Senior Business Analyst

The HRA is a Non Departmental Public Body with the remit to protect and promote the interests of patients and the public in health and social care research. We do this by supporting and promoting a robust and efficient regulatory and governance framework in the UK. We provide the Research Ethics Service (RES), Confidentiality Advice function, assessments and assurances on behalf of the NHS, and learning, guidance and advice for the research community.

Our ambition is to make the UK a great place to do research, where more money invested in research goes into carrying out relevant, good quality research.

Our purpose is to ensure that research involving NHS patients and members of the public is approved through a proportionate and robust system, that they are provided with the information they need to help them decide whether they wish to take part, and that their opportunity to do so is maximised by simplifying the processes by which high quality research is assessed.

We have already delivered significant improvements by centralising and simplifying the approval of research in the NHS in England, and are undertaking a range of significant programmes to deliver further improvements.

Business analysis is central to the delivery of digital systems within the Health Research Authority (HRA). We are looking for a qualified senior business analyst who has experience of working in the full business analysis lifecycle, ideally in Scrum or SAFe on large digital developments.

As a senior business analyst you will have expertise in business analysis, including requirement gathering and analysis, process mapping, gap analyses and the creation of detailed documentation, user stories and acceptance criteria.

• Apply structured approaches to identify, investigate, analyse and communicate complex business problems and opportunities, within a defined project
• Analyse business goals, objectives, functions and processes, using relevant information and data to support the definition of requirement
• Identify, analyse, challenge and validate business and user requirements
• Use appropriate requirements management life cycle methods to complete tasks and outputs related to the project
• Ensure proposed solutions meet business and user needs
• Work with limited direction to complete tasks and defined outputs linked to the project
• Understand the impact of potential changes and how business processes, systems, data, roles and responsibilities interact
• Develop models and system requirements for bespoke IT systems or software packages
• Identify business scenarios and develop acceptance criteria to ensure requirements can be traced to develop functionality
• Work collaboratively with Subject Matter Experts in the business, User Centred Design, Product and Development/Test teams to capture and articulate user requirements.

This is not an exhaustive list, see the job description for details.

Working at the HRA, we are reminded daily of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for you, not just us and the work we do.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us to deliver the best services. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community: age, disability, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and other diverse characteristics, and we have policies in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

When applying to work here, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement - if it works for us, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note, if applying to our Manchester, Nottingham or Bristol locations, we are only able to offer the role as home based.

This role sits within HRA Digital. The digital…