AtriCure, Inc. provides innovative technologies for the treatment of Afib and related conditions. Afib affects more than 33 million people worldwide. Electrophysiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons around the globe use AtriCure technologies for the treatment of Afib and reduction of Afib related complications. AtriCure’s Isolator® Synergy™ Ablation System is the first medical device to receive FDA approval for the treatment of persistent Afib. AtriCure’s AtriClip® Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion System products are the most widely sold LAA management devices worldwide. AtriCure’s Hybrid AF™ Therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that provides a lasting solution for long-standing persistent Afib patients. AtriCure’s cryoICE cryoSPHERE® probe is cleared for temporary ablation of peripheral nerves to block pain, providing pain relief in cardiac and thoracic procedures. For more information, visit AtriCure.com or follow us on Twitter @AtriCure.
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Business Process Analyst (BPA) will consult and collaborate with business teams to capture business processes to ensure technical alignment. This role will partner with business stakeholders and SME’s, solution architects, data analysts, solution providers, and support personnel following the Agile framework and delivery. The BPA drives business collaboration and discussions on complex, strategic areas, building a process foundation that will scale. Develop concept/discovery to capture business requirements for delivery of solutions as well as streamline and enhance existing business processes and functions. This role will navigate and address business needs across the company through collaboration, prioritization, and problem solving.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

• Analyze existing processes, workflows, systems, and applications. Create as-is and to-be internal business processes and capture current business processes for future improvement and streamlining and as part of feature development. Identify key challenges and pain points within the processes.
• Collaborate with the business to develop process mapping, conduct process engineering, capture opportunities for improvements/efficiencies, enhancements, optimization, automation, and/or new solutions. Ability to implement, manage, and support sales and financial solutions and related business processes.
• Collect and analyze data in support of business request feasibility. Engage with business partner to analyze business processes, summarize findings and depth of business need. Translate request to technical team for feature and user story development. Articulate the voice of the customer and prioritize user stories that provide the most value to the business units and deliver with the smallest level of effort by the development team to support the agile methodology.
• Participate in solutions design/development. Provide and share researched business needs and/or issues with examples, data, and artifacts. Provide baseline KPI to measure success of the proposed solution/enhancement, post release. Drive innovation to support business strategic plans.
• Feature breakdown and story writing with acceptance criteria definition. Facilitate story grooming and develop tasks to support feature outline and objectives. Guide team through building test scripts for verification and validation and capture results. Communicate gaps in development as a result of testing outcome to ensure delivered solution and requirements align. Rectify results of bugs introduced in missed requirements.
• Follow quality system validation process and develop and deliver required documentation. Collaborate on software records, validation plans, functional requirements, protocols and completion reports between business, developers and quality engineering.
• Assist in project documentation creation and completion prior to initiative implementation (workflows, process maps, reports, turnover documentation, procedures) valuable for traceability, change management, and historical priorities and decisions. Placed and maintained in MS Teams for cross functional reviews and collaboration.
• Drive alignment across processes, applications, systems, and solution development initiatives
• Collaborates with other departments to improve quality of products and product development through project implementations and process improvements
• Provides critical reporting and analysis of business process performance and make recommendations for enhancements, cost savings initiatives and improvements
• Communicate with stakeholders

ADDITIONAL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION:

• Regular and predictable work performance
• Ability to work under fast-paced conditions
• Ability to make decisions and use good judgement
• Ability to prioritize various duties and multitask as required
• Ability to successfully work with others
• Additional duties as assigned
• Experience with DevOps and Continuous Delivery frameworks, Microsoft Azure and DevOps (or equivalent)
• Familiarity with cloud-based Enterprise Application platforms used to support cross-functional business areas

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum three years of experience in a business process analyst role
• Previous knowledge of sales solutions
• Advanced understanding of business functions, workflows, and processes
• Ability to interpret complex business processes and systems
• Ability to analyze data and conduct process mapping
• Ability to partner across all levels in the organization to initiate, develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Understanding of the various application development lifecycles (e.g. Agile, Scrum)
• Exceptional communication (written and verbal), facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to travel 10%

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent understanding of business complexity and project interdependencies
• Three years of combined experience working in Agile environment with multiple teams and dependencies in an enterprise organization

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to regularly walk, sit, or stand as required
• Ability to occasionally bend and push/pull
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 10 pounds
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug screen and background check

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AtriCure has a variety of benefits available for US based employees and their families. Examples include Medical & Dental beginning day 1 of employment, 401K plus match, 20 days of paid Parental Leave, in addition to maternity leave, for new moms and dads, Volunteer Time off, Pet Insurance, and more. Corporate-based employees also have full access to our on-site fitness center and cafeteria. To see a complete list of our benefits, please visit our careers website: https://www.atricure.com/benefits AtriCure participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity of and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here https://www.e-verify.gov/ AtriCure is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and provides Drug Free Workplaces. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, protected veteran status, status as an individual with disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law(s).