Product Business Analyst

Merck & Co. • Rahway, NJ

393d • $111,400 - $175,300 • Onsite

About The Position

The Product Business Analyst will join the Trial & Site Management (TnSM) team at Merck Sharp & Dohme, focusing on enhancing the Clinical Trial experience through innovative technology and process improvements. This role is pivotal in implementing the company's vision and strategy for the next decade within the Clinical Trials domain.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related degree.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Product/Business Analyst or similar role.
• Experience working within a global team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate across multiple stakeholders.
• Self-driven and able to work independently.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Expertise in Jira, Confluence, MS Office Suite, MS Project, and other project planning & tracking tools.
• Understanding of the Clinical Trials domain from a data collection and management perspective.
• Experience with GxP validations, System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), or working with SaaS and COTS vendors.

Responsibilities

• Gather documentation related to the business process in the clinical domain, document business/user needs and trace requests and responses to requests.
• Continuously broaden expertise in the Clinical Trials business domain.
• Leverage business and user insights to form solutioning ideas and make prioritization decisions to maximize the value of IT solutions.
• Work with the business to identify business value for initiatives and determine the best way to measure that solutions achieve targeted business value.
• Contribute to the enablement, adoption, and growth of the Trial & Site Management/Clinical Operations products.
• Build knowledge of existing solutions through IT communities and leverage these for the benefit of business stakeholders.
• Partner with squad members including scrum masters, technical leads, and development teams to manage high-quality product delivery leveraging Agile & Waterfall SDLC methodology.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure a healthy backlog of well-formed epics, features, and user stories that align with the overall roadmap and serve as requirements for the delivery squad.
• Follow and apply the Product Model principles to maximize business value.
• Help define and keep up to date roadmaps for Trial & Site Management products.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree