Data Strategy Business Analyst (Life Sciences) - Only local to CA

We're Hiring | Data Strategy Business Analyst (Life Sciences)

Client: WINWIRE
Location: Foster City, CA (100% Remote)
Employment Type: Full-Time / C2C

Preference: Full-Time candidates and candidates local to California are preferred.
Work Authorization: No H1B candidates.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Data Strategy Business Analyst to lead strategic Data Strategy, Data Governance, and Data Warehousing initiatives for a global Life Sciences organization. This role will partner with business leaders, data architects, engineering teams, and project managers to deliver enterprise-scale data transformation programs while ensuring GxP compliance and regulatory alignment.

Key Responsibilities

Gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements for enterprise data strategy initiatives

Lead:

• Current & Future State Analysis
• Requirements Refinement
• Stakeholder Alignment
• Data Strategy Roadmap Execution

Analyze clinical datasets including:

• Clinical Trials
• Clinical Operations
• Real-World Evidence (RWE)

Create:

• Business Requirements Documents (BRDs)
• Functional Requirements
• Data Flows
• Data Lineage
• Source-to-Target Mapping
• Data Specifications

Define requirements for:

• Data Models
• Data Warehouses
• Reporting Layers
• Semantic Models
• Data Products

Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and execution

Collaborate with Validation, Data Engineering, and Business teams to ensure successful project delivery

Required Skills

8+ years of Business Analyst experience

6+ years leading:

• Data Strategy
• Data Governance
• Data Management
• Data Transformation Programs

Strong knowledge of:

• SQL
• Data Models
• Database Querying
• ETL/Data Pipelines
• Data Warehousing

Experience supporting enterprise Data Strategy initiatives

Strong understanding of:

• Clinical Workflows
• Clinical Data Management
• Statistical Programming
• Regulatory Data Processes

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Preferred Skills

Life Sciences / Pharmaceutical industry experience

GxP Validation

HIPAA & Google Cloud Platform compliance

Data Governance & Data Stewardship

Data Quality Management

Python for data analysis and validation