Product Analyst

Job Description

Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.

The Research and Development Sciences (RaDS) value team in our company's R&D IT department brings together product management, engineering, and data science expertise to enable data and technology products and services that accelerate our scientists’ ability to discover and develop innovative medicines that change the course of human health. In the RaDS value team, the Product organization is responsible for implementing technology products and associated services to advance the drug discovery and development pipeline.

Job Summary: We are seeking a Product Analyst with expertise in supporting image profiling initiatives. This role involves facilitating product discovery, gathering requirements, conducting risk assessments, developing project roadmaps, and coordinating with other IT teams. Proficiency in Jira and collaborative problem-solving are essential for successful execution. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Discovery: 

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify business needs and goals. Discover the value of the work that is being proposed in order to prioritize effectively.

  • Conduct research to discover potential products, tools, and technologies that align with project objectives. 
     

• Requirements Gathering: 

  • Engage with business users, scientists, and technical teams to understand core requirements for HCI infrastructure and applications. 

  • Document and analyze user needs, functional specifications, and system requirements. 

  • Translate requirements into actionable deliverables, ensuring alignment with project goals and constraints. 
     

• Data Transfer Support: 

  • Work closely with data engineering and IT teams to coordinate transfer of high content imaging datasets. 

  • Ensure data transfer complies with security, privacy, and data quality standards. 
     

• Risk Assessments and Mitigation: 

  • Conduct risk assessments and impact analyses to identify potential risks, challenges, and dependencies in high content imaging projects. 

  • Develop risk mitigation strategies, defining contingency plans to minimize project disruptions. 

  • Monitor and track risk mitigation efforts, communicate updates to stakeholders, and recommend adjustments as needed. 
     

• Coordination with Other IT Teams: 

  • Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams such as data science, software development, and infrastructure to ensure seamless integration and interoperability of high content imaging initiatives. 

  • Coordinate dependencies, resolve conflicts, and promote collaboration to achieve project goals. 

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM field such as Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, or a related discipline. Biology and bioinformatics experience preferred.

• Imaging experience strongly preferred.

• Expert in Halo, Signals Image Artist, matlab, and similar platforms.

• Knowledge of R, python, and SQL strongly preferred.

• Proven experience (3+ years) as a Product Analyst, ideally in projects related to high content imaging, flow cytometry, or digital pathology.

• Familiarity with Jira or equivalent project management tools for requirements tracking and issue management is strongly preferred. 

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities. 

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. 

• Experience working in a good laboratory practice environment preferred.

If you possess a passion for imaging technologies and a knack for translating complex requirements into actionable solutions, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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Expected US salary range:

$111,400.00 - $175,300.00

Available benefits include bonus eligibility, long term incentive if applicable, health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and sick days. A summary of benefits is listed here.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

1st - Day

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Required Skills:

Asset Management, Benefits Management, Management System Development, Product Management, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

04/15/2025

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