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1.: FW: URGENT NEED--Business Analyst@ Rahway, NJ From: David Pearlstein

2.: FW: Senior Business Systems Analyst - Princeton, NJ From: David Pearlstein

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1.: FW: URGENT NEED--Business Analyst@ Rahway, NJ

Posted by: "David Pearlstein" dlpearls@optonline.net etasam88

Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:30 pm (PST)

Please respond directly to the recruiter.

Good luck,
David

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Subject: URGENT NEED--Business Analyst@ Rahway, NJ
Date: 11/18/11 2:30:01 PM
From: "john.morris"
To: dlpearls@optonline.net

Dear Consultant,
Hope you are doing good,

We are urgently looking for a Business Analyst for our Customer at
Rahway, NJ.Please go through the requirement details given below and
let me know if you would be interested to proceed further.Your quick
reply will be highly appreciated.

Job Title :Business Analyst
Location : Rahway, NJ
Duration :5+ Months Contract

Job Description:
Senior Business Analyst needed for an initial 5 month contract
(possible extensions into 2nd quarter 2012) for a major Pharmaceutical
company (R&D). Candidate MUST have excellent communication skills,
confidence dealing with a strong User Community who knows their stuff
and the ability to develop and deliver some training as needed. CORE BA
skills are critical. Experience as a Senior BA required; (any CRM
environment experience is a plus) BA in a CRM implementation
environment a strong plus.
Working with business executives on a strategic level
Creating future state business processes (BPMN 2.0 a plus)
Working with Architects to interpret business needs into processes
driven business models.
This position requires the proven ability to independently lead
projects to completion; multitask, and learn a complex and dynamic
business environment. Proven facilitation, meeting/workshop management,
and change management skills are essential, along with excellent
written, communication, and presentation skills. Ability to maintain
excellent customer relations and work at all levels with customers and
peers in a highly dynamic and diverse environment. Previous
Pharmaceutical project experience preferred, but not required.
Candidates must have demonstrated Business Analysis experience in
System Life Cycle development/Agile methodologies.
7-10 years Business Analysis experience in System Life Cycle
development/Agile methodology.
The Business Analyst will act as the primary liaison between IT
Development, IT Quality Services and numerous business areas. Primary
responsibilities will include gathering and refining business
requirements to improve application usability and minimize post release
change requests, setting expectations for delivery and functionality,
facilitating prototype and screen reviews, facilitating user acceptance
testing to ensure quality of the end user deliverables, achieving final
signoff of project deliverables from stakeholders, developing and
providing training, and providing application and end user support for
escalated issues.

Thanks
John Morris
Technical Recruiter
Panzer Solutions LLC ,Norwalk, CT 06850 USA
Direct Line: 203-652-7131
Work:203-652-1444 Ex No : 105
E-mail: john.morris@panzersolutions.com
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2.: FW: Senior Business Systems Analyst - Princeton, NJ

Posted by: "David Pearlstein" dlpearls@optonline.net etasam88

Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:30 pm (PST)

Please respond directly to the recruiter.

Good luck,
David

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Subject: Senior Business Systems Analyst - Princeton, NJ
Date: 11/18/11 11:19:41 AM
From: spalmer@smithhanley.com
To: dlpearls@optonline.net

David,
We have a large Energy Services client in Princeton, NJ that has an
immediate need for a Senior Business Analyst to liaison with the IT and
Business Groups. This is a six month contract assignment (extensions
always a possibility) and they are looking to hire immediately.

Please review the attached description and forward your updated resume
to Smith Hanley at resumestx@smithhanley.com we would be happy to
review the details with you.

Job Title: IT - Senior Business Systems Analyst

Job Description: Responsibilities:
• Develop, present, and lead project planning efforts including project
definition, project justification/NPV, proposals, success criteria,
risks/issues, requirements definition, technical design, testing
procedures and documentation, system documentation, user training, and
production delivery while coordinating and communicating with business
and technical resources.
• Manage the implementation of system enhancements and new systems
through the project life cycle insuring appropriate documentation and
processes to ensure compliance.
• Consult with business and IT partners to strategize, plan and
implement needed projects within designated time and budget constraints.
• Recognize and document business process gaps and propose improvements.
• Extensive knowledge of interfaces, integrations and process flows.
• Maintain demand management list and work queues for managing the IT
workload and communicating priorities and resource allocation to the
business.
• Host and facilitate regular meetings with business and technical
resources for status updates, requirements definition, technical design,
architectural reviews, demand management, and audit review.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and
stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Maintain appropriate status reports, meeting minutes, and follow-up
with business partners and technical resources.
• Create and execute project work plans and revises as appropriate to
meet changing needs and requirements.
• Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Reviews deliverables prepared by team before delivery to the business
or production support.
• Effectively applies appropriate project and development methodology
and enforces project and development standards.
• Prepares for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
• Minimizes and manages exposure and risk on projects.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current, and stored
appropriately.
• Maintain project actual and forecasted budgets utilizing the various
IT systems used for requests for expenditures, purchase requisitions,
purchase orders, and invoices.
• Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and
make the appropriate recruitments if necessary during project cycle.
Qualifications:
• BA degree in information technology, business or equivalent experience
(minimum 10 years)
• 3+ years experience in facilitating and managing small to large
projects through project life cycle leading teams of 4-10 technical and
business resources.
• 5+ years experience in a technical business analyst role working with
developers and technical IT resources.
• 1+ years experience working with iterative style development life
cycles such as rapid application development, extreme programming, or
agile development.
• 5+ years experience with energy industry experience required with
background developing/supporting commercial operations (commodity
trading and structuring) or risk management.
• 1+ years experience working with an Independent System Operator.
• 3+ years hands-on experience with Microsoft Project developing complex
plans comprising of multiple teams and resources including functional
use of dependencies, resources, budgets, and reporting.
• 3+ years experience in recognizing, measuring and mitigating project
risks with appropriate communication and escalation plans.
• Understanding and familiarity with array technologies such as
operating systems, security, networking, programming, databases,
development languages, etc.
• Ability to create/maintain project metrics and manage customer
expectations on a weekly/monthly basis including delivery schedules,
scope management, risks/issues, and budget through the life of the
project(s).
• Understanding and experience with Sarbanes Oxley controls and how the
control environment impacts both the business and IT processes and
systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication/presentation skills with a
strong focus on customer interaction, customer service, and
presentation.
• A motivated self-starter with capability to operate on their own with
little direction and/or monitoring along with an enterprise vision –
ability to see big picture and relate to corporate strategy
• Capability to help deliver quality business solutions within
restricted timelines while appropriately communicating/escalating risks,
issues, or constraints as necessary to business and/or IT management.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources,
including upper management, business partners, and other departments.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure
environment is crucial.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members, business
partners, and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines
and be able to change delivery of communication accordingly.
• PMP Certification preferred not required
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preferred not required

Regards,

Steven Palmer
Senior Recruiter

281.676.2215 (Direct)
spalmer@smithhanley.com

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