Senior IT & Business Analyst (Freelance) — Leiden Hybrid

X2 Nations; Leiden; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

X2 Nations seeks an experienced IT & Business Analyst (Freelancer) to bridge business stakeholders and IT teams. You will translate business needs into detailed system requirements for Clinical Development and Cell Therapy operations, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose.

This hybrid freelance role requires presence in the Leiden office at least 2 days per week (3 days preferred) and offers collaboration with stakeholders across Technical Operations and IT.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in IT, engineering, or biomedical sciences.
• 5–7 years of relevant IT systems implementation/support experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical or life sciences environments (GxP knowledge is a plus).
• Strong analytical, structured, and detail‑oriented mindset.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, BPMN modeling, and business process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Understand, analyze, and challenge business needs; translate into structured requirements.
• Align requirements with Systems & Technology (S&T) architecture and strategy.
• Represent business needs in operational and governance meetings for system design and delivery.
• Translate BPMN processes into clear system requirements using JIRA for traceability.
• Ensure requirements comply with GxP, GDPR, and CSV policies as applicable.
• Collaborate with technical teams to translate workflows into IT functionality and testing plans.
• Support business case creation, budgeting, and portfolio management for IT initiatives.
• Create mockups, process diagrams, and visual flows for stakeholder alignment.
• Provide user engagement and training to ensure adoption of new tools.

Skills

IT & Business Analysis

JIRA

BPMN modeling

English communication

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or Biomedical Sciences

Tools

JIRA

CSV validation

Job description

X2 Nations seeks an experienced IT & Business Analyst (Freelancer) to bridge business stakeholders and IT teams. You will translate business needs into detailed system requirements for Clinical Development and Cell Therapy operations, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose.

This hybrid freelance role requires presence in the Leiden office at least 2 days per week (3 days preferred) and offers collaboration with stakeholders across Technical Operations and IT.