Business Analyst - Day Rate Contract (Inside IR35)
The Vacancy
Here at Optum, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Business Analyst to join our highly capable and talented EMIS-X product team on a day rate contract until the end of October 2025.
As a business, we are going through a period of growth and you will be pivotal in understanding and gathering requirements from both our customers and internal stakeholders for our Research and Life Sciences product. As a Business Analyst, you will be aligned to our 'Recruit' and 'Explorer' products that are shaping the next evolutionary stage in health data analytics for clinical trials; therefore, you will have previous experience working within clinical trials research.
If you want to be part of a company where you are valued and a role that allows you to see your contribution come to life improving current and future health outcomes through business analysis, then apply today!
Please note this is an inside IR35 contract until the end of October 2025 and whilst this is a remote working role, you will meet with our wider product team on a monthly basis.
What you'll do
As a Business Analyst, we will look to you to be the key interface between our customers, users, and our internal stakeholders. You will be responsible for understanding the expectations for our product by gathering and defining requirements and documenting processes to support our product and engineering teams.
You will perform data and market analysis to identify customer and business needs. From desk research to internal stakeholder and customer communication, your analysis will feed into product features and understanding compatible customer requirements to drive the quality of our product.
Other key responsibilities:
* Analyse and document customer and user requirements to support the product team in developing the product roadmap.
* Build relationships with key stakeholders to understand their needs and constraints.
* Analyse and document systems, processes, and procedures in order to support the product team in designing new features.
* Analyse product data to identify trends, patterns, and insights that inform product and strategic decisions.
Who you'll be
You will be a proven and seasoned Business Analyst with the ability to communicate and document findings to the wider business, and you will be able to demonstrate previous experience of innovating concepts into requirements. As a data-driven BA, you will have an understanding of relevant data technologies such as SQL and software integration.
Cliché as it sounds, collaboration is essential. You will be able to evidence success in building trusted and credible relationships with customers to understand their requirements.
With previous experience in market research, you will be able to demonstrate collating insights that inform product decisions specifically in the Research and Life Sciences industry.
Technical skills we are looking for you to demonstrate include:
* Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
* Ability to influence key stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
* Excellent documentation skills, with experience of documenting systems and requirements.
* Experience in agile methodologies.
If this sounds like something you are interested in, apply today or reach out for a chat!
About Us
Optum is a global organisation that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data, and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
At Optum, we are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable culture where people feel able to bring their whole selves to work and to reach their full potential. This is a foundation stone of Optum, anchoring the employee cycle from recruitment through to ongoing personal development and genuine, continuous two-way employee engagement, supported by our company values which determine everything we do.
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