Business Analyst, Corporate Functions

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals•San Diego, CA

15h•$60,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Business and Data Analyst, Corporate Functions, to join its Enterprise Systems team. The role is primarily accountable for administration, optimization, and governance of enterprise platforms supporting Legal and People Services & Culture. It serves as functional administrator for the Agiloft Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system and as a day-to-day systems partner to People Services & Culture, helping ensure platforms are scalable, operationally efficient, and compliant with internal controls and regulatory requirements. The analyst will also work closely with the Executive Director of AI and Data Enterprise Management to support data integration across business partners. In collaboration with Legal, People Services & Culture, and other functions, the role identifies priority data sources, defines data models and reporting needs, and delivers trusted, governed datasets and reporting for enterprise analytics and business intelligence. This is an individual-contributor position within the Enterprise Systems team. It involves close collaboration with business end-users, Information Systems colleagues, and third-party consulting partners. The position is onsite five days a week at one of Arrowhead's office locations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication, and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience administering enterprise business applications in a functional or system administrator capacity, preferably Agiloft or another Contract Lifecycle Management platform.
Experience supporting Legal and/or Human Resources (People Services) functions and enabling systems such as HRIS, talent, or employee-experience platforms.
Experience contributing to the development or expansion of an enterprise data lake or data warehouse, including data modeling, data integration, and BI reporting.
Working knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate, for analytics and intelligent process automation.
Familiarity with Microsoft Data Platform technologies, including Microsoft Fabric and MS SQL Server, and proficiency in SQL.
Understanding of data governance, privacy, and security practices for sensitive Legal and HR data, including role-based access controls.
Understanding of governance frameworks for GxP and SOX computerized systems in highly regulated life sciences environments.
Ability to manage competing priorities, deliver in a fast-paced environment, and work effectively in cross-functional, collaborative teams.

Responsibilities

Functionally administer the Agiloft Contract Lifecycle Management system, including configuring contract templates, workflows, approval rules, fields, reports, and integrations for Legal operations.
Provide day-to-day functional support to Legal and People Services & Culture stakeholders and resolve issues to maintain continuity of critical business operations.
Partner with Legal and People Services & Culture to identify, evaluate, and deliver process automation and digital transformation initiatives.
Support the business-partner data lake and its integration with the enterprise data management platform; identify and prioritize data sources, develop ingestion and integration pipelines with Information Systems and data engineering colleagues, and develop data models.
Establish and maintain data definitions, data quality checks, and data governance practices, including metadata, lineage, and access controls.
Use the Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Fabric or similar technologies to develop scalable reporting and analytics solutions and improve corporate-function processes.
Administer identity and access governance for supported platforms, including user roles, license assignments, and periodic access reviews in alignment with internal controls.
Administer application change management, including requirements gathering, testing, validation, and user communications.
Develop and maintain end-user training materials and system documentation for Agiloft, People Services & Culture platforms, and enterprise data and reporting tools.
Work with the Enterprise Systems Sr. Manager on intake, triage, and backlog management for Legal and People Services & Culture system and data requests, prioritizing work in line with business objectives.
Contribute to project delivery using Agile methodologies, supporting stakeholder engagement, sprint execution, and on-time delivery of system and data enhancements.
Monitor emerging technologies and applied AI capabilities relevant to contract management, people services, and enterprise data, and recommend adoption where appropriate.