Business Analyst II, Research Administration Systems

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Business Analyst at Beth Israel Lahey Health will support the implementation of a comprehensive grants management platform across multiple departments, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include gathering requirements, documenting processes, and collaborating with IT and vendor teams to align workflows with NIH/NSF/FDA guidelines while enabling robust reporting and analytics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• 3-5 years of business analysis experience.
• Experience with enterprise software implementations or large-scale system projects.
• Proven ability to gather requirements, document processes, and translate business needs into technical specifications.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with process mapping tools and MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews with key stakeholders across BILH hospital sites to understand current workflows and future-state requirements.
• Document and analyze existing processes from disparate legacy systems.
• Translate business needs into detailed functional requirements.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, and consolidation as BILH transitions to a single system.
• Collaborate with technical teams and vendor consultants to configure the research administration suite to meet institutional requirements across the BILH network.
• Participate in system design sessions to ensure workflows align with academic medical center operations and regulatory requirements.
• Review and validate system configurations, integrations with existing systems (ERP, HR, finance, e.g. Workday, Epic, iLabs, etc.), and data migration strategies from multiple legacy platforms.
• Support development of custom reports, dashboards, and analytics capabilities.
• Map and document current and future-state business processes.
• Ensure processes support compliance with federal regulations (NIH, NSF, FDA, OMB Uniform Guidance, etc.) and institutional policies.
• Recommend process improvements that leverage system capabilities while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Process mapping

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Information Systems/Healthcare Administration

Tools

InfoEd

Cayuse

OnCore

CLICK

Workday

Job description

The Business Analyst at Beth Israel Lahey Health will support the implementation of a comprehensive grants management platform across multiple departments, ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include gathering requirements, documenting processes, and collaborating with IT and vendor teams to align workflows with NIH/NSF/FDA guidelines while enabling robust reporting and analytics.