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At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
 

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description
 

Position Description:

IT Business Analysis is a core job family within Gilead's broader Information Technology (IT) group.  IT Business Analysts support Gilead business strategies and operations by taking the lead on evaluation, analysis and planning of technology, process and related business needs to enable more efficient business operations and faster, more effective achievement of business strategies and goals. IT Business Analysts work closely with business leads and other IT partner functions to develop and maintain in-depth understanding of business needs and objectives in both general business and technology realms. IT Business Analysts play a critical role in use case analysis, functional design specification, processing mapping, testing and validation of business technology solutions.  IT Business Analysts lead the coordination of IT resources to deliver against business needs and objectives. This group stays abreast of dynamics and evolutions in their business and technology areas of assignment to proactively recommend future solutions or other opportunities to the business.

You will support IT Business Analysis leaders in their projects and services provided to internal business or IT partners. You may assist in the evaluation, analysis and planning of internal customer technology and related needs and objectives, such as documenting user requirements, conducting necessary research and compilation of optional solutions, process and other implications, costs, etc. You may also support relevant projects by testing new or updated solutions, developing user communications, and training, and updating relevant processes. You may configure certain aspects of solutions. You may also provide service support, such as on-call support, troubleshooting basic to moderate systems or applications issues, determining root cause, fixing issues and/or engaging with other IT partners as needed.

EXAMPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts or otherwise participates in business / user requirements gathering / needs analysis for Local R&D and Medical Affairs groups
• Conducts analysis for initial business case, resource requirements, categorization, and prioritization
• With guidance, analyzes current business processes and systems / applications and makes recommendations for improvement based on business needs and objectives, industry trends and best practices
• Documents business process flows for current and future state
• Documents and maintains user requirements and use cases
• Provides requirements and other analysis to development teams for functional requirements definition
• Where applicable, collaborates on request for proposal submissions and responses, vendor evaluation, contract readiness and other assessments, such as GxP / SOX requirements
• Participates in design reviews
• Creates and develops test scenario definition
• Coordinates and supports user acceptance testing (UAT), including reviewing UAT test results and collaborating with technical teams on any issue resolution
• Supports project roll-out on deployment / project delivery, including implementation requirements, project communications and training end users
• Conducts or otherwise supports value affirmation analysis once the project is operational
• Manages enhancements, conducts defect analysis, and provides recommendations for resolution
• Where applicable, manages vendor deliverables associated with own work
• Ensures assigned work complies with established practices, policies, and processes and any regulatory or other requirements

REQUIREMENTS:

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. Please see the following for the qualifications and skills we seek for this role.

Minimum Education & Experience

• 8+ years’ relevant experience with High School Diploma or equivalent
• 6+ years’ relevant experience with AA
• 4+ years’ relevant experience with BS / BA
• 2+ years’ relevant experience with MS / MA / MBA
• Computer Science or related discipline is preferred    
• Some IT experience, whether gained through studies, in an academic or business environment
• Typically has some trouble-shooting experience in the assigned IT area / domain
• Business process engineering and project management experience is a plus

NOTE: Years of experience may not apply outside of the U.S.   

Knowledge & Other Requirements

• Understand Japanese Business and relationships working with cross-function groups.
• Healthcare industry experience is a plus
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, tools and techniques
• Knowledge of the IT area / domain of assignment and is able to develop knowledge in other areas / domains to support the success of assigned projects
• Thorough knowledge of SDLC and SLC
• Thorough knowledge and requirements relevant to assigned domain
• Knowledge of IT security, quality and risk management requirements relevant to assigned domain
• Demonstrated ability to be a fast learner
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adaptable to change, to move between projects easily and provide support/expertise where needed
• Proven analytical abilities with high attention-to-detail as demonstrated through past experiences and/or academic achievements
• Strong communication and organizational skills among Global environments
• When needed, ability to travel
• Japanese is fluent and English is Business level

Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunity employer, Gilead Sciences is committed to a diverse workforce. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable laws. It is also Gilead’s policy to comply with all applicable laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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