Senior Business Analyst

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst
Location: Rahway, NJ or WestPoint, PA (Onsite from day one, REMOTE NOT ALLOWED)
Duration: 8 Months

Mandatory skills: Assay development knowledge

Job Description: 

•    10+ years in product/business analysis or similar roles within pharma, biotech, diagnostics, or healthcare tech.
•    Must have hands-on assay development knowledge (experimental design, optimization, and common validation attributes).
•    Proven experience in requirements gathering, documentation, backlog ownership, and end-to-end SDLC delivery.
•    Familiarity with lab operations and assay configuration concepts (methods, instruments, reagents, controls).
•    Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills; expert at writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
•    Proficiency with Jira and Confluence (or similar).
•    Experience with LIMS, ELN, instrument integration, and lab informatics.
•    Exposure to data models for assay results, metadata, and audit trails.
•    Strong experience with agile methodologies and release management.