28466 - Business Analyst II - Pharmacy POST NUMBER: 408013
Duration : 6 months, possible for extension
Work Environment: Hybrid, 50% working in Mississauga office
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Description:
The Business Analyst II is responsible for managing data files, conducting reconciliations, and other business analysis activities in consultation with business-facing partners and stakeholders to enable informed, evidence based, operational and strategic decisions. Using MS Excel, and applications available, the Business Analyst will assess the requests from stakeholders through a consultative process and generate the required reports and files using data sources.
Responsibilities:
- Manage data files, conduct reconciliations, and perform business analysis using data: Understand business requirements and provide analysis.
- Provide timely, accurate, and relevant information to enable decision making and support desired business outcomes using MS Excel and applications/tools available.
- Analyze data using a problem-solving mindset: Maintain knowledge of all main data sources, classifications, etc. for the data used in the analysis. Explore and utilize these data sources for reporting and analysis purposes.
- Critically review data requests and data quality to determine how best to provide the analysis that will support business and stakeholder objectives
- Stakeholder consultation and user experience: Provide stakeholders with analysis to address their needs; determine the best way to deliver the analysis requested by exploring multiple alternatives and creating prototypes for evaluation where requested.
- Provide clarification on data sources and support the resolution of stakeholder questions and concerns.
- Focus on continuous improvement: Proactively identify ways to improve processes by observing and collecting feedback from requestors.
- Conduct and/or participate in the analysis of business processes and functional requirements with stakeholders for required system enhancements and prepare appropriate documentation to communicate and validate the information.
- Leverage a spectrum of data streams to understand and propose enhancements and derive actionable insights.
Qualifications:
- 4-6 years of Business Analysis experience with Pharmacy experience is must. (Preference is Specialty Pharmacy)
- Proven ability to multitask and manage multiple project deadlines.
- Ability to map out complex operational processes
- Retail background is an asset but not Mandatory
- Ability to analyze data and provide business with recommendations based on trends and opportunities highlighted.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, must be extremely detail oriented.
- Previous experience with JIRA, Confluence, Wireframing
- Experience in data analytics, tracking, reporting tools - SQL, Tableau Microsoft Access
- Strong business acumen related to Retail/Payments/Banking is an asset
- Proven ability to multitask and manage multiple deadlines
- Agile methodology is an asset
- PMP and / or CBAP is an asset
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
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