IT Business Analyst

Company Description

Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organization services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialized and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralized and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 6.72 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Job Description

Job Description

The IT Business Analyst supports the organization by assessing the impact of requested changes, capturing, and documenting requirements, and ensuring that those requirements are delivered by IT. In addition, the Business Analyst is responsible for the documentation and execution of test plans for the delivered functionality while supporting the business through the implementation process. Business Analysis is part of the IT Solutions Development and Delivery Lifecycle, and the Business Analyst will be involved from initial concept through final implementation, including requirements gathering, design, testing and implementation.

Hours: Mon-Friday 7:30am-4:30pm

Qualifications

Qualifications

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Adheres to site environmental health and safety (EHS) requirements

Basic Minimum Qualifications (BMQ):

 Level 1

• 1-2 years of professional work experience.
• Understanding of lab operations and functions.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy of information.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills.
• Service driven with a professional attitude.
• Ability to solve problems, prioritize and multi-task in a deadline-driven environment.
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently and within a team.
• Ability to make independent decisions on small issues seeking guidance from management when necessary.
• Goal-oriented, with excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with peers.
• Ability to keep sensitive information confidential.
• Healthcare or laboratory knowledge/experience preferred.

Level II – Fully meets the qualification of Level 1 plus the following:

• 4 years of business analyst experience or other relevant experience.
• Ability to provide proactive recommendations to management and internal stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail to ensure accuracy of information.
• Excellent level of proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• Ability to coach, train and mentor others.
• Ability to make independent decisions regarding matters of significance, seeking guidance from management when necessary.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to interact effectively and work efficiently with peers and management at all levels in the organization.
• Ability to create an end to end workflow using LIMS administration knowledge and experience.
• Complete understanding of SDLC processes, experience writing complete requirements and test cases.
• Ability to write and execute test cases independently.
• Travel may be required.
• Ability to aid the Help Desk in answering user’s questions and resolving problems

Level III – Fully meets the qualifications of Level II plus the following:

• 7 years of business analyst experience or other relevant experience
• Highly analytical with the ability to identify key insights from data
• Highly skilled in gathering requirements and documenting business requirements
• Expert level of proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to build teams, communicate, motivate and influence associates at all levels across the organization
• Exceptional verbal & written communication skills
• Ability to create multiple end to end workflows for a large complex project using LIMS administration knowledge and experience.
• Ability to plan and lead testing for large complex projects.
• Ability to contribute to design and solution discussions.

Education/Experience (BMQ):

Bachelor of Science degree in biological, physical, chemical, clinical laboratory science or an associate degree in medical laboratory technology and/or equivalent work experience.

Additional Information

Physical Requirements:

• Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate a keyboard and other office equipment, use a telephone, access file cabinets and other items stored at various levels, including overhead
• Ability to speak and hear well enough to communicate clearly and understandably with sufficient volume to ensure an accurate exchange of information in normal conversational distance, over the telephone, and in a group setting
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time as necessary in the laboratory (4 or more hours)
• Ability to lift and move items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to continuously operate a personal computer for extended periods of time (4 or more hours)
• Mental acuity sufficient to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions

The essential physical and mental requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

What Happens Next
 
Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. 
 

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.

Eurofins is a M/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.