Senior Business Analyst - Active Clearance Required

LLNL•Livermore, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to join the Science & Technology (S&T) Institutional Assessments Office. This role involves analyzing, documenting, improving, and implementing business and operational processes related to the office's priorities, assessments, awards programs, and deliverables. The position also includes administrative management of internal and external awards and other assessment processes. The Senior Business Analyst will collaborate with the S&T Institutional Assessments Director and various Laboratory stakeholders to evaluate current workflows, identify improvement opportunities, develop future-state solutions, and support their implementation. This role serves as a liaison between office leadership, internal stakeholders, and operational partners to ensure processes, reporting, data, and technology solutions meet business needs. The position is within the Office of the Deputy Director for Science and Technology (DDST) and reports to the DDST Administrator. This role offers a hybrid schedule, allowing for a blend of in-person and virtual work, with flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

Requirements

Active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
Bachelor’s degree in business, operations, information systems, project management, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Significant experience analyzing business, operational, or scientific processes; gathering and documenting requirements, process flows, roles, data needs, and functional constraints; and developing recommendations for process, workflow, and reporting improvements.
Experience coordinating and supporting multi-step business or operational processes with attention to detail and deadlines.
Experience developing process documentation, user guidance, training materials, reports, dashboards, or presentations.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience with data analysis, cost-benefit analysis, or performance metrics.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and experience with Teams, SharePoint administration, workflow automation, Power BI, Power Automate, and related collaboration, reporting, and automation tools.
Experience supporting assessments, assurance, awards, executive operations, or other high-visibility institutional activities.
Experience using technology and AI-enabled tools to improve workflows, reporting, analysis, or business processes.
Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple priorities, coordinate stakeholders, and deliver high-quality work within deadlines.
Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and customer-service skills.
Demonstrated ability to partner with all levels and disciplines, including administrative, communications, event management, and graphic designers.
Demonstrated judgment, discretion, tact, and ability to handle sensitive or confidential information.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing end-to-end process maps and implementing cross-functional process improvements.
Experience with trend analysis and forecasting.
Experience editing web content from a user interface.
Experience administering consultant, VSP, or other non-employee agreements.
Professional certification or coursework in business analysis, project management, Lean, process improvement, or data analytics.

Responsibilities

Analyze and document current-state business processes, workflows, roles, data flows, and requirements supporting institutional awards, internal and external awards, consultant and Visiting Scientist and Professional (VSP) agreements, and other office initiatives.
Administratively manage the Director’s Institutional Awards process, internal and external awards, and other assessments-related processes and initiatives.
Develop future-state process recommendations, process maps, requirements documentation, implementation plans, and measures to improve efficiency, consistency, customer experience, and risk management.
Identify and evaluate process gaps, operational issues, and cross-functional dependencies; recommend and help implement business solutions in partnership with stakeholders.
Gather, validate, interpret, analyze, and report business, operational, and programmatic data to support decision-making, forecasting, trending, and continuous improvement.
Develop reports, dashboards, presentations, correspondence, process documentation, user guidance, and training materials for management and stakeholders.
Use business analysis tools and technologies, including Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and AI-enabled tools, to improve workflow management, document handling, collaboration, and data quality.
Lead or support small- to medium-scale process-improvement projects, including defining scope, gathering requirements, tracking actions, coordinating stakeholders, monitoring implementation, and assessing results.
Partner with internal customers and operational organizations to clarify needs, facilitate end-to-end process goals, and support adoption of new or revised practices.
Administer the lifecycle of consultant, VSP, and other non-employee agreements; evaluate and improve these processes.
Draft, edit, and finalize sensitive reports, presentations, web content, and other communications requiring accuracy, discretion, and sound judgment.
Perform other duties as assigned.