IT Business Analyst

About Pharming
Pharming Group N.V. (Nasdaq: PHAR/Euronext Amsterdam: PHARM) is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare, debilitating, and life-threatening diseases.  Pharming is commercializing and developing an innovative portfolio of protein replacement therapies and precision medicines, including small molecules, biologics, and gene therapies that are in early to late-stage development.  Pharming is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, and has employees around the globe who serve patients in over 30 markets in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

Our Culture
Pharming is committed to our core values: “We Care, We Collaborate, We Walk the Talk”, which is complementary to our focus on self-development of our people, teamwork, leadership and being results orientated. In our growing organization, it is important that employees feel connected and engaged. Our core values enable our mission of bringing the unserved rare disease patients the solutions they need and create a clear pathway forward to meet our strategic goals and objectives.

Purpose of the role:

The IT Business Analyst will lead assigned initiatives, managing the full project lifecycle from requirements gathering and planning through to development, implementation, and support - across IT, including ERP and HRM and other adjacent and standalone applications across the business. The primary focus areas of this role include Finance, Procurement, HR, and Supply Chain. This role involves close collaboration with business stakeholders and external partners to monitor and coordinate deliverables, ensuring seamless execution of business processes. The IT Business Analyst also provides strategic guidance on aligning functional processes with technical solutions, driving both process efficiency and project success. 

Areas of Responsibility:

Requirements Gathering and Analysis:

• Engage with stakeholders to identify and document business needs.
• Analyze business processes, workflows, and systems to define requirements.
• Collaborate with external partners to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements.

Process Improvement:

• Evaluate and suggest enhancements for existing processes.
• Lead workshops and meetings to brainstorm and develop solutions.
• Create models or diagrams to visualize process changes.

Solution Design:

• Collaborate with technical teams to design solutions that align with business requirements.
• Ensure solutions support business goals and objectives.
• Validate that solutions meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders, IT teams and external partners.
• Communicate project progress, issues, and solutions to stakeholders.
• Collect and incorporate stakeholder feedback to refine requirements.

Testing and Validation:

• Develop and manage test cases to ensure solution accuracy.
• Coordinate with QA teams for comprehensive testing.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and gather user feedback.

Documentation:

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including requirements, user stories, and process flows.
• Ensure documentation is clear and accessible to both stakeholders and development teams.

Project Support:

• Assist in project management activities, such as timeline and resource planning.
• Support change management initiatives by providing training and guidance to stakeholders.

Your Profile

• 5-8+ years of experience in a business analysis role, in an IT environment. 
• Thorough experience with ERP Systems (e.g. SAP or similar)
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business administration, computer science, or a related field.
• Proven experience in gathering, documenting, and analyzing business requirements.
• Experience working with technical teams to design and validate solutions.
• Strong experience in liaising between business and IT teams, with a focus on effective communication and collaboration.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is an advantage.

What you'll get in return
We offer you a permanent position (starting with a one-year contract), with an excellent remuneration scheme, including:

• A highly competitive salary
• 8.33% holiday allowance (for NL)
• A minimum of 30 vacation days
• An excellent pension plan
• Commuting allowance

You will also join our Learning & Development program, which can offer a tailor made development plan, based on your personal and professional needs. Learning opportunities are everywhere, in all forms imaginable and we want to create learning memories for all “Pharmers”.

Also important! We truly value a healthy life-work balance with a lot of flexibility.

Apply for the job
Does this sound like you and do you want to join our team? Then we'd love to hear from you!

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.