IT Business Analyst - Coop
Requirements Gathering and Business Analysis: o Collaborate with business stakeholders, including scientists, researchers, and project managers, to understand their needs and translate them into detailed requirements. o Process mapping of current vs. future state. Analyze existing processes and propose improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. o Data Analytics - Extract and Analyze data, create presentations with meaningful business friendly insight. • Corporate Communications and Coordination: o Serve as a liaison between business units and the IT team. o Facilitate clear communication by creating and distributing project-related documentation, status reports, and meeting minutes. o Coordinate communication plans for IT initiatives. o Develop content for newsletters, social posting, plasma screen graphics, SharePoint and intranet sites, and video. o Developing factsheets, FAQs, and quick reference guides for AI platforms. o Creating demo/use case videos for end users. • Project Support and Coordination: o Assist Project Managers and Sr. IT Business Partner in planning and executing IT projects – waterfall and agile methodologies o Develop and maintain project plans, and backlogs. o Monitor project progress, identify risks, and propose mitigation strategies. o Coordinate project-related activities, ensuring timely completion of tasks. o Report project progress and deviations from the plan promptly. • Logistics and Events Planning: o Plan and coordinate logistics for company events, including conferences, seminars, trainings, and workshops. o Coordinate promotional materials development, signage, and other event collateral. o Oversee presentation technology setup and equipment for events. • Methodology and Best Practices:
o Promote adherence to IT project management methodologies and standards. o Create process documents and knowledge
Qualifications: • Education: o Pursuing a degree in areas related to Science, Business, Computer Science and/or Technology • Skills: o Strong business analysis skills, including requirements elicitation techniques. o Strong understanding of Excel and PowerPoint o Familiarity with PowerBI, PowerApps, Power Automate is an asset. o Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including strong plain language skills. o Prompt engineering and ability to use Generative AI and LLMs capabilities (i.e., ChatGPT, MS Copilot) is an asset. o Adaptable and highly organized that can keep and drive timelines across initiatives. o Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional global teams. • Experience (Preferred):
o Exposure/Knowledge in the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector o Knowledge of drug development lifecycle, and familiarity with regulatory compliance and data security in the pharmaceutical domain o AI or Gen AI experience or exposure o Knowledge of Communications and Change Management
If you are passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation in the pharmaceutical field, unleashing the potential of AI and have a knack for organizing successful events, we encourage you to apply!