Functional Analyst
- Full-time
Company Description
About Eurofins – the global leader in bio-analysis
Eurofins is Testing for Life. The Eurofins network of companies believes that it is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and agroscience contract research services. It is also one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, and in the support of clinical studies, as well as in biopharma contract development and manufacturing. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.
With over 62,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of a wide range of products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services and in-vitro diagnostic products.
Eurofins companies’ broad range of services are important for the health and safety of people and our planet. The ongoing investment to become fully digital and maintain the best network of state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment supports our objective to provide our customers with high-quality services, innovative solutions and accurate results in the best possible turnaround time (TAT). Eurofins companies are well positioned to support clients’ increasingly stringent quality and safety standards and the increasing demands of regulatory authorities as well as the evolving requirements of healthcare practitioners around the world.
Eurofins has grown very strongly since its inception and its strategy is to continue expanding its technology portfolio and its geographic reach. Through R&D and acquisitions, the Group draws on the latest developments in the field of biotechnology and analytical chemistry to offer its clients unique analytical solutions.
Shares in Eurofins Scientific are listed on the Euronext Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN FR0014000MR3, Reuters EUFI.PA, Bloomberg ERF FP).
Job Description
Job Title: Functional Analyst
Location : Bangalore / Chennai
- Work closely with the Product Owner and Business Analyst in understanding the business goals and objectives and the requirements of the proposed solution.
- Help the Business Analyst in preparing the as-is and to-be business process maps to allow identification of requirements for the developing the new Ordering application.
- Analyze and decompose complex requirements;
- Perform gap analysis and write Functional Specifications based on an in-depth understanding of both business processes and local IT system functionalities.
- Assist the Business Analyst in documenting information gathered from multiple sources, highlight conflicting functional/non-functional requirements, and documenting the clarifications to enable the preparation of a clear and concise functional specification document.
- Convert the requirement discussions into functional requirement documents that follow the standard templates, well structured, and use natural language, and easy to understand.
- Drives the requirement management lifecycle, including the creation, grooming, development, and testing activities, overseeing the delivery of the product as per the requirements;
- Performs training to the users about processes and the systems involved in supporting such processes;
- Provides cross-functional support to other departments as required;
- Cooperate in system testing.
- Performs other duties as assigned;
- Provide assistance with troubleshooting / triaging of production issues to help with quicker resolution.
REQUIRED PROFILE:
Type and duration of previous experience:
- At least 8 to 12 years in an IT environment (implementation if possible) preferably in an industrial or process-driven environment and ideally in the laboratory industry.
- At least 5-7 years as a Business analyst/ Functional analyst / Product owner/Technical Writer in an IT environment.
- Good business understanding to facilitate discussions from top managers to end-users.
Specific skills required:
Technical knowledge:
- Strong and proven background in Information Technology.
- Experience as a Technical Writer/Business Analyst/Functional Analyst
- Experience in writing Functional Specification Documents
- Experience in creating Business process models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to developers and/or the project team.
- Capacity to conceptualize creative solutions, document and sell solutions to all levels of the organization, including senior management;
- Ability to solve practical problems, define cause and effect, map dependencies in the process
- Organized, detail-oriented, analytical, curious, with demonstrated troubleshooting and investigation skills;
- Ability to prioritize tasks, multitask with organization and manage time effectively.
- Strong customer focus and ability to manage (internal or external) client expectations;
- Contribute to process mapping in a range of functional dependencies, including operations, purchasing, inventory, distribution, equipment, data management, quality systems and facilities
- Ability to work independently with limited oversight, in a complex global environment;
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.