Senior Business Analyst Next Gen MES & Data Analytics

Job Requirements Senior Business Analyst Next Gen MES & Data Analytics
Location: Raritan, NJ
Mode of Contract : Contract

Role Summary:

• Seeking an experienced Business Analyst in Life Science Advanced Therapy to drive the Next Gen Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Data & Analytics initiative.
• In this role, the BA will need to bridge the gap between business operations and technical delivery, focusing on the ingestion of MES data into Enterprise Data Lake (CDL) platform.
• Collaborate closely with business and functional stakeholders, data engineers, and enterprise leaders to define, prioritize, and design high-value Data & Analytics (D&A) products built upon the ingested data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and IT teams at the Raritan site to understand MES architecture, data models, and operational workflows.
• Define, document, and manage end-to-end functional and technical data ingestion requirements from MES to the CDL platform.
• Map manufacturing source data (e.g., batch records, equipment telemetry, downtime events, quality metrics) to target CDL schemas.
• Translate business goals into actionable D&A user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Analyse the raw data and define KPI metrics and business rules for reporting and downstream analytics products.
• Maintain, prioritize, and refine the product backlog for MES-to-CDL ingestion and D&A product builds.
• Partner with Data Engineers, Solution Architects, and QA teams throughout the sprint lifecycle to ensure clear requirements and validate deliverables.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), define test scenarios, and secure business sign-off for release.
• Ensure data ingestion patterns adhere to enterprise data governance, security, and quality standards.
• Create standard DOMDs, functional specifications, data dictionaries, process workflows, and user guides