Founded in 2002, LabConnect provides global central laboratory services including routine and esoteric laboratory testing, kit building, sample management, biorepository and scientific support services for biopharmaceutical and CRO clients in support of their clinical trials. LabConnect is a central lab headquartered in Seattle with a primary operating facility in Johnson City, TN. We’re looking for professionals that share our core values of building long-term successful relationships, self-awareness, passion to excel, creativity and interconnectedness.

IT Business Analyst

As part of our elite team, you will play a pivotal role in the system development cycle and consult with end users to evaluate business requirements into design specifications. You will work with all levels of the business, ensuring IT deliverables align with business requirements, with measurable results. There's never been a more exciting time to work in the pharmaceutical industry where performance and innovation can fuel your life's best work. The successful applicant will serve as the liaison between end users and IT department.

Responsibilities

• Gather intelligence from end users and management about needs and future growth.
• Evaluate business requirements and prepare the detailed functional and technical specifications that follow project guidelines
• Work closely with developers and quality assurance to ensure requirements and design are completely understood
• Communicate design to all stakeholders and varying levels of the organization
• Act as the liaison between business, developers and project management groups
• Present and evaluate design solutions objectively and facilitate conflict resolution
• Work closely with business teams to strategize solutions that support long term business objectives
• Ensure IT deliverables align with business requirements with measurable results
• Collaborate with QA team to ensure testing efforts align with system deliveries and business processes
• Collects information to analyze and evaluate existing or proposed systems.
• Prepares detailed flow charts and diagrams outlining systems capabilities and processes.
• Writes and maintains system documentation.
• Maintains confidentiality with regard to the information being processed, stored or accessed by the network.
• Performs other related duties and tasks as necessary or as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in Systems Analysis or IT Development
• 5+ years of experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• 5+ years of experience translating business requirements into a detailed system specification
• 5+ years of experience mapping data from web services or database to user interface
• Proficiency with MS Project, Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clinical trials experience.
• Experience working with test plans and test cases.
• Experience working in an Agile environment or familiarity with Agile methodology.
• Some supervisory responsibilities

Benefits:

We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and vision benefits and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture
 

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.