Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager

Sphere Partners; United States; Remote; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphere Software seeks a Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager to support a digital healthcare app in a remote Europe setting. The role blends business analysis with project management across discovery, planning, and delivery.

Initial 10-week engagement with potential extension, starting November 2026, full-time. You will validate requirements with stakeholders, define scope, create specs and user stories, and coordinate cross-functional delivery with engineering, UX/UI, and QA.

Qualifications

• Experience combining BA and IT PM in software projects.
• Healthcare software or digital health experience preferred.
• Strong elicitation, analysis, documentation and scope management.
• Hands-on with functional specs, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Experience leading software teams and coordinating cross-functional delivery.
• In-depth knowledge of Jira and Agile project management.
• Ability to structure projects from incomplete requirements with processes.
• Ability to plan timelines, milestones, sprint activities, dependencies and priorities.
• Excellent communication with business and technical stakeholders.
• Proactive, organized and able to own delivery in a dynamic environment.
• Availability to work primarily in European time zones.

Responsibilities

• Review existing project documentation, identify gaps and validate assumptions with stakeholders.
• Lead requirements discovery sessions and translate needs into actionable requirements.
• Define project scope and prepare functional specs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with engineering to validate feasibility, dependencies and effort.
• Develop and maintain the project plan, timeline, milestones and priorities.
• Establish and manage the Jira backlog with detailed requirements for development.
• Organize Agile sprints and coordinate engineering, UX/UI, QA and others.
• Track progress, manage risks, dependencies and scope changes; address blockers.
• Ensure alignment between business requirements, tech implementation and quality.
• Establish PM practices and bring structure to evolving development processes.
• Maintain clear stakeholder communication and visibility into progress and risks.

Skills

Business Analysis

IT Project Management

Requirements Elicitation

Documentation

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Tools

Jira

Job description

Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager

• Remotely, Europe

Location: Remote, Europe
Duration:10 weeks initially, with potential extension
Availability: Full-time
Start Date: November 2026

About the Project

Sphere is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager to support the development of a digital healthcare application.

The project involves a mobile health solution focused on cardiovascular and pulmonary health, including wearable-device functionality.

This is a hands-on role combining Business Analysis and Project Management. The initial focus will be on requirements discovery and validation, followed by structured planning, coordination, and delivery management.

Responsibilities:

Review existing project documentation, identify gaps, and validate assumptions with business stakeholders.

Lead requirements discovery sessions and translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements.

Define project scope and prepare functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

Collaborate with engineering to validate technical feasibility, dependencies, and effort estimates.

Develop and maintain the project plan, timeline, milestones, and delivery priorities.

Establish and manage the Jira backlog, ensuring requirements are sufficiently detailed and ready for development.

Organize Agile sprints and coordinate engineering, UX/UI, QA, and other stakeholders.

Track project progress, manage risks, dependencies, and scope changes, and proactively address delivery blockers.

Ensure alignment between business requirements, technical implementation, and quality expectations.

Establish effective project management practices and bring structure to an evolving development process.

Maintain clear communication with stakeholders and provide visibility into progress, risks, and delivery status.

Requirements

Experience combiningBusiness Analysis and IT Project Management in software development projects.

Experience delivering healthcare software or digital health solutions.

Strong requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, and scope management skills.

Hands‑on experience creating functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

Experience managing software development teams and coordinating cross-functional delivery.

Strong knowledge of Jira and Agile project management practices.

Ability to structure projects from incomplete or ambiguous requirements and establish effective processes independently.

Experience planning timelines, milestones, sprint activities, dependencies, and delivery priorities.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including direct interaction with business and technical stakeholders.

Proactive, organized, and comfortable taking ownership in a dynamic environment.

Availability to work predominantly within European time zones.

Nice to Have

Experience with mobile healthcare applications.

Familiarity with wearable devices and health data integrations.

Experience with regulated healthcare software, medical device development, or quality management systems.

Knowledge of ISO 13485, electronic Quality Management Systems (eQMS), or Verification & Validation (V&V).

Experience leading projects with tight timelines, evolving requirements, and lean engineering teams.