Discovery Research Domain Analyst, IT Business Analyst

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with research stakeholders to understand scientific data workflows, capture needs, and document business requirements.
• Translate scientific needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, process notes, and IT/engineering requirements.
• Support demand intake/analysis by mapping workflows, identifying friction points, and escalating risks/questions.
• Represent researcher context in product discussions; validate delivered capabilities meet needs.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers on data collection, testing, validation, issue tracking, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain field-level metadata, business glossaries, and documentation aligned with FAIR practices.
• Support alignment of identifiers, terminology, and definitions across Molecular Invention (MI) data sources.
• Communicate with scientific/technical audiences; summarize decisions, risks, and follow-ups.
• Demonstrate growth mindset and ownership for business analysis, data literacy, AI/ML awareness, and Pharmaceutical R&D knowledge.

• B.S. or M.S. in life sciences, informatics, data, or technical discipline (advanced degree a plus).
• Practical experience or strong academic grounding in early life sciences (e.g., biologics, sequencing, protein engineering, antibody discovery, chemistry).
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical/biotech research workflows.
• 2+ years in IT/informatics/data analysis/business analysis/scientific data role (graduate research/internship considered).
• Collaborative, analytical problem-solving; ability to learn new tools and adapt.
• IIBA or similar Business Analysis Certification (plus).

• Passion for healthcare; strong communication/collaboration.
• Stakeholder engagement, curiosity, and experience with data product development/data modeling/governance/analytics.

• Full-time pay ranges:
  Cambridge Crossing $83,680-$101,404;
  Princeton-NJ $76,080-$92,185. Eligible for additional incentive cash/stock and comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision/life/disability/retirement/financial protection) and U.S. FTO or paid vacation/hours as described.