Business Analyst, Trialing - temporary position, start asap until March 2022

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For an international company in the global agribusiness market in Basel we are looking for a

Business Analyst, Trialing - temporary position, start asap until March 2022

Your challenges

• Provide business analysis capabilities within the Crop Protection Research and Development Information Technology Field Trialing domain
• Work closely with Key Users, Product Owners, Project Managers, Platform Analyst, Platform Managers, Technology Leads, and Development teams to define and deliver IT change in an agile manner.
• Identify and document requirements (e.g. Epics and User Stories) that meet user needs and align with the CP R&D strategy.
• Engages with other IT, digital and R&D functions to ensure capabilities are recognised and integrated across functional boundaries.
• Works closely with the Field Trialing Business Analysis team to share learnings and agree best practice.
• Developing deep knowledge within the CP R&D IT Trialing domain, including but not limited to understanding of people, processes, technologies in use, information landscape, bottlenecks, gaps and opportunities.
• Conducting front end business analysis including project scoping and appropriate challenge back to R&D team.
• Ensuring business analysis activities are performed in an agile manner.
• Collecting and validating high level and detailed requirements.
• Creating supporting artefacts for the requirements (e.g. ERD, process maps, decision models, stakeholder maps etc.)
• Delivering larger, more complicated initiatives across multiple R&D functions.
• Working with Technology Leads and Data Scientists in generating and evaluating solution options.
• Working with data architects in mapping data to business functions and applications.
  

Your Skills

• University Bachelor’s Degree
• Good knowledge of business analysis methodologies and associated best practices with an analytical mindset
• Knowledge of agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, KANBAN, SAFe, etc.)
• IT, data science and data management
• Plant Breeding / Biotechnology / Life Sciences / Chemistry / Biology
• 5-10 years delivering scientific computing solutions to clients (preferably namely R&D clients)
• 5+ years in R&D environment is a plus
• 5+ years experience in IT business analysis, in addition experience in business relationship management is a plus
• Experience in an analyst role for multiple projects using Agile software development methodologies.
• Ability to document existing business process, optimize, and deliver real business change to accompany software deliverables
• Demonstrated ability to work in a geographically and culturally diverse development effort
• Awareness of emerging technologies preferred
• Understanding of overall Syngenta business strategy and must wins is a plus
• Experience working with a diverse range of technologies and platforms, especially with regards to cheminformatics, LIMS, integration, data analytics, and reporting. Experience working with computational models would be desirable.
• Good understanding of Crop Protection Development processes with a focus on Product Biology and Field Trialing.
• Ability to identify and resolve project impacts in a changing environment.
• Be a self-starter. Proactively collaborate to understand goals from design and cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills and capabilities to clearly articulate challenges back to customer groups.
• Be comfortable with an iterative process in an agile environment.
  

Your contact

Esther Sardagna, Branch Director Flex-Center, looks forward to answer your questions by phone +41 61 323 8187.

You can apply directly online.

Please mention reference 138-ESSA-165163-2249-EN in your application.