IT Business Analyst

Job title: IT Business Analyst

Company: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Job description: Company Description

Our Mission
Aurinia exists to make a difference. From the earliest days of the company, we’ve seen the potential in applying a creative, thoughtful and responsible approach to developing and commercializing therapies with a goal of changing the course for patients in disease areas that have been historically challenging to address. We Care, for our patients and our employees.

We are currently developing an investigational therapy for the treatment of lupus nephritis (LN). And we are actively hunting for other innovative drugs which have the potential to change the lives of people with rare autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Job Description

The IT Business Analyst is a versatile role within the IT Business Partnership Office. This role oversees requirements and project management processes to guide internal and external stakeholders to successful outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Prioritizes needs within and across projects based on business impact.
• Supports business case creation.
• Serves as Aurinia lead BA on projects involving one or more external vendors
• Communicates solution tradeoffs to business partners to frame and influence project decisions.
• Engages external vendor teams to communicate solution vision and priorities.
• Participates in vendor selection activities as required
• Manage strategic relationships with internal business partners
• Proactively monitors industry, functional, and technology trends to guide business partners on emerging opportunities
• Assesses the risks of solution options and develop plans to mitigate them.
• Assists the IT Operations team with operational enhancements and upgrades
• Ensures that the IT governance model is followed by creating project artifacts including charters, status reports, and other documentation
• Participates in project testing validation activities, as required
• Escalates project issues to the Senior Manager, IT

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to maintain and establish relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt and respond to change
• Understanding of business context and objectives
• Ability to communicate technical concepts in plain language
• Attention to detail and ability to produce a variety of documentation
• Ability to identify requirements and measure and communicate proposed project benefits
• Knowledge of COTS software solutions and familiarity with working in 100% cloud-based solution environments
• Ability to multi-task and maintain a positive attitude
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to regulatory requirements

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in business analysis or project management roles, including experience working on cloud software implementations
• Experience working on projects with teams in multiple geographical locations
• Work experience in the biopharmaceutical industry is helpful but not required
• Bachelor’s degree
• PMP or CBAP certification is helpful but not required

Additional Information

All candidate information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

Expected salary: $85000 – 125000 per year

Location: Victoria, BC

Job date: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:08:15 GMT