Business Analyst

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Job#: 3019914

Title: Scientific Business Analyst, Research Histology/Pathology (Consultant)

Duration: 12 months

Start date: ASAP

Location: South San Francisco, CA

Onsite: 3 days per week depending on when the scientists are in the office

Interview Process: 1 and done

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced, senior consultant for our client's Research & Early Development (gRED)'s Research Pathology informatics landscape. The analyst will be part of a digital program that will redesign the Pathology application landscape. The consultant will work in close collaboration with the Lead Business Analyst, the Technology Lead, and a team of technical business analysts, to understand, document, and translate user needs to actionable system specifications.

• Conduct user interviews, create epics, and draft user stories for research histology/pathology use cases relating to sample processing and analysis requests, processing fulfillment workflows, sample/laboratory information management
• Provide specifications on process flows, data structures, and other requirements outcomes
• Establish acceptance criteria for pathology user stories
• Maintain requirements documentation, and ensure requirements coverage
• Match collected requirements to the overall landscape vision, understand overlaps and gaps
• Support requirements prioritization, and detect needs for similar capabilities in requirements coming from different stakeholders

• Significant domain experience in histology, pathology, sample management, wet lab processes. Digital pathology experience is a plus
• Expert knowledge in specifying and employing current laboratory information management systems, and sample inventory management
• Experience deriving scientific data structures from requirements
• Track record of successful project implementations for configurable, extensible, off-the-shelf LIMS in pathology environments
• Experience with Agilent SLIMS preferred
• Excellent engaging, supportive, clear verbal communication skills, as well as clean, precise, and consistent written English language skills are critical.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including Clearly Rated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a Support Linc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.

In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.

You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.