Remote Life Sciences Business Analyst – Agile & Data-Driven

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking a senior Business Analyst for a remote EST contract role (6+ months, likely to extend). You will facilitate requirements gatherings with scientists and stakeholders and translate complex workflows into clear business, functional, and technical requirements.

You will map processes, write user stories and BRDs, maintain documentation, and use Jira to manage backlogs and support Agile delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Business Analyst experience in Life Sciences or related fields.
• Experience gathering requirements, gap analysis, process mapping, and documentation.
• Experience with medicinal chemistry or drug discovery teams preferred.
• Hands-on Jira experience for requirements management and backlog tracking.
• Strong stakeholder management across scientific and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate requirements gathering, workshops, and gap analysis sessions with scientists, chemists, and research stakeholders.
• Translate complex scientific and research workflows into clear business, functional, and technical requirements.
• Create and maintain process maps, user stories, business requirements documents, and supporting project documentation.
• Utilize Jira to manage requirements, track work items, support Agile delivery processes, and maintain project visibility.
• Support initiatives involving preclinical research data, including in vitro, animal study, PK/PD, and toxicology datasets.
• Partner with IT, data, and business teams to ensure successful implementation and adoption of solutions.
• Manage stakeholder communications across cross-functional scientific and technical teams.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Gap analysis

Process mapping

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Business Analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Jira

Job description

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking a senior Business Analyst for a remote EST contract role (6+ months, likely to extend). You will facilitate requirements gatherings with scientists and stakeholders and translate complex workflows into clear business, functional, and technical requirements.

You will map processes, write user stories and BRDs, maintain documentation, and use Jira to manage backlogs and support Agile delivery.