Senior BA

Zealogics.com; Memphis (TN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Zealogics.com in the United States seeks a Business Analyst to lead requirements gathering for a publication management system on a contract basis. You will translate research, bibliographic, and compliance needs into clear requirements for technical teams and collaborate with researchers, librarians, and IT staff.

You will create BRDs, user stories, workflows, and guide validation through reviews, testing, and user acceptance activities, acting as the bridge between business stakeholders and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst supporting software projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to translate complex concepts for varied audiences.
• Strong elicitation, documentation, and analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering for a publication management system design.
• Engage with researchers, faculty, librarians, compliance, and IT to elicit and document requirements.
• Translate scientific, bibliographic, and compliance needs into actionable requirements for technical teams.
• Facilitate workshops and interviews to drive consensus among stakeholders.
• Develop BRDs, functional specs, user stories, workflows, and process maps.
• Support validation through design reviews, testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Act as liaison between business stakeholders and development teams throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Agile experience

Documentation

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Requirements – Business Analyst (Publication Management Systems)(Contract)

Core Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering efforts for the design and development of a publication management system.
• Engage with diverse stakeholders, including researchers, faculty, librarians, compliance teams, and IT staff, to elicit, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
• Translate complex scientific, bibliographic, and compliance needs into clear, actionable requirements for technical teams.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and working sessions to drive consensus across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Develop detailed artifacts such as BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, workflows, and process maps.
• Support validation of requirements through design reviews, testing, and user acceptance activities.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and development teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst supporting software development projects, preferably in research, academic, healthcare, or life sciences environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong requirements elicitation, documentation, and analysis skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders and manage competing priorities.
• Experience supporting Agile, iterative, or phased development methodologies.

Preferred Background

• Educational or professional background in science, biomedical research, healthcare, or medical librarianship.
• Familiarity with publication workflows, bibliographic data, metadata standards, or research reporting.
• Understanding of publication-related concepts such as:
  • Peer-reviewed journals
  • Author affiliations and collaborations
  • Grants and funding acknowledgments
  • Research compliance and reporting requirements
• Experience working with libraries, research administration, or scholarly communication teams is a strong plus.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with publication management systems, research information systems (CRIS), or institutional repositories.
• Knowledge of identifiers and standards such as ORCID, DOI, PubMed, MeSH, or similar.
• Exposure to data governance, compliance, or research integrity workflows.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar requirement-tracking platforms.