Business Analyst / Product Owner
Description
The Business Analyst acts as a liaison for our IT teams and all other functional areas. This employee will bridge the communication gap between process owners and software development teams by identifying and translating business requirements into written user requirements and system specifications for software development.
Responsibilities
- Eliciting requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, observation, and document review;
- Writing requirements artifacts: business requirements documents, functional specs, user stories with acceptance criteria, use cases, and data definitions;
- Acting as translator between business stakeholders and developers, clarifying ambiguity during development, and keeping requirements current as understanding evolves;
- Supporting testing: defining test scenarios, helping with UAT, and confirming that what was built matches what was needed;
- Maintaining traceability from business need to requirement to delivered feature;
- Mapping current-state and future-state business processes, and identifying gaps and inefficiencies;
- Doing data analysis, impact analysis, and root-cause analysis to support decisions; and
- Acting as a proxy Product Owner where none exists, maintaining the backlog for the business area and proposing reasoned priority.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Business Administration, Business Analytics, or Information Systems;
- 2+ years of experience in a Software Development environment;
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, systems and processes;
- Demonstrated business acumen;
- Excellent project management skills; and
- Strong understanding of application programming, database and system design.
Medpace Overview
Medpace is a full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO) providing phase l-lV clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. Our mission is to accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics through the advancement of clinical research. We leverage in-country regulatory and therapeutic expertise across all major therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, metabolic, endocrinology, central nervous system, and anti-viral and anti-infective. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, we employ more than 6,500 people across 40+ countries.
Why Medpace?
When you join Medpace, you become part of an innovative team that brings cutting-edge therapies to market while building a meaningful and rewarding career focused on scientific excellence and improving patient outcomes around the world through continuous learning and cross-functional collaboration.
Purpose-Driven Work
- Work alongside physicians, scientists, and industry-leading experts committed to advancing the global development of medical therapeutics through clinical research excellence
Collaborative Culture
- Contribute to an interactive team environment that empowers decision making, creative thinking, and continuous learning through open communication and mutual trust.
- Leadership throughout Medpace is both accessible and approachable
Continuous Growth & Development
- Office based environment with on-site mentors
- Defined career paths with clear advancement opportunities
- Industry renowned onboarding and training programs designed to accelerate professional development
- Ongoing training and continuous learning opportunities throughout your career
- An environment that encourages employees to influence change, contribute ideas, and grow quickly
Other Employee Benefits
- Competitive compensation programs that recognize and reward performance
- Comprehensive health, wellness, retirement, and PTO benefits
- Office based culture with occasional WFH that provides flexibility for eligible positions after training
- Company-sponsored social events and intramural sports
Cincinnati Headquarters Experience
- A modern corporate campus designed to support collaboration and productivity
- Multiple on-site dining options in the heart of Madison Square
- Free on-site parking
- Convenient access to on-site 24-7 fitness and wellness facilities
What to Expect Next
A Medpace team member will review your application and if your profile matches our current needs, you will be contacted for an interview. While we review all applications carefully, we are unable to respond to every applicant, and only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.