IT Business Analyst

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The Position

Your key responsibilities:

• Is an active part in the product’s lifecycle management and ensures that any solution is chosen to fulfill known and understood business requirements, fitting into the Product roadmap definitions and continuously providing business value over its lifecycle.

• Often assumes the additional role of IT Business Partner, Product Manager, Squad Lead where appropriate

• Develops and maintains the business case including high level solution options and resource estimates and resource confirmation as in support to the strategic backlog management process

• Acts as an interface between business and IT functions and as a contact point for business leads in order to launch initiatives, leading and driving the scoping phase.

• Collaborates with IT Business Partner and/or Product Manager in business development activities like translating business strategy in technology enabled strategies, C-POD activities, portfolio management processes, feasibility studies, clarifying available technology on the market and vendor selection (RFI/RFP/RFQ)

• Strives for harmonization of business processes across sites and departments by propagating common standardized data models, applications and technologies that are in line with the cross-functional or functional Informatics strategies and architectures.

• Performs typical Business Analysis activities and creates deliverables as per Roche standards within a squad/project like a Business Case, Project Charter and URS/User Stories

• Works with delivery and the project team to ensure that the final solution matches the URS and customer’s needs and is delivered according to plan

Who you are

You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

Your qualifications and experience:

• Experience in work related to IT software development with excellent understanding of software development practices, preferably in healthcare industry

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent in an IT related discipline.

• 5+ years’ experience in IT Business Analysis or consultancy

• 2+ years’ experience in Project Management

• Knowledge of the business processes

• Strong IT application knowledge experiences

• Fluent Web development & administration experiences

• Fluent experiences for overall MS product developing and administration
  - Database, Server/Client, SharePoint, Office, etc.

• Knowledge and experience in Commercial area (IT / Business) is a plus

• Experience in working with virtual/dispersed project/service teams

• Ability to develop relationships with people originating from various cultures

• Ability to decompose problems and find the best solutions

• Ability to influence and build productive relationships with all key stakeholders.

• Effective leadership, coordination, motivational, negotiation and dispute resolution

• Design thinking & Improvement mindset

• Strong project and change management skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Proficient in English and Japanese is a MUST

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche Diagnostics K.K. is a member of Roche group, one of the world's leading healthcare groups in the fields of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, in charge of in-vitro diagnostic and equipment business in Japan. Roche Diagnostics K.K is also the leading company in our business field in Japan, providing high quality products and latest information as one of the most important sites in Diagnostic division of Roche group.