IT Analyst

IT Analyst Req ID #:  125651 Location: 

Ashland, OH, US, 44805 For 70 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about. Job Summary We are seeking a IT Analyst for our Safety Assessment group site located in Ashland Ohio

Basic Summary:

Responsible for process analysis and requirements gathering for medium and small scale system implementations within regulated and/or non-regulated IT environments. Participate in analysis and delivery of IT projects that support the business and technology strategies. Support identification of business opportunities and articulate the business case.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Partner with business to understanding the detail of how that business works and where IT can help support their needs. 

•    Act as primary liaison between the business functions and IT, translating business goals and requests into relevant requirements that can be consumed by IT project and development resources. 

•    Develop business cases showing value and return on investment supporting proposed projects. 

•    Deliver presentations to IT and business management 

•    Work with IT systems subject matter experts to develop solutions to support business needs. 

•    Articulate IT strategies to business constituents

•    Appropriately set expectations on the capabilities of IT , request timelines and scope, assisting the business in prioritization when /if all needs cannot be met. 

•    Facilitate requirements gathering meetings. 

•    Document requirements ,specifications, business processes and coordinate recommendations related to proposed solution. 

•    Develop Functional specifications and coordinate with technical resources to provide system design specifications that support the customers requirements. 

•    Develop test traceability matrix and ensure that all requirements are properly tested. 

•    May lead testing and validation efforts. 

•    Identify customer organizations strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement. 

•    Work with customer personnel to identify required changes and communicate needed changes to development/implementation team. 

•    Ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner. 

•    Communicate and apply project standards as per the CRL project life cycle (PLC) and assist in enforcement of project deadlines and  schedules. 

•    Consistently deliver high quality services to customers and manage customer expectations effectively. 

•    Communicate effectively with customers to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions with project management. 

•    Assist in the facilitation of effective team and customer meetings and interactions. 

•    Lead internal teams/ task forces as needed. 

•    Preform all other related duties as assigned. 

  Job Qualifications

•    Education: Bachelor’s degree (B.A. /B.S.) or equivalent in Computer Science or related discipline.

•    Experience: Minimum 5 years applicable business analysis experience. 

•    An equivalent combination of education and experience maybe accepted as satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

•    Certification/Licensure: CCBA or CBAP is a plus. 

•    Other: In depth knowledge of current IT technologies and state of the art practices including an understanding in areas of application programming, database and systems design. Must understand internet, intranet, extranet and customer/server architectures and how legacy and web based systems interface with each other. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to deliver informative, well organized presentations. Ability to work well in a team environment. 

About Safety Assessment

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market.  Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 17,000 employees within 90 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2019, revenue increased to $2.62 billion.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

Nearest Major Market: Cleveland

Nearest Secondary Market: Mansfield

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