Senior Business System Analyst

As a Senior Business Systems Analyst (BSA) at Milestone Technologies, your role will be crucial in bridging the gap between business stakeholders, manufacturing system owners, and technical teams. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the design, validation, and deployment of data readiness and authentication processes for manufacturing systems data being ingested into Clients data lake and downstream platforms (e.g., PI). Your responsibilities will include: - Partnering with manufacturing system owners, Data lake teams, and business stakeholders to define data readiness requirements. - Translating business needs into clear technical specifications for Data Analysts/Engineers. - Documenting data authentication protocols, audit controls, and readiness standards. - Conducting gap analysis to identify integrity issues, missing data, or inconsistencies impacting downstream systems. - Supporting the design of automated audit controls to ensure ongoing data quality and compliance. - Working with Trailblazer rollout teams to align site-level data readiness solutions with deployment timelines. - Developing and maintaining process documentation, data flow maps, and user acceptance criteria. - Acting as the liaison between technical resources (data engineering teams) and business users (manufacturing, operations, QA). - Monitoring progress, escalating risks, and ensuring solutions meet both business and compliance requirements. To be successful in this role, you should have: - 7-10 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst or related role in manufacturing/life sciences. - Strong understanding of manufacturing systems data (SCADA, PLC, control systems) and downstream applications. - Experience with data readiness, authentication, and audit protocols. - Proven ability to translate complex data/technical concepts into business-friendly documentation. - Familiarity with PI (OSIsoft/Aveva) or other manufacturing historians. - Excellent skills in requirements gathering, process documentation, and stakeholder management. - Strong analytical mindset with the ability to work with ambiguous/incomplete data. - Knowledge of regulatory and compliance considerations in pharma manufacturing data is a plus. Desirable/Nice-to-Have qualifications include: - Experience with Agile methodologies/PI planning. - Prior work in data quality, governance, or audit frameworks. - Exposure to data lakes, pipelines, and relational database ecosystems. - Knowledge of pharma GxP data. At Milestone Technologies, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We believe that fostering a culture of equity and belonging is not only the right thing to do but is also essential for our continued success.,