Deliver strategic consulting projects focused on life-sciences R&D and informatics
Analyze customer needs and gaps and propose solutions for desired future state
Collaborate with clients across multiple levels (SMEs, systems users, lab managers, directors, VPs)
Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders and Zifo delivery and commercial teams
Provide high-level project and client consultation to drive engagement success
Manage and mentor internal teams and associates across the organization
Drive problem elucidation and develop recommendations and future-state strategies
Communicate proactively across stakeholder audiences and generate audience-appropriate documentation
Review and update business processes and systems landscape information
Provide on-site business analysis support and evaluate industry trends for optimization
Perform gap analysis and define business and data process workflows and data models
Develop application and data ecosystem roadmaps and provide strategic vision for system implementations
Lead enterprise projects/programs, spearhead change management efforts, and manage project delivery and vendors
Requirements
Provide high-level project and client consultation to drive overall engagement success
Manage internal team and mentor associates from across the Zifo organization to deliver effectively and develop in role
Drive clear problem elucidation on new and on-going engagements
Develop recommendations and future state strategy
Communicate proactively and effectively across multiple stakeholder audiences (internal and external)
Review and update business processes and systems landscape information
Provide on-site business analysis support for scientific groups
Evaluate industry trends to identify areas for optimization
Perform gap analysis, define business and data process workflows (as-is and to-be) and data models
Generate audience-appropriate communications and documentation
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree or equivalent in a scientific / life science field
20+ years’ experience within the pharmaceutical life sciences industry
Prior experience in a life sciences lab setting, preferably hands-on bench-level research experience
Prior experience driving life science informatics solution implementation
Detailed knowledge of data and operational considerations in application landscape development
5+ years of people management and a successful track record of associate development
Experience presenting information in conferences and in large group settings
Solid understanding and practical application of Pharmaceutical Research and Drug Discovery & Development processes and Biologics workflows
Well-developed communication skills
Ability to effectively influence and guide clients and internal partners
Demonstrated sense of ownership in the success of engagements
Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile methodology, ITIL concepts, data modeling and application ecosystem design
Deep knowledge of informatics systems and associated application ecosystems including eLNs, LIMS systems, lab instrumentation
Strategic consulting skills including application and data ecosystem roadmaps, systems replacement/implementation vision, enterprise program leadership, change management
Managing teams of business analysts and their deliverables
Project management skills including resource & effort planning, task planning & scheduling, scope & time management, risk assessment and tracking, vendor management
Able to facilitate project meetings, prioritize requirements, guide the development team and remove blockers
Experience in RFIs / RFPs and engaging with commercial partners preferred
Experience in coding (SQL, Python, Java) and data / metadata principles preferred
Benefits
Competitive compensation package including accrued vacation
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