Business Analyst

Blue Pearl; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Pearl in South Africa is seeking a Business Analyst to define requirements and manage product backlog throughout the delivery cycle. You'll connect clinical and technical teams to ensure clear, structured requirements for engineering execution.

The ideal candidate will bring at least 5 years of experience, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with Agile methodologies to contribute to data and analytics initiatives in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst.
• Proven experience on data platforms and analytics projects.
• Strong documentation and process-mapping capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, document, and refine functional and technical requirements.
• Translate clinical and business requirements into structured artifacts.
• Facilitate backlog refinement sessions and stakeholder workshops.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Business process mapping

Job description

Job Description

The Business Analyst will own requirements definition and product backlog specification across the delivery lifecycle. The successful candidate will act as the connective tissue between clinical stakeholders, solution architects, and the engineering team, translating clinical and business intent into structured, build-ready requirements that engineering teams can execute against and clinical stakeholders can validate.

This role requires a strong analytical mindset, excellent stakeholder engagement capabilities, and experience working within Agile delivery environments, particularly across data, analytics, or platform-driven projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Elicit, document, analyse, and refine functional and technical requirements across:
  • Clinical data ingestion
  • Signal processing
  • Analytical model workflows
• Translate clinical and business requirements into:
  • Structured user stories
  • Acceptance criteria
  • Functional specifications
  • Build-ready backlog items
• Own and maintain the product backlog as a living specification by:
  • Refining and decomposing requirements
  • Clarifying delivery scope
  • Preparing backlog items ahead of sprint planning
• Facilitate:
  • Backlog refinement sessions
  • Stakeholder playback workshops
  • Sprint planning activities
• Document:
  • Business processes
  • Data flows
  • Integration touchpoints
  • Functional workflows
• Ensure documentation standards are suitable for:
  • Engineering build execution
  • Clinical validation
  • Governance and audit requirements
• Manage requirements traceability across delivery sprints to ensure alignment between:
  • Scope
  • Delivery objectives
  • Governance standards
  • Stakeholder expectations
• Collaborate closely with:
  • Clinical stakeholders
  • Product owners
  • Engineering teams
  • Architects
  • Delivery leads

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst
• Proven experience working on:
  • Data platforms
  • Analytics projects
  • Technology platform engagements
• Demonstrable experience:
  • Writing user stories
  • Managing Agile product backlogs
  • Supporting sprint-based delivery environments
• Strong requirements gathering and stakeholder facilitation skills
• Strong documentation and process-mapping capabilities
• Experience working within Agile / Scrum methodologies

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to healthcare, clinical, or life sciences environments
• Experience working with regulated industry stakeholders
• Understanding of clinical systems, healthcare data, or analytical workflows
• Exposure to data integration and platform transformation initiatives

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• High attention to detail
• Strong facilitation and workshop management skills
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical deliverables
• Organised and delivery-focused
• Ability to work in cross-functional Agile teams

Technical & Functional Skills

Essential

• Agile / Scrum methodologies
• User story creation and backlog management
• Business process mapping
• Requirements elicitation and analysis
• Stakeholder management
• Documentation and traceability management

Advantageous

• Clinical systems exposure
• Healthcare analytics understanding
• Data platform and integration experience
• Regulated industry experience

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be a highly structured and detail-oriented Business Analyst who is comfortable operating between technical and non-technical stakeholders. They should have the ability to drive clarity across complex data and clinical workflows while ensuring engineering teams receive clearly defined, executable requirements.