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Business Analyst - 12 months Fixed Term - Stockport 

This a fantastic opportunity to work for a Bio-medical research company who are leading the way in researching genetic diseases such as cancer and diabetes. 

Purpose of the role: 

To evaluate business processes, anticipate/gather requirements, uncover areas for improvement, and propose/implement solutions. 

Experience required:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in business analysis.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual thinking and problem solving abilities.
• Proficient in the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience working on complex and business critical systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate both written and orally, clearly and persuasively, explaining complicated matters simply, tailoring delivery methods/media to suit the audience’s needs and understanding.
• Ability to clarify, plan and prioritise own work and that of the others in order to achieve objectives.
• Ability to work proactively in order to ensure objectives are met in a timely manner.
• Must be self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Must take pride in own work, setting and achieving high standards for self and working with others.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and propose solutions while satisfying any constraints imposed by the business i.e. resource or time.
• Ability to consider risks, wider impact of decisions, assessing possible outcomes and their likelihood.
• Ability to challenge decisions and proposals appropriately to ensure processes are robust.
• Ability to identify when escalation is required to a more senior level.
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations to users and executive management.

This is initially a 12 month fixed term contract however with a strong pipeline of projects there is a scope for further work. 

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