Business Analyst with Pharma Background

About the Position

We are seeking a senior Business Analyst with a Pharma Background to drive digital transformation initiatives through product and data analytics in a hybrid work model. This role focuses on requirement lifecycle management, stakeholder collaboration, and CX-oriented delivery using agile practices and Jira to enable impactful business outcomes in research-driven environments and enhance value for customers and society.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and delivery teams, bringing deep Pharma Commercial domain expertise to drive successful AI and digital transformation initiatives.
• Lead requirements elicitation, analysis, and prioritization to ensure business needs are clearly defined, documented, and translated into actionable user stories.
• Own backlog grooming and readiness, ensuring requirements are refined, prioritized, and aligned with business objectives before entering development cycles.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and delivery teams to define agent use cases, business processes, decision flows, and success criteria.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, requirement reviews, and alignment sessions to achieve consensus across business, technology, and operations teams.
• Translate complex commercial business processes, including Sales Insights, Reporting, Customer Engagement, and xKAM Planning, into scalable AI-enabled solutions.
• Define acceptance criteria, support UAT activities, and ensure delivered solutions meet business expectations and measurable outcomes.
• Drive change management, user adoption, and continuous feedback collection to enhance agent effectiveness and business value realization.
• Monitor business KPIs and user feedback to identify enhancement opportunities and support ongoing product evolution.

Requirements

• Experience: 12+ Years
• Skills:
  • Pharma Commercial domain expertise
  • AI and digital transformation initiatives
  • Requirements elicitation, analysis, and prioritization
  • Agile practices
  • Jira

Salary and Other Compensation

• The annual salary for this position is between $110,000/Year to $140,000/Year depending on the experience and other qualifications of the candidate.
• This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

About the Company

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a builder of AI solutions and a provider of technology services. We bridge the gap between AI investments and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep knowledge of sectors, processes, and engineering enables us to anchor the unique context of an organization in technological systems. These systems enhance human potential, deliver tangible results, and give global enterprises an edge in a rapidly changing world. Discover more at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be judged based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, regional, or local law.

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Your Career, Your Way

With over 350,000 roles at Cognizant, you have the opportunity to explore new technologies, sectors, and locations - and build the skills you need to advance your career.

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