Sr Associate IS Bus Sys Analyst
About this opportunity
Career Category
Information Systems
Job Description
Job Title: Sr Associate IS Bus Sys Analyst
Business Analyst – QA & Agile (Web/Data Platforms)
(5+ Years Experience)
Job Summary
We are seeking a Business Analyst – QA & Agile with 5+ years of experience to support web and data-driven applications across enterprise platforms.
This role is suited for professionals who can bridge business requirements, testing, and Agile delivery, with hands-on involvement in validating applications, monitoring data workflows, and ensuring overall solution quality.
The ideal candidate will have experience in business analysis, software/data testing, and Agile practices, along with a strong willingness to learn and take on additional responsibilities such as Scrum Master.
Key Responsibilities
🔄 Agile & Scrum Responsibilities (Primary)
Act as a Scrum Master or Agile facilitator for the team.
Lead Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog grooming).
Ensure adherence to Agile principles and best practices.
Track sprint progress, identify risks, and remove blockers.
Facilitate communication and coordination across cross-functional teams.
Drive continuous improvement in team processes and delivery efficiency.
📋 Business Analysis & Requirements
Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
Translate business needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.
Work closely with stakeholders to ensure alignment between business expectations and technical delivery.
Support backlog refinement and prioritization activities.
🧪 Testing & Quality Assurance
Perform functional and data validation testing across web and data platforms.
Design and execute test cases based on business requirements.
Validate application functionality and data accuracy.
Identify, track, and support resolution of defects.
Ensure overall quality, accuracy, and completeness of delivered solutions.
🤝 Collaboration & Communication
Work closely with developers, QA, data engineers, and business stakeholders.
Ensure clear communication of requirements, issues, and status updates.
Maintain documentation for requirements, testing, and processes.
Optional / Nice to Have Responsibilities
📊 Data Platform Monitoring & Validation
Monitor daily data workflows and job executions
(e.g., Databricks or similar platforms) .
Investigate job failures and support root cause analysis.
Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve data and pipeline issues.
Ensure data integrity across systems and reporting layers.
Required Skills & Qualifications
5+ years of experience in Business Analysis, QA/testing, or Agile roles.
Strong experience in Agile/Scrum practices, including facilitating Scrum ceremonies.
Experience in requirements gathering and documentation.
Hands-on experience in software testing or data testing.
Familiarity with web application testing and/or data platform testing.
Working knowledge of data platforms
(e.g., Databricks or similar, monitoring and basic troubleshooting) is a plus.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple responsibilities across BA, QA, and Scrum roles.
Willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and take on additional responsibilities.
Nice to Have
Experience with reporting and visualization tools
(e.g., Tableau, Power BI, REACT JS or equivalents) .
Prior experience acting as a Scrum Master.
Basic knowledge of SQL and data validation techniques.
Experience working in enterprise or large-scale environments.
Familiarity with test management or defect tracking tools.
What This Role Requires
A strong Agile practitioner who can lead Scrum effectively
Ability to bridge business, testing, and delivery teams
Ownership of both process efficiency and solution quality
Flexibility to contribute across BA, QA, and Agile roles
A proactive mindset with willingness to drive team coordination and continuous improvement
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Job details
How this role compares
Computed from every other active Information Technology role in our database, not just this employer's listings.
We currently track 378 comparable Senior Information Technology roles across 34 biopharma companies.
Salary context
45 of 378 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
Where these roles are based
Top locations among the 378 comparable roles
+ 15 more countries
Seniority mix
378 of 378 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
0 of 378 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden
No peers with a known therapeutic area yet.
Similar opportunities
The closest matches from our peer group, ranked by how similar they are, not how well you'd qualify for them -- treat this as market context, not a guaranteed shortlist; a weak match is labeled as one below.
How we calculate "similar"
No black box, no LLM guesswork: a deterministic score built from four normalized attributes. Here's this role's own peer group at different match levels, so you can see the mechanism, not just the result.
Every comparison starts from the same 100-point budget: 25 for working in the same function, 40 for the same therapeutic area, 20 for the same or adjacent seniority, 15 for the same country. A dimension we can't confirm on both sides contributes nothing, never a guess, never a free pass.
0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.