Business Analyst

Our technical team is integral to the constantly evolving nature of our products and services. These enhancements have been so well received by our clients that we have never been busier. It's a small team environment, where you can learn, grow, and make a difference. The ideal candidate would be someone who is bound by a desire to improve, enjoys keeping up with technology and has proven track record analyzing and defining business needs and recommending solutions using technology.

As a Business Analyst with Life Science Connect, you will be working with various teams gathering their requirements for development projects and testing of existing and new applications for our media companies. You will be expected to:

• Consult with user departments to analyze, define and document the end-to-end input-process-output business parameters.
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the needs of the assigned user group from the business and technical perspective.
• Understand integration issues as relates to various other dependent applications.
• Collaborate with developers and architect to craft system deliverables and develop solutions that can become reusable across the organization.
• Create the functional specification for easy translation into programmatic process flow for coding.
• Perform complex analysis of the business process to ensure that systems design does not include the coding of redundant or unnecessary manual process elements in an automated environment.  This often means knowledge of the latest input technologies that can capture information more efficiently and can be incorporated into the systems design.
• Assist in the documentation of IT project plans and provide input in the technical design in automating business processes.
• Understand/Document the purpose and goals of the business stakeholder.
• Document requirements clearly for business stakeholders and developers.
• 5 years experience of software development
• Develop test plan and see projects through implementation

Required Skills/Experience

• Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Information Systems
• Minimum of 6 years as a Business Analyst
• Technical Writing Skills (4-6 years)
• Detail-oriented, problem solving skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills along with strong facilitation and problem solving skills are required.
• Self-motivated, self-directed individual who has the ability to effectively balance multiple concurrent assignments.
• Good leadership and interpersonal skills
• Mobile development (android and iOS)
• 4+ years’ experience creating epics, user stories, wireframes using Confluence, Balsamiq or similar tools
  Proficiency with the following: Java script, AWS, React native, Mongo, NodeJS, and Linux

Preferred but not required Experience:

• Experience in a healthcare, preferably hospital, setting.
• Client-facing experience
• Commutable distance to Horsham office
• Travel (monthly on-site visits to clients, attendance at conferences/tradeshows)
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-project environment
• Understanding of web site navigation and usability
• Knowledge of web technology standards
• Knowledge of project planning techniques and project life cycle planning is desirable.

 In addition to a competitive salary, you'll enjoy:

• Medical/vision/prescription/dental coverage for you and your family
• 100% company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• 100% company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar company match up to 6%
• 15 vacation days and 6 personal days on day 1
• 13 company-paid holidays