Job Description

About the Team:

Working in technology at Elsevier means that your work really does matter – it changes lives. And you’ll see the real-world impact of your day-to-day efforts.

Our technologists have applied new machine learning models to reduce gender biases against women in academia and developed technology to help medical professionals more accurately diagnose conditions that may have otherwise been missed. Whether you’re supporting the business to be more efficient, building better infrastructure to help things run more smoothly, or if you’re part of a team creating products for the customers we serve, there’s always a new challenge you’ll be helping to solve.

About the Role:

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Senior IT Business Analyst to join our global technology team. This position will work with business units, supporting multiple assigned projects aimed at delivering IT solutions and services that meet company cost, quality, and strategic targets. The role will focus on gathering and analyzing work group data, defining current processes and requirements, researching best practices, and identifying and documenting process improvements and functional specifications.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, define, and document requirements and business processes

• Develop systems specifications, process flows, and conversion strategies

• Create technical and functional user documentation

• Contribute to the development of new tools, processes, and solutions to meet desired product needs

• Follow established business processes, protocols, and quality standards in the development and deployment of complex solutions

• Gather business requirements and translate them into user stories/functional specifications

• Identify and document process improvements and functional specifications based on research of best practices and analysis of work group data

• Perform analysis on existing systems, identifying options for potential solutions and assessing both technical and business suitability

• Collaborate with remote development teams, internal IT, and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are being met

• Maintain automated test scripts

Requirements:

• 6+ years of IT Business Analyst experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience required

• Previous experience working in an agile environment using recognized development methodologies (e.g., Agile, SCRUM, KANBAN)

• Proficient in documenting As-Is and To-Be processes

• Ability to maintain automated test scripts

• Broad understanding of software development methodologies and SDLC

• Experience using Agile, SCRUM, or KANBAN frameworks

• Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization

• Strong written communication skills including process documentation

• Proven project management skills

• Experience in business requirements gathering

• Knowledge and prior use of UML modeling language

Work in a Way That Works for You:

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

This is a hybrid role. Our teams operate in a flexible hybrid work model, combining in-person collaboration with remote flexibility. You’ll be expected to participate in regular team meetings and engineering rituals in line with your team’s cadence.

Working for You:

We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Private Medical/Dental Plan

• Savings Fund

• Life Insurance

• Meal/Grocery Voucher

About the Business:

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. What you do every day will help advance science and healthcare to advance human progress

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.

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