Business Analyst

$125,000 - $140,000/Yr

Mycoworks - Emeryville, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Emeryville, CA

Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Business Analyst at MycoWorks is responsible for the design, configuration, and implementation of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). This role involves gathering functional requirements, mapping process workflows, managing projects, and delivering solutions while providing end-user support and training. The analyst will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure effective communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Gathers, analyzes, and documents functional requirements to support the design and development of technology and/or process solutions.
• Work with vendors and operational application owners to implement new initiatives.
• Analyze, design, document, test, troubleshoot and coordinate new builds, upgrades, and changes to current solutions.
• Implement technology solutions effectively and maintain the implemented systems.
• Provide system support by answering questions, offering technical support, researching operational issues, and escalating complex problems.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for key systems/processes in subject teams and day-to-day functions.
• Develop and monitor controls to ensure appropriate availability and data integrity within all software applications.
• Analyze different types of data like liquid fermentation, gene editing, test results, and in-process data.
• Perform project coordination duties, support development, and perform testing in coordination with the vendor team.
• Coordinate involvement of personnel from other departments and IT groups to facilitate successful project implementations.
• Create test plans, test scripts, conduct user acceptance tests, regression tests, and performance tests.
• Work with application service providers and vendor support personnel to implement enhancements and resolve support issues.
• Bridge functional and technical information by communicating effectively between business and technical resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical area of study (Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems) or equivalent technical work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in configuration and support of LIMS and MES systems.
• Strong background in biostatistics, including analysis of high-throughput sequencing data systems.
• Extensive experience in the biotech/pharma industry.
• Basic understanding of microbial systems/fermentation processes.
• Fluency in programming languages such as Perl, Python, Java, R, C, C++.
• Familiarity with machine learning, information theory, and signal processing.
• Experience in computational genomics and evolutionary biology preferred.
• General knowledge of Microsoft Technologies (MS SQL Server, MS .NET, Power BI).
• Knowledge of integration with 3rd party applications via REST/XML API's endpoints.
• Ability to assess, optimize, design, and document complex processes and functions.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
• Experience in implementation of software applications across multiple business units.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and multi-task efficiently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in computational genomics and evolutionary biology preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision and Dental plans at no cost to employees
• Equity
• Optional insurance coverage for partners and dependents
• FSA Accounts
• Free Personal Health Advocate
• Generous PTO policy
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays beyond the traditional
• 401(k) program