Clinical IT Business Analyst for Biostatistics

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Boston is seeking an IT Business Analyst for Clinical and Biostatistics within our R&D organization to translate clinical development, data management, and statistical programming needs into scalable technology solutions.

You will partner with Clinical Development, Biostatistics, IT, and external vendors to map data flows, ensure validated, compliant systems (EDC, eTMF, CTMS, analytics), and drive governance and improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, life sciences, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible business analysis, product ownership, application management, or technology delivery experience in a life-sciences or biopharmaceutical environment.
• Experience supporting systems and processes used by clinical development, clinical operations, clinical data management, biostatistics, or statistical programming systems in a regulated life-sciences environment.
• Working knowledge of the clinical study lifecycle, including study startup, conduct, monitoring, data acquisition, data cleaning and review, reconciliation, database lock, closeout, and archival.
• Strong elicitation, process mapping, requirements, testing, documentation, analytical, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently within established direction, influence outcomes, and contribute hands-on when needed.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong customer service, technology advisory, and partnership mindset.
• Hands-on implementation or support of EDC, clinical data repository, eTMF, CTMS, or statistical computing platforms.
• Knowledge of GxP computerized system validation, 21 CFR Part 11, electronic records controls, audit readiness, and data integrity principles.
• Relevant business analysis, product ownership, project management, Agile, Veeva, or life-sciences technology certification.

Responsibilities

• Build partnerships with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics, and Statistical Programming to understand business priorities and serve as a technology SME.
• Conduct discovery through interviews, workshops, document analysis, task analysis, and data-flow reviews; translate needs into requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process maps, data mappings, and traceability artifacts.
• Map end-to-end clinical data flows from source acquisition through data review, reconciliation, standardization, analysis, reporting, and regulatory submission, and support future-state design.
• Assess business demand with the Director, IT Business Partner R&D and provide prioritization input based on value, risk, urgency, and resources.
• Partner with study teams to anticipate and support technology and data needs across study startup, conduct, database lock, closeout, and submission readiness.

Skills

Process mapping

Requirements analysis

Testing

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, life sciences, or equivalent practical experience

Life-sciences technology certification (e.g., BA/Product ownership)

Tools

Veeva

Medidata Rave

SAS

Job description

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Boston is seeking an IT Business Analyst for Clinical and Biostatistics within our R&D organization to translate clinical development, data management, and statistical programming needs into scalable technology solutions.

You will partner with Clinical Development, Biostatistics, IT, and external vendors to map data flows, ensure validated, compliant systems (EDC, eTMF, CTMS, analytics), and drive governance and improvements.