Business Systems Analyst, MES

AbbVie•Barceloneta, PR

About The Position

The MES Associate Business Systems Analysts are individual contributors responsible for supporting business applications including manufacturing systems. The BA will be playing a critical role in developing business requirements, configuring, building, testing, certifying, installing, and maintaining all changes and modifications to the MES application. The BA will work with several functional teams to support the applications and drive improvements projects to increase efficiency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field and from two (2) year of experience are required.
Exceptional teamwork and interpersonal skills.
Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
Strong Costumer focus.
Deliverable focus and detail oriented.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, preferred.
Experience or knowledge in MES Systems, System validation, Database system design and maintenance, programming and project management are desired.

Responsibilities

Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
Consults with functional areas to develop understanding of the varied and complex business needs supported by the system.
Responsible for determining how changing business needs will affect the system.
Understands the role of the system in the big picture and provides ideas and recommendations regarding the evolution of the system.
Responds to questions and influences the users regarding current and potential system inputs, processes, and outputs.
Conducts research and analysis into the nature, effect and results of system problems.
Develops detailed business user requirements, system documentation, work flow procedures, and data modeling.
Negotiates plans, time frames and trade-offs while ensuring client understands the final results of the project.
Reviews and routes requested system changes and develops detailed specifications for implementation.
Communicates system changes and issues to next level of management.
Ensures current and accurate system documentation, coordinates and or performs testing of system modifications, both validated and non-validated systems.
Provides systems expertise and supports system training, educational tools and materials.
Involved with the Purchasing Systems Manager regarding planning/scheduling and resource allocation.
Produces requirements for mainframe reports, time lines, and graphics using advanced functions of a personal computer.
Creates reports from existing client databases to satisfy user requests, development of ad-hoc database reporting, data sampling, project analysis, or testing verification.
Monitors and audits the use of the systems; executes system control practices and purchasing procedures for regulatory and compliance.
Accountable to the purchasing customer and purchasing management for the control and administration of purchasing systems.
Systems implemented must meet projected timelines and customer expectations.
The incumbent supports various mainframe, Lotus Notes, stand-alone applications, divisional interfaced systems that impact the overall purchasing process.
Provide functional and technical support through phone or via e-mail, which includes working hours outside of the assigned schedule to cover operational needs 7 days a week/24 hours a day based on a defined rotation schedule.