Business Analyst - R&D Advisory

Syneos Health, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Functional Business Analyst to support GRIDS initiatives across our R&D Advisory group. You will facilitate workshops, gather and validate business requirements, and help define future-state processes.

The role emphasizes change management, UAT coordination, and acting as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams. This remote position is available in the United States with a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Regulatory affairs business process knowledge.
• Strong workshop facilitation skills.
• Requirements elicitation and documentation expertise.
• Experience supporting system implementations and UAT.
• 6-8 years of experience in business analysis.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate business and process workshops.
• Gather, document, and validate business requirements.
• Develop Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).
• Support requirements prioritization and backlog management.
• Partner with business SMEs to define future-state processes.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Support user enablement and change management activities.

Skills

Regulatory affairs business process

Workshop facilitation

Requirements elicitation

Documentation expertise

UAT support

Job description

Updated: October 15, 2026
Location: Remote, United States
Job ID:18493

You’re driven, resourceful, and above all else – remarkably smart.

In this role, you’ll join the R&D Advisory Group within Syneos Health Consulting, where you will help make life science R&D organizations and operations more efficient and effective across research, clinical, regulatory, quality and pharmacovigilance. You will help organizations in times of change, whether that is driven by a change in operating model, strategy, processes, technology, or a combination of these.

Role Summary

Functional Business Analysts responsible for supporting business process improvements, requirements management, user engagement, and change readiness activities across GRIDS initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate business and process workshops.


• Gather, document, and validate business requirements.


• Develop Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).


• Support requirements prioritization and backlog management.


• Partner with business SMEs to define future-state processes.


• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).


• Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.


• Support user enablement and change management activities.


• Help identify, document, and mitigate business process risks.

Desired Experience

• Regulatory affairs business process knowledge.


• Strong workshop facilitation skills.


• Requirements elicitation and documentation expertise.


• Experience supporting system implementations and UAT.


• 6-8 years of experience

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $X to $Y. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles. We also encourage you to join our Talent Network to stay connected to additional career opportunities.

Why Syneos Health? Here, you're a part of the big picture. You will collaborate with colleagues across clinical and commercial disciplines to guide premarket development through post-market commercial strategy. Every project is a chance to solve a new challenge, learn from your colleagues, and advance your career. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

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Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position will include a competitive compensation package, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos Health complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Discover what our more than 25,000 employees already know: work here matterseverywhere. We work hard,and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to thosewho need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday workimprovespatients’ lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures acareer inwhich you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization builtto accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercialinsights into outcomes to address modern market realities. To learn more visit syneoshealth.com .

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