Global Assoc Director, Business Analyst Pipeline & Portfolio Solutions

Job Description Summary

The Business Analyst supports the development and ongoing evolution of ATHENA by translating forecasting-process needs into clear requirements, user stories, process flows, functional specifications, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria. The role acts as the link between the Forecasting CoE, platform and regional leads, pilot users, the ATHENA Solution & Product Owner, and Technology delivery teams.

Job Description

Global Associate Director, Business Analyst Pipeline & Portfolio Solutions

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally.

Join us, the future is ours to shape!

The Global Associate Director, Business Analyst Pipeline & Portfolio supports the development and ongoing evolution of ATHENA by translating forecasting-process needs into clear requirements, user stories, process flows, functional specifications, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria. The role acts as the link between the Forecasting CoE, product platform and regional leads, pilot users, the ATHENA Solution & Product Owner, and Technology delivery teams.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Capture and document business requirements from the Forecasting CoE, product platform leads, regional leads, and users.
• Translate business needs into user stories, process flows, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Facilitate workshops to clarify forecasting processes, user journeys, governance requirements, and system functionality.
• Support backlog refinement and requirements prioritization with the Solution & Product Owner.
• Prepare UAT scenarios and test cases, coordinate business validation, and support defect triage.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability from business requirements through solution delivery and acceptance.
• Support documentation of ATHENA workflows, governance steps, training materials, user guidance, and SOPs.
• Identify improvement opportunities based on user feedback, process performance, and evolving business needs.
• Support the integration and process boundaries between ATHENA, SANITY, EDP, and relevant downstream solutions.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

Experience:

• 3 to 5 or more years of experience in business analysis or a related role.
• Experience managing requirements from elicitation through implementation and acceptance.
• Experience with user stories, process flows, functional specifications, acceptance criteria, and backlog refinement.
• Experience preparing and supporting UAT, business validation, and defect resolution.
• Experience working with business stakeholders, Product Owners, developers, data teams, and external delivery partners.
• Pharmaceutical or life-sciences experience is preferred.
• Experience in forecasting, portfolio management, commercial planning, launch planning, or IBP is an advantage.

Skills:

• Business analysis and requirements engineering.
• Business-process modelling and workflow documentation.
• User-story and acceptance-criteria definition.
• Workshop facilitation and stakeholder alignment.
• UAT preparation, test-case definition, and defect triage.
• Requirements traceability and structured documentation.
• Agile delivery tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Basic understanding of data flows, integrations, governance, and enterprise applications.
• Ability to explain complex business requirements clearly to both business and Technology audiences.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and collaborative working style.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Life Sciences, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Languages:
English excellent fluency in oral and written.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us!

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Skills Desired

Analytical Thinking, Communication Skills, Financial Modeling, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Stakeholder Management