Job description
Description
THE ROLE
The Business Analyst (“BA”) helps clients in their efforts to address complex business and transparency problems through the effective application of technology. As part of a client project team, the BA bridges the gap between IT and the business to help improve efficiency.
Business Analysts straddle between IT and the business to assess processes and determine requirements to deliver data-driven analyses and recommendations to management and stakeholders. BAs understand and articulate business processes and challenges and works with service and technology teams to develop solutions and implementation plans.
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborates with business stakeholders to define business requirements and converts them to technical specs for implementation in various business systems or processes
Elicits, identifies, documents, and refines requirements from business problems to detailed user stories and acceptance criteria that may include technical requirements
Collaborates with Xogene project teams to define and implement integrations with various business systems and processes that are being used by stakeholders
Analyzes the use of business systems by clients and proactively recommends improvements to the usage of these systems as well as business processes
Acts as the liaison between the business stakeholders and the Xogene Tech Team
Creates reports and dashboards for management
Requirements
1 - 3 years of experience in business analysis (in a consulting environment preferred)
Strong academic performance and extracurricular activities
Experience, interest, and aptitude in technology
Sharp analytical mind and problem solving skills
Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Process modeling (BPMN notation is a plus)
Demonstrated leadership abilities
Ability to be proactive with team and stakeholders
Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal/consultative skills
Facilitation and documentation skills
Detail-orientation and capable of delivering a high level of accuracy
Excellent organizational and time-management skills
Experience in Agile product development team structures
Experience with Issue and project tracking software like Jira or Azure DevOps
Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of commensurate experience
