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This role works at the intersection of clinical trial operations, technology, and external partnership and is critical for supporting the successful delivery of Amgen’s global clinical trials. As a Lead Business Analyst, you will act as a trusted technology partner to global clinical trial teams, enabling the effective use of Amgen technologies by specialist external suppliers. You’ll have responsibility for managing B2B solutions for one or more capability area and for overseeing activities of other Business Analysts. You’ll partner closely with clinical teams, product owners, technology partners, and external suppliers to translate complex business needs and problems into compliant, scalable, and sustainable solutions.
Job Responsibility:
Building and maintaining strong relationships across an extensive network of internal and external stakeholders
Lead comprehensive business analysis to identify, understand and prioritize IT requirements in the product backlog
Own the implementation and delivery of IT solutions and services for one or more supplier capability areas within product team
Coordinating the activities of other analysts on the product team
Ensuring IT solutions comply with regulations and information security policies
Partnering with technology owners to deliver B2B connectivity, integrations and collaboration solutions
Assessing new suppliers against Amgen’s IT requirements and documenting gaps and risks
Supporting change management and end user communication for large user groups
Maintaining accurate documentation of systems and processes
Staying informed on the changing internal and external IT landscape and continue to evolve and adapt the IT solutions strategy to maximize effectiveness
Requirements:
Any degree with 5 - 8 years of experience working in Life Science, Biotechnology or Information Systems
A detailed understanding of the clinical trial process and the systems used to execute study delivery (EDC, CTMS, eTMF etc.)
Customer focused and a proven business relationship manager who is confident when working with technical and non-technical senior stakeholders
Collaborative team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills
able to influence and lead effectively across global, cross-functional and remote stakeholders
Experience of overseeing and coordinating the work of other Business Analysts
Ability to lead business analysis activities to capture and prioritize requirements through interviews and workshops
Knowledge of B2B and integration technologies, including APIs, secure file transfers, VPN’s and Virtual desktops
Confident at documenting complex testable business requirements as clear user stories and in formal specification documentation
Analytical, detail orientated with excellent problem-solving skills
Experience of working with or as an external technical service supplier
Practical experience and understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Excellent written and spoken English
A people person, with excellent written and spoken English
Highly accountable, reliable and proactive
Able to self-manage activities across multiple priorities
Nice to have:
Experience of working with or for a clinical trial supplier (CRO, Lab, Imaging, etc.)
Working in a regulated environment where compliance and information security is essential
Ability to project manage complex longer term deliverables
Proficiency in IT service delivery tools such as Jira, Jira Align, and Confluence
An advocate of the use of DevOps, AI and Test Automation in delivery
Business Analysis certifications (IIBA BABOK) or similar (preferred)