Business Analyst

Lonza•Vacaville, CA

10d•$101,000 - $161,000

About The Position

The actual location of this job is in Vacaville, CA. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed. Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of. The Business Analyst plays a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity of financial customer program data within our integrated program management, supply chain, and finance systems throughout the Sales and Operations (S&OP) cycles. They leverage their expertise in IT systems such as SAP, IBP, Business Warehouse (BW), Planview (PV), and Power BI (PBI), along with an understanding of S&OP processes and agile stakeholder management, to identify and resolve data integrity issues. With an operational excellence mindset, they actively contribute to the improvement of PM-related processes and systems, rolling out global changes, supporting training and deployment of global tools and implementing local solutions as required. As an extended member of the PM management team, the Business Analyst identifies and communicates necessary actions to drive completeness and accuracy of data, both within the PM team and across other departments for escalation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Finance or Business.
Expert in SAP and Excel, with additional experience in Planview to ensure high-quality data integrity for executive decision-making.
Exceptional attention to detail and an analytical mindset capable of navigating ambiguity to drive precise process improvements.
Strong business acumen used to interpret profitability drivers and translate strategic data needs into achievable objectives.
Skilled facilitator who effectively resolves conflict and clears roadblocks while managing the multiple demands of data integrity.
Results-oriented professional with clear communication skills to translate technical data and monitor progress toward on-time delivery.

Nice To Haves

Power BI strongly preferred for translating complex data into clear, actionable business insights and relevant KPIs.

Responsibilities

Deliver monthly S&OP standard work including revenue predictions, snapshot locks, and deferred analysis with meticulous attention to detail in SAP and Planview.
Align with Finance to ensure precise revenue recognition and adherence to both financial regulations and contractual obligations.
Collaborate with Project Managers to ensure program financial data is accurately recorded and serve as the main point of contact for financial audits.
Facilitate proactive site profitability meetings and drive data-driven corrections to ensure the accuracy of financial planning and target setting.
Coordinate with Global Billing to optimize WBS master data and invoicing precision, focusing on eliminating data inaccuracies through system-led interfaces.
Lead the adoption of globally standardized tools and processes through personal application, training, and coaching of the PM organization.
Support the PMO by trending errors and identifying high-precision, data-driven solutions to improve the delivery of standard work.