Senior Business Analyst

Drexel University

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
About Drexel UniversityLocated in the heart of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a world-class, comprehensive, R1 research institution and a global leader in experiential education. For more than 100 years, our renowned has enabled students to gain professional work experience before they graduate, setting them apart from their peers.Committed to becoming the nation's most civically engaged university, Drexel supports engagement along three dimensions: research and academic programs that directly benefit communities, business practices that support equitable local and regional economic development, and public service by students, faculty, and staff. Our engagement is long-term, multigenerational, and fundamental to the University's mission, heritage, and future.At Drexel, we are devoted to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment that promotes healthy lifestyles and is based on integrity, trust, and respect. We center equity, inclusion and belonging, and incorporate an anti-racism approach to our strategic plan, organizational systems, policies and structures.Drexel offers its highly engaged faculty and professional staff a comprehensive and world-class benefits package that includes generous vacation and paid time off as applicable (including civic engagement days), up to an 11% 403(b) Retirement Plan match with immediate vesting, and remote and flexible work options for many roles. Our exceptional medical plans include domestic partner and fertility assistance and our award-winning A Healthier U wellness program. In addition, faculty and professional staff at Drexel enjoy free tuition for themselves and their dependents for Drexel degree programs, certification, and non-certification programs. And as part of the tuition offering to employees, Drexel participates in a tuition exchange program for dependents with other higher education institutions. These are just a sample of our extensive benefit offerings. Please see this for more information.Senior Business AnalystJob no: 500482
Work type: Full-Time
Location: University City - Philadelphia, PA
Categories: Drexel UniversityJob SummaryThe Senior Business Analyst develops and manages detailed project plans for highly complex strategic initiatives; facilitates working sessions to document current state business processes; analyzes change impact on business processes and people across functional areas of the University; builds consensus on changes to process and able to document future state, services levels and role changes based on revised processes; measures, documents and manages project risks.The Senior Business Analyst is a strong user of Visio, Excel and PowerPoint; must interact well across departments to help stakeholders visualize (develop slides that look highly professional) the opportunity and plan forward; and has technical knowledge related to infrastructure and networking and able to apply to recommendations and strategy.Essential Functions
  • Program and project management, inclusive of organizational change management, resource management, schedule management and risk management. Able to evaluate and apply tools that will be helpful in driving the overall success of the initiative and coordinate activities across project stakeholders.
  • Business analysis and documentation. Must be a strong writer, detail oriented and creative. Brings strong technical experience in guiding strategic direction. Experience with business process analysis. Capturing current processes and being able to collaborate with others to design future processes, how technology will support processes and governance.
  • Executive interaction and support, inclusive of board presentation, supporting.
  • Develop governance and training to strengthen department knowledge and capabilities.
Required Qualifications
  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree or
  • Minimum of three to five years of experience.
Physical Demands
  • Typically sitting at a desk/table.
LocationUniversity City, Philadelphia PAAdditional InformationThis position is classified as Exempt with a salary grade of M. For more information regarding Drexel's Professional Staff salary structure,Please review the for some information on our benefits offerings.Special Instructions to the ApplicantPlease make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.Advertised: Feb 2 2024 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Mar 2 2024 Eastern Standard Time

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