Senior Product/Business Analyst

Job Description

We are a global healthcare leader with a diversified portfolio of innovative medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. The

Product enablement team

within the

Applied Research and Innovation team

is

seeking

a highly motivated and skilled

Senior

Product/Business Analyst to support the development, maintenance, and optimization of scientific software.

Candidate will partner with business and cross-functional stakeholders to analyze business needs,

identify

opportunities, and support the development of product strategy and solutions. This role combines business analysis, design thinking, and future-oriented strategic methods to help shape product direction,

anticipate

change, and inform decision-making.

Candidate will develop and manage

various

product

s

roadmap

s

and define how product

s

success and value delivery are measured for their product

s

.

In this role, you will

A

pply

futures

thinking, trend analysis, forecasting, data-driven predictive analytics, and innovation planning to support

broader

business strategy and decision-making.

C

ollaborate

wi

th business consultants to gather

industry

insight

to help shape forward-looking plans and

identify

emerging opportunities and risks.

Travel as required and

p

artner with business and cross-functional stakeholders to apply future-oriented analysis methods, using emerging trend assessment, scenario planning, and strategic insight generation to shape product strategy and

anticipate

future business needs.

Guide

and manage

the development, optimization and

scaling up

of various scientific IT solutions including

business

applications

, API

, plugins etc

.

Collaborating with

Product Line

product managers and other stakeholders to contribute to

products

planning and strategy. This includes providing input on feature prioritization, market opportunity assessments, and

identifying

areas for improvement or innovation.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as product managers, engineers, and designers, to gather and document product requirements. This involves translating business needs into clearly defined and actionable specifications

.

Conduct Product and Problem discovery workshops with stakeholders and users from different business areas

Define the evolution of the existing products based on the company and business priorities

Ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to by the product team; focus on Minimal Viable Product (MVP) and iterative, incremental delivery; manage backlog and measure value of the product; proactively manage and mitigate Project Risk

Required Experience and Skills:

BSc or MSc in related field with at least

5

years’ experience in

Pharma

industry or academic settings

Future-oriented strategic thinking skills, with experience using structured methods to

anticipate

change and inform decision-making

Product management experience

with Design Thinking, Problem and Product discovery and UX methodologies

Ability to analyze emerging trends, potential market shifts, and external signals to support product strategy

Familiarity with AI/ML technologies and principles

Excellent problem-solving skills and high professional standards with strong ability to prioritize and work under pressure

Experience with end-to-end product delivery

,

Agile

/

Scrum

development,

software

validation

and

SDLC best practices.

Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to work cross-functionally, as well as being self-driven and independent.