences domain experienceto join our enterprise transformation practice. You will sit betweenbusiness stakeholders and delivery teams on large SAP and digitalprograms — translating regulated, process-heavy business needs intoclear, buildable requirements, and making sure what ships actuallysolves the problem.

Key Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse and documentbusiness requirements through workshops, stakeholder interviews andprocess walkthroughs with Pharma business users (Manufacturing,Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Commercial).
• Producehigh-quality artefacts: BRDs, functional specifications, userstories with acceptance criteria, process flows (As-Is / To-Be),traceability matrices and data mapping documents.
• Performfit-gap analysis against standard SAP functionality and recommendstandard-first solutions, flagging genuine gaps for custom build.
• Partnerwith functional and technical consultants to shape solution design,and review build against agreed requirements.
• DriveUAT — define test scenarios, coordinate business testers, triagedefects, and manage sign-off.
• Supportvalidation and compliance deliverables where the solution fallsunder GxP / regulated scope (URS, traceability, change controldocumentation).
• Managescope and change: assess change requests for impact on cost,timeline and risk, and support the CAB / governance process.
• Supportdata migration and cutover activities from a requirements andbusiness-readiness perspective.
• Contributeto training material, SOP updates and hypercare support postgo-live.

Domain Experience Required

• Manufacturing & BatchManagement (batch genealogy, yield, shop-floor integration)
• QualityManagement (inspection plans, deviations, CAPA, batch release)
• SupplyChain & Serialisation (track & trace, DSCSA / EU FMD, coldchain, lot traceability)
• Commercial/ Distribution (chargebacks, rebates, contracts, tender pricing)

Must-Have Skills

• 6+ years as a Business Analyst,with at least 3 years on Pharma or Life Sciences programs.
• Hands-onexperience with SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA in relevant modules (MM,PP-PI, QM, SD, EWM).
• Strongrequirements engineering skills — able to write specs a developercan build from without re-interviewing the business.
• Workingknowledge of regulated-environment concepts: GxP, GMP, 21 CFR Part11, data integrity (ALCOA+), computer system validation.
• Comfortablein both Agile (user stories, backlog grooming, sprint ceremonies)and Waterfall delivery models.
• Proficiencywith JIRA / Azure DevOps, Confluence, Visio or Signavio, andExcel-based analysis.
• Excellentwritten and verbal communication; confident facilitating workshopswith senior client stakeholders.

Good to Have

• Exposure to SAP BTP, Fiori/UI5,or integration platforms (CPI/Integration Suite).
• Experiencewith validation-lifecycle tooling or CSV documentation in a clientaudit context.
• Familiaritywith LIMS, MES, or serialisation platforms and their SAPtouchpoints.
• Priorconsulting or system-integrator background with client-facingdelivery exposure.