Manager, Senior Systems Analyst

About the role

The Manager, Sr. Systems Analyst will collaborate with IT and customer teams at all levels to identify, assess, operate and drive continuous improvement of technology and service delivery solutions that achieve business operational outcomes and strategic goals with a focus on enterprise procurement and source-to-pay platforms (SAP Ariba).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and partner with the IT leadership to enable and support strategic programs and projects.
• Manage business expectations and alignment to business requirements.
• Develop and present material to gain alignment from functional area colleagues.
• Lead the requirement gathering effort, analyze business needs, perform gap analysis, root cause analysis and optimization identification activities related to delivery of enhancements and integrations for procurement and source-to-pay platforms such as SAP Ariba.
• Work with Senior Architect and Architect to develop business cases with defined solution recommendations and vendor evaluations, evaluate and qualify opportunities, and define measurable business outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for process and technology improvements, partner with cross-domain teams to execute projects.
• Provide technical/service delivery working knowledge to assist in evaluating improvements in process and execution particularly within procurement and supplier management processes enabled by platforms such as SAP Ariba.
• Either possess or develop the capabilities to configure software products within their domain of responsibility, including procurement and source-to-pay solutions such as SAP Ariba. This includes gaining a deep understanding of the product's functionality and applying configuration skills to support business needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of Life Sciences experience required, with 2+ years in supporting specific function area(s) in an IT technology or service delivery role.
• Experience supporting or implementing procurement, source-to-pay, or supplier management platforms (e.g., SAP Ariba) is strongly preferred.
• Insights and knowledge of leading technology trends and best practices which are improving the processes and operational effectiveness in supported areas.
• Broad business and IT capability awareness with hands-on experience using or implementing functional area/domain specific solutions.
• Experience working with globally distributed business and IT teams, especially in Japan, EU and India.
• Technical analyst skills including process design, documentation, problem solving, and presentation skills with the ability to influence all levels including senior leadership.
• Success in delivering new technology/service delivery capabilities using system development life cycle (SDLC) practices.

Skills

• Strong technical aptitude and a willingness to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies as required.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, a generous 401(k) match, flexible time off, paid holidays, and paid leave programs as well as other company provided benefits.

Pay

Minimum $121,103.00 - Maximum $181,125.00, plus incentive opportunity.

Schedule

Typically, actual pay will be positioned within the established range, rather than at its minimum or maximum.