Senior Lead R&D Technologist - Pune, India - ZS

Description

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on transforming global healthcare and beyond, our most valuable asset is our people. Here you'll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping solutions from start to finish. At ZS, we believe that making an impact demands a different approach; and that's why here your ideas elevate actions, and here you'll have the freedom to define your own path and pursue cutting-edge work. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business including portfolio strategy, customer insights, research and development, operational and technology transformation, marketing strategy and many more. If you dare to think differently, join us, and find a path where your passion can change lives.

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Job Description

Work in Life Science R&D -clinical data management and analytics area as part of strategy building , assessment and technology implementation project as business and data analyst

Lead and participate in clinical business process discussions with clients, identify requirements and user stories

Lead requirements gathering activities and collaborate with Product owner to prioritize and groom the backlog to ensure appropriate level of detail is captured at the right time

Conduct online interviews and workshops to gather requirements to support the business needs of users

Author high-level user stories and develop related tasks, acceptance criteria and review test cases

Participate in clinical business process discussions with clients, identify requirements and user stories

Work closely with project teams in creating Requirement Specifications, RTM and other project documents

Plan and facilitate various Agile meetings and artefacts, including sprint planning, review & retrospectives, daily stand-ups

Work on creating process flows based on client and internal project discussions

Perform business process modelling, data flow, user experience modeling, and basic solution architecture diagramming

Act as techno-functional Liaison between client business user and project engineering team to provide correct business context, business rules

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the project lifecycle, with experience in large and complex programs. They will have a track record of successfully managing people, and be able to provide support and escalation routes for queries, define and plan analysis deliverables, and agree on analysis approaches.

Experience in building a Business Analysis capability, mentoring and upscaling more junior colleagues, and contributing to the growth of a BA community is also essential. Knowledge of digital transformation and agile ways of working would be beneficial. A background in biometric/R&D space is desirable, but not essential

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor's degree Pharma/ Bioinformatics / Medicine or related disciplines

Master's degree in Business Analyst, Engineering or Science preferred

Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results and issues to internal and client teams

5-10 years of experience working within Life Science Domain as solution architect / business analyst / data analyst is required.

Experience of working in Clinical data management and analytics product implementation like EDC (Rave, Veeva, InForm), Non-EDC(ePRO, LAB) , clinical Data repository, Metadata Repository, statistical computing (sycamore, Nurocor , SAS product) system, CTMS, eTMF, CDMS is required.

Experience in driving requirements discussions, workshops and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, across time zones, during the planning and delivery of technology projects is required

Experience working in end-to-end Clinical Data Repository implementation with Biometrics space will be preferred.

Exposure to clinical data standards like CDISC (SDTM, ADaM ), FHIR, HL7, USDM is required.

Experience in building and delivering GxP compliant solutions for large enterprise program is required

Exposure to programming language like R, Python and SAS is preferred.

Perks & Benefits: ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.