Business and Technical Analyst, Congress and Events Management

Astellas Canada Business and Technical Analyst, Congress and Events Management

At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people.

Making a positive impact on patients’ lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder and transplant and our impressive pipeline in women's health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria and targeted protein degradation.

About Us :

We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world.

We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.

In Canada, we are growing to meet the exciting opportunities realized by our legacy brands and rich pipeline of innovative treatments.

We are looking for candidates who will thrive in our entrepreneurial and empowering environment where talent and leadership flourish.

Do your values align with our Astellas Way - patient focus, ownership, results, openness and integrity? Then we would love to hear from you.

From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world.

We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results.

We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.

Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and diverse culture is what makes us uniquely Astellas.

Astellas Pharma Canada (APCA) is currently searching for a Business and Technical Analyst, Congress and Events Management.

Description

As individual contributor of a team of individuals in a specific area of digital expertise, you will be a crucial player in driving our digital initiatives forward in our agile organization.

Our agile operating model consists of two components Digital Capability and Digital Execution. Digital Execution are about aligning multiple missions around business goals and facilitating collaboration on a larger scale.

Digital Capability, on the other hand, focus on the growth and development of individuals within a specific expertise area.

This dual structure enables us to scale agile practices efficiently while maintaining a focus on both product development and individual skill enhancement.

As a business and technical analyst, you will be responsible for understanding the needs of the end users, across commercial and medical business domains, and utilizing your knowledge and experience in the congress and events management domain to demonstrate to end users how best to meet their requirements using systems / tools such as Cvent, SpotMe, ON24, Impetus and Veeva Events Management.

You will then translate these requirements into well-defined user stories that the system engineers can rely on to develop, test, and deploy the required changes made to the systems.

Essential Job Duties

Business Requirements Analysis : Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs, goals, and objectives.

Analyse business processes and workflows to identify improvement opportunities and define requirements for solutions.

Technical Specification Development : Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications that guide the development of software applications, systems, or processes.

Ensure that these specifications meet both the business needs and technical standards.

Solution Design and Recommendation : Work with Digital and software development teams to design solutions that fulfil business requirements.

Evaluate potential technical solutions for feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with business objectives.

Stakeholder Collaboration : Serve as a liaison between business units and technical teams to ensure clear communication and understanding of project goals, requirements, and constraints.

Facilitate meetings and discussions to gather feedback and consensus.

• Project Management Support : Assist in project management tasks, such as planning, scheduling, and tracking progress. Ensure that projects stay on track to meet deadlines and budget constraints.
• Testing and Quality Assurance : Participate in the testing of developed solutions to ensure they meet the defined requirements and standards.

Assist in identifying and documenting bugs or issues for resolution.

• Training and Support : Develop training materials and provide support to users on new systems or applications. Ensure that end-users are equipped to use the new solutions effectively.
• Documentation : Create and maintain documentation related to business requirements, technical specifications, project plans, and reports to ensure knowledge is captured and shared.
11 days ago