Sr Business Systems Analyst PPM

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Position Summary

Illumina is seeking a Sr.System Analyst responsible for the design, build, implementation, and support of Illumina’s Project Portfolio Management Processes/Systems. The role will also be responsible for working with Planisware (a Portfolio and Project Management system). Responsibilities include analyzing business needs, gathering business requirements, leading solution design teams, implementing solution(s), and recommending best practice methods.

Responsibilities

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• Research and provide best practice recommendations with a focus on end-to-end capabilities and impact to KPIs.
• Improves systems by studying current practices; designing enhancements. Understands when to recommend changes to a business process / policy, acquire software, configure, or customize.
• Conduct enterprise analysis including root cause analysis, development of solution proposals, and creation of business cases. Includes Troubleshooting Incidents.
• Partners with business to elicit, analyze, and document business requirements.
• Translate business requirements into functional requirements specification, workflow, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Facilitates confirmation of requirements and designs with business and technical staff.
• Lead meetings with business and technical team to collect pain points including non-functional requirements using a structured framework.
• Prepares visuals to communicate and gain buy-in on pain points, recommendations, and the solutions roadmap.
• Accountable for knowing processes and functionality around PPM end-to-end processes and systems to guide business process changes, configuration, and development. (Knowledge on Clinical, Regulatory, and Medical Affairs a plus)
• Maintains active communication with business users and stakeholders to manage expectations regarding changes to the system and the introduction of new and enhanced functionality.
• Accountable to ensure the solution meets the agreed upon business requirements while creatively leveraging standard capabilities where possible.
• Responsible for doing L1 and L2 configurations on Planisware
• Conduct data and process analysis using a variety of query and visualization tools. Familiarity with Tableau, Denodo, and Snowflake is a plus.
• Stay abreast of technology developments related to domain expertise.
• Manages multiple priorities and successfully completes multiple projects with minimal supervision from the manager.
• Develop and deliver train-the-trainer content as required.
• Manage Planisware’s systems are to update with Planisware’s upgrades
• Ensures Documentation and Data are managed within the Planisware Solutions.

All listed responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodation for additional tasks and responsibilities.

Requirements

• Experience (5+ years) at an enterprise-level with strong domain expertise in Project and Portfolio Management Systems and Processes
• Strategic thinker who skillfully applies a critical and analytical approach.
• Must have experience with enterprise analysis including development of solution proposals and creation of business cases.
• Experience with configurations with Planisware is required.
• Experience with business process improvement techniques and methodologies.
• Exceptional analytical, planning, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• A motivational person who can guide and influence project stakeholders and build consensus
• Expertise in requirements gathering, writing software requirements, process modeling, and data mapping.
• Strong ability to present ideas and information in group settings. Can persuade, negotiate, and facilitate conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated experience successfully defining and documenting projects that drive positive results.
• Demonstrated experience in testing and test planning.
• Experience with requirement management & testing in FDA regulated environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that non-technical end users can understand.
• Knowledge of the full software development life cycle using Agile/Scrum Methodology.
• Be able to work in AMR time zones on a consistent basis

Education

• BS/BA in Business Administration/Computer Engineering or related field (or Equivalent degree)

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