Business Analyst with Technical Writing & Editing Responsibilities
Skills and Experience:
- Understanding of organizational business processes and requirements and how to effectively create workflows, procedures, processes and policies to support them
- Experience in translating business requirements into IT policies and procedures
- Experience in clinical trial environments and understanding their specialized workflows and compliance/security requirements
- Experience with Business System Planning (BSP) processes, including developing business cases, functional specifications and system design specifications
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Duties:
- Conducting background research (literature reviews)
- Develop proposals to be submitted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Write software manuals/guides
- The production of training curriculums and presentations
- Developing and editing study protocols, manuals of operations, forms, and research manuscripts
- Develop technical user guides/manuals for a software-as-a-service (SaaS) product
- Constructing & developing a training curriculum and presentations for internal and external personnel
- Establish Business System Planning initiatives for any new projects & prioritize all projects
- Establish working relationships with other departments
- Identify/establish departmental training requirements
- Identify training programs/resources to support a “Learning Culture”
Candidate Requirements:
- You must possess excellent writing skills and demonstrate mastery of grammar, punctuation and spelling
- Candidate should have a B.A. or M.A. in English, Business Administration or related field
- Detailed knowledge about clinical studies and measurements
- Experience in writing research protocols, grant and contract submissions for clinical trials, software user manuals/guides and training materials are desired
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent skills in preparing oral and written presentations
- Knowledge of a broad range of sources of pertinent information; skill to analyze and present the information gathered; and knowledge of publishing practices, standards, and technologies for the media used
- Individual should be ambitious and versatile
- The ability to concentrate and work effectively under pressure & tight deadlines is essential
- Computer skills should include WordPerfect (or MS Word), Excel and Outlook
- Must be able to express ideas logically, clearly and concisely and provide guidance and encouragement to others in a tactful way
- Creativity, curiosity and an expanding breadth of knowledge are other attributes that are desired
