Functional Business Analyst

SwankTek Inc.; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SwankTek Inc. is seeking an Experienced Business Analyst / Functional Consultant for a Gilead Clinical Demand and Supply Planning project.

You will work with clinical supply, business and IT stakeholders to elicit requirements, map processes, define workflows, KPIs, dashboards and validation needs, and support tool implementation across forecasting, inventory, manufacturing/packaging, and distribution. The role requires hands-on experience with clinical supply planning tools and strong

Qualifications

• Document business, functional and non-functional requirements.
• Translate needs into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Lead workshops and discovery sessions for process mapping.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze and document requirements; convert to user stories and testable criteria.
• Facilitate workshops across clinical demand forecasting and supply planning domains.
• Support solution design for planning platforms and define integration points and reporting needs.
• Define KPIs, dashboards and data requirements for forecasting, inventory and distribution.
• Coordinate testing (SIT/UAT/CSV) in regulated contexts and support change management.

Skills

Business Analyst

Clinical Demand & Supply Planning

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Visio

Lucidchart

BPMN

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Signant SmartSupply

SAP IBP

Kinaxis

Oracle

EDI

Job description

Job Title: Functional Business Analyst Location: Foster City, CA (Hybrid) Duration: Long Term Contract

Required Skills

• Business Analyst
• Clinical Demand & Supply Planning

Job Description

Experienced Business Analyst / Functional Consultant for a Gilead Clinical Demand and Supply Planning project. The role partners with clinical supply, business and IT stakeholders to elicit requirements, map as-is/to-be processes, define planning workflows, KPIs, dashboards and validation needs, and support tool implementation across clinical demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory, manufacturing/packaging, depot/site distribution, returns, reconciliation and destruction.

• Elicit, analyze and document business, functional and non-functional requirements; convert business needs into user stories, use cases and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews and process discovery across clinical demand forecasting, supply planning, inventory management, manufacturing/packaging, depot/site distribution and returns/reconciliation/destruction.
• Support solution design for clinical supply planning platforms such as Signant SmartSupply, SAP IBP, Kinaxis, Oracle, 4C or equivalent; define business rules, workflows, alerts, integration points and reporting requirements.
• Define KPIs, dashboards and data requirements for protocol, forecast accuracy, inventory/stock-out risk, expiry, manufacturing/packaging adherence and depot/site distribution performance; support master data governance and data quality.
• Develop test scenarios, scripts and traceability matrices; coordinate SIT, UAT and CSV activities in GxP / 21 CFR Part 11 context; support stakeholder management, change management, training and adoption.
• Pharmaceutical / biotech industry experience with Clinical Supply Chain, Clinical Demand & Supply Planning or Clinical Trial Management project exposure.
• Hands-on experience with clinical supply planning tools such as Signant SmartSupply, 4C, SAP IBP, Kinaxis or equivalent; experience in a GxP-regulated environment.
• Strong requirements management using Jira, Azure DevOps or Confluence; process modeling using Visio, Lucidchart or BPMN tools.
• Data analysis using Excel, SQL, Power BI or Tableau; working understanding of APIs, EDI, middleware integrations and master data management.
• Strong domain understanding of clinical trial operations, protocol design, patient enrollment, randomization and IP supply chain; familiarity with Google Cloud Platform, GMP, 21 CFR Part 11 and Annex 11.
• Strong analytical problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, executive presence, ambiguity management and global cross-functional collaboration skills.