Business Analyst III (Time Limited/Remote) - WashU IT

Washington University in St. Louis

Job Overview

Location

Washington University Medical Campus

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Prepares business cases in collaboration with university partners to support technology-driven change initiatives.
• Collaborates with Project Managers to define approaches for requirements elicitation, documentation, management, and communication.
• Articulates business opportunities, objectives, and success criteria to align technology solutions with institutional goals.
• Conducts current state and root cause analyses to identify business needs and systemic issues.
• Applies modeling techniques—including scope, process, rules, data, and interface models—to analyze and document requirements.
• Supports requirements validation across scope, user acceptance, implementation, and deployment phases; assists in defining success metrics.
• Performs feasibility analyses for proposed projects to assess technical and operational viability.
• Coordinates planning activities to meet project timelines and forecasts required time and resource allocation.
• Implements strategies for gathering, reviewing, and analyzing system and data requirements from diverse stakeholders.
• Conducts requirements elicitation using standardized techniques and methodologies.
• Documents requirements, establishes scope and objectives, and determines evaluation strategies to ensure business goals are met.
• Organizes requirements by release and category, and establishes traceability matrices to map relationships and dependencies.
• Translates complex technical requirements into clear, simplified language for both business and technical audiences.
• Performs gap analysis in partnership with technical teams to identify discrepancies between current and desired states.
• Prioritizes requirements in collaboration with university partners and develops conceptual prototypes or mock-ups to visualize solutions.
• Applies business process modeling, traceability, and quality management techniques in accordance with established methodologies.
• Manages requirements communication and employs best practices to foster collaboration and resolve issues effectively.
• Works with Project Management to obtain formal approvals for requirements and facilitates go/no-go decision-making.
• Validates requirements throughout the project lifecycle according to defined plans and standards.
• Uses documented requirements to support the design and review of test cases and process change requests.
• Provides consulting to stakeholders on requirements management practices in coordination with Project Management.
• Independently prioritizes task completion and issue resolution to ensure adherence to project deliverables and timelines.
• Supports large-scale projects and additional initiatives as assigned by management.
• Monitors implemented technical solutions to ensure alignment with documented requirements and evaluates their long-term effectiveness.
• Leads and coordinates activities related to requirements management tools and platforms.
• Coordinates with other business analysts to ensure consistency and alignment across projects.
• Participates in recommending and implementing continuous improvement initiatives for business analysis processes.
• Develops metrics to measure requirements adoption and evaluates long-term solution performance.
• Reviews and monitors business analysis effectiveness through test results and feedback loops.
• Provides regular status reports to stakeholders and project teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support Information Security initiatives and broader institutional technology goals.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and experience substituting for minimum education
• 4 years of experience analyzing business processes and data
• Ability to perform requirements elicitation, documentation, and management using established methodologies

🏖️ Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time
• Competitive health insurance with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
• Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan with university contributions starting at 7%
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with a new child
• Tuition coverage for employee and family: 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years of service
• Wellness programs including mental health resources, mindfulness courses, EAP, financial resources, and dietitian access

Skills & Technologies

Remote

Degree Required

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About Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university founded in 1853. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across seven schools, including Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Law, and Business. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, the university is classified as an R1 doctoral university with very high research activity. It operates a 169-acre Danforth Campus and a 164-acre Medical Campus, along with the Tyson Research Center. The university is affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital and conducts extensive interdisciplinary research in biomedicine, engineering, social policy, and the arts.

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