Job Description

BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST (BSA), Biology, to assess, analyze, and evaluate business needs and requirements to design and develop effective technological solutions that align with business strategies of the department’s administrative operations. Will work with leadership in functional administrative areas (HR, Finance, Academic Administration, Facilities, EHS, IT, etc.) to assess and document current business rules/processes and propose, design, and implement technological platform(s) to improve efficiency, reduce redundancy and paper dependency, and move toward integrated, cross-departmental operational systems.  Responsibilities include serving as a technological lead on application development projects; understanding and assessing business processes; proposing, designing, and developing technological platforms supporting the processing, workflow, and management of data; participating in the full life cycle of application development, including design, coding, testing, production, training, and documentation; building cross-departmental platforms, applications, functionality, pages, reports, and dashboards; developing testing plans and coordinating and conducting testing for system support and enhancements; developing training materials, implementation plans, and change-management strategies; providing relevant training and on-going user support after solutions have been implemented; ensuring compliance with MIT policies/practices; and performing other duties as assigned.  

REQUIRED:  bachelor’s degree; five years’ relevant BSA experience; relevant programming and cloud development experience; advanced-level Excel skills; experience with relational databases; excellent project management, interpersonal, analytical, organizational, analytical, collaboration, problem resolution, and written and oral communication skills; attention to detail; commitment to safeguarding confidential data; ability to fully understand business processes and translate business requirements and regulations to functional and technical solutions; and experience working with FileMaker Pro, QuickBase API, Cognos, BrioQuery, GoogleDrive, and Dropbox.  PREFERRED:  higher education experience; advanced degree; and experience with SQL data, systems, and metrics.  Job #23882-9


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