Business Systems Analyst / Early Research SME

Business Systems Analyst

Location: Cambridge, MA Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)

Job Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are looking for a Business Systems Analyst to work closely with wet-lab scientists, computational biologists, data engineers, and platform teams. This role will translate scientific research workflows into clear business and technical requirements, user stories, process flows, and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Map current and future-state scientific workflows, data flows, and data lifecycles.
• Translate scientific use cases into requirements, epics, user stories, and workflow diagrams.
• Support Agile delivery, backlog management, sprint planning, and prioritization.
• Develop user documentation and standard operating procedures for platform adoption.
• Collaborate with scientists, data engineers, and technical teams to identify requirements and process improvements.
• Help ensure research and data workflows are clearly documented and aligned with platform capabilities.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Life Sciences, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 3 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, or Technical Product Analyst within biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences environments.
• Knowledge of multi-omics and research workflows, including single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial omics, proteomics, pathology, and biological assays.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, Jira, and Confluence.
• Experience with workflow and process mapping tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, or Draw.io.
• Understanding of cloud data platforms such as AWS, Databricks, or Snowflake.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across scientific and technical teams.