Job description
- ### Job Requirements – Business Analyst (Publication Management Systems)(Contract)
### Core Responsibilities
- Lead requirements gathering efforts for the design and development of a publication management system.
- Engage with diverse stakeholders, including researchers, faculty, librarians, compliance teams, and IT staff, to elicit, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
- Translate complex scientific, bibliographic, and compliance needs into clear, actionable requirements for technical teams.
- Facilitate workshops, interviews, and working sessions to drive consensus across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Develop detailed artifacts such as BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, workflows, and process maps.
- Support validation of requirements through design reviews, testing, and user acceptance activities.
- Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
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### Nice-to-Have Qualifications
- Experience with publication management systems, research information systems (CRIS), or institutional repositories.
- Knowledge of identifiers and standards such as ORCID, DOI, PubMed, MeSH, or similar.
- Exposure to data governance, compliance, or research integrity workflows.
- Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar requirement-tracking platforms.
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### Preferred Background
- Educational or professional background in science, biomedical research, healthcare, or medical librarianship.
- Familiarity with publication workflows, bibliographic data, metadata standards, or research reporting.
- Understanding of publication-related concepts such as:
- Peer-reviewed journals
- Author affiliations and collaborations
- Grants and funding acknowledgments
- Research compliance and reporting requirements
- Experience working with libraries, research administration, or scholarly communication teams is a strong plus.
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### Required Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst supporting software development projects, preferably in research, academic, healthcare, or life sciences environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong requirements elicitation, documentation, and analysis skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders and manage competing priorities.
- Experience supporting Agile, iterative, or phased development methodologies.
