Senior Business Analyst

IQVIA; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 160,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA Connected Devices is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to help shape the ClinSpark eSource Platform for clinical trials. You will gather and validate stakeholder needs, define acceptance criteria, and contribute to automated test coverage within the product engineering team.

You will partner with business teams, developers, and testers to translate requirements into actionable stories and ensure alignment with regulatory standards and SDLC best practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related systems or business analysis experience.
• Knowledge of software development processes and best practices.
• Ability to work independently and in a remote team environment.
• Strong technical skills with experience working within software development teams.
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Experience with BDD methodologies and requirement definition.
• Comfort working directly in a test automation codebase, including use of version control and code review practices; experience with automated testing tools or frameworks preferred
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to understand client requirements as well as underlying infrastructure applications, systems and processes to enable execution of those skills.
• Knowledge of Atlassian systems (Jira and Confluence)
• Knowledge of clinical trial operations and workflows
• Expertise pertaining to clinical trial management software
• Knowledge of applicable clinical research, regulatory and other requirements; i.e., Good Clinical Practice, HIPAA, GDPR, EMA, GAMP5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11

Responsibilities

• Lead the efforts to gather, analyze, define, document, and validate requirements and key functions of the product.
• Translate business needs into requirements for a cross-functional development team.
• Create scope/objectives diagrams and workflows to depict capabilities.
• Contribute to SDLC documentation including functional specs and change requests.
• Define acceptance criteria with stakeholders and verification evidence.
• Translate acceptance criteria into BDD-style scenarios and automate tests.
• Operate at a high technical level across phases while considering business implications.

Skills

Business analysis

Remote teamwork

SDLC knowledge

BDD methodologies

Test automation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or Business Administration

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Version control

Job description

Locations: Poland, Spain, Greece, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Portugal, Czech Republic

Job Overview

IQVIA Connected Devices sits at the frontier of digital health, capturing real-time physiological data from clinical trials participants - data that shapes how tomorrow´s therapies are developed and brought to patients.

The Senior Business Analyst will provide expertise and support in developing and enhancing the IQVIA Clinical eSource Platform, also known as ClinSpark, to provide new or enhanced solutions to clients. The Sr. BA will gather, analyze, document, and validate the needs of end users and product stakeholder groups, and translate those needs into testable acceptance criteria supported by automated test coverage. The role will be an essential part of the IQVIA Connected Devices Product Engineering team, supporting the overall growth and capabilities of the IQVIA Clinical eSource Platform.

Essential Functions

• In collaboration with a global multi-functional team lead the efforts to gather, analyze, define, document, and validate requirements and key functions of the product.
• Work with internal teams and technical partners to understand and translate business needs into requirements used by a cross functional development team.
• Formulate and define systems scope and objectives based on user needs and a good understanding of applicable business and systems capabilities. This may include the creation of diagrams and other visual assets to depict capabilities and workflows.
• Contribute to the technical documentation in support of SDLC including software design documents, functional specifications, and change requests.
• Collaborate with business teams, subject matter experts, developers, and testers to define acceptance criteria used for verification activities, with independent review and approval or verification evidence.
• Translate acceptance criteria into BDD-style scenarios and implement them as automated tests within the team´s existing test framework, using AI-assisted development tooling.
• Must be able to work at the highest technical level of most phases of systems analysis while considering the business implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) years of related systems or business analysis experience
• Knowledge of software development processes and best practices
• Ability to work independently and in a remote team environment
• Strong technical skills with experience working within software development teams
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies
• Experience with BDD methodologies and requirement definition
• Comfort working directly in a test automation codebase, including use of version control and code review practices; experience with automated testing tools or frameworks preferred
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to understand client requirements as well as underlying infrastructure applications, systems and processes to enable execution of those skills
• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or Business Administration, or equivalent experience
• Experience with Atlassian systems (Jira and Confluence)
• Knowledge of business-wide applications (e.g. third party software and internal operational applications, etc.) or IQVIA client facing applications and products
• Knowledge of Phase I-IV clinical trial operations and workflows
• Expertise pertaining to clinical trial management software
• Knowledge of applicable clinical research, regulatory and other requirements; i.e., Good Clinical Practice, HIPAA, GDPR, EMA, GAMP5, FDA 21 CFR Part 11

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is 160 200,00 zł - 297 300,00 zł. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.