Clinical Commercial Laboratory - IT Analyst - Leap Consulting Group

Leap Consulting Group is focused on helping business and technology leaders develop new ideas and solve their toughest challenges. We provide innovative and practical advice & tangible solutions in people, process, and platform to solve today's needs and prepare for tomorrow's opportunities. The growth area of this particular opportunity and several others are focused on our multi-specialty, genetics, and high throughput laboratory clients across both research and clinical diagnostics in the fields of oncology, rare disorders, genetic screening, and multi-omics.

We are seeking dynamic and versatile individuals to fill several Senior Analyst roles with our consulting firm to be client-facing and working directly on client projects building the latest and greatest in clinical laboratory workflows and systems implementations.

This is a role reporting into our Healthcare Practice Lead focused on supporting several laboratory initiatives including digital-front-doors, preanalytical systems, LIMS, lab automation, bioinformatics, revenue cycle, and other related needs. The role requires Laboratory Operations and/or Laboratory IT awareness, a background in digital transformation or information systems, and ideally exposure to clinical laboratory revenue cycle. The person in this role would be a smart, inquisitive, experienced clinical laboratory or health system technology business analyst or functional technical analyst. 

From Buy vs. Build Analysis, to System Sourcing projects, to big picture planning, and down to the real roll-up-your-sleeves implementation requirements gathering, technical design, and partnering with your software engineering peers to deliver solutions. In this position, you will work closely with Leap client’s business, clinical, and technology leaders to understand their needs, design and develop innovative solutions, and tackle complex challenges. The people in this role will help clients articulate their requirements, prioritize their needs, develop detailed specifications, and at times will lead implementations in Agile methodologies often supporting a mixed team of both Leap provided and client employee engineering resources. The ideal candidate will be well spoken, extremely organized, and able to succinctly capture every detail.

As is the nature of digital transformation consulting, the right people for this role find themselves adaptable and flexible in an environment where change is the only constant. The ideal candidate finds clarity in ambiguity and shifts priorities quickly as new client considerations, challenges, and opportunities arise. 

You should excel in managing projects, driving product development, and analyzing business needs, all while thriving in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

This position is being recruited for a hybrid and remote position visiting clients and our Bergen County NJ offices accordingly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Portfolio and Program Management:

  • Partner with clients to define a product or program vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with business goals and stakeholder needs

• Business Analysis:

  • Perform gap analysis to identify discrepancies between current processes and desired outcomes

  • Create and analyze business process flows, system data flows, and other diagrams to map out implementation plans

  • Facilitate meetings to gather requirements, develop solution plans, and drive alignment with business stakeholders

  • Participate in detailed design sessions with the technical teams to define the implementation approach based on requirements gathered

• Project Management:

  • Handle project ambiguity, complexity, and interdependencies with an organized and structured approach

  • Assess and prioritize new information and requirements, integrating them seamlessly into project deliverables

  • Identify and manage project risks and issues

  • Maintain project documentation, ensuring all project deliverables are documented, updated, and communicated effectively

• Facilitation & Communication:

  • Maintain situational awareness and resolve conflicts efficiently to keep projects on track

  • Ensure clear and effective communication across all levels of the organization

• Adaptability & Creative Problem Solving:

  • Demonstrate a proactive approach to identifying and addressing challenges

  • Embrace and manage chaos with a continuous learning mindset, adapting to evolving requirements and challenges

• Detail Orientation & Strategic Vision:

  • Dive into the details to ensure precision and accuracy while maintaining a strategic, high-level perspective

  • Communicate complex technical concepts in a way that is accessible to non-technical stakeholders, effectively bridging the gap between technical and business perspectives

  • Stay strategic without losing the detail - it is an art more than a science

• Execution & Results:

  • Demonstrate dependability and reliability with a focus on clear thinking and meticulous attention to detail

If you are an energetic and multifaceted professional who can embrace uncertainty, think on their feet, and effectively manage shifting priorities to drive projects forward, with the ability to navigate both technical details and strategic business goals, we encourage you to apply and help us drive impactful solutions for our clients!

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: BA/BS Required

• Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years as a Business Analyst or Functional Technical Analyst, preferably in the healthcare industry

• Be comfortable communicating in-person, by phone, over video, as well as collaboration chat tools such as Slack and Teams

• Be a self-starting independent team player who is both professional and kind to colleagues and customers

• Be tech savvy and ideally consider yourself 'fairly technical'

• Proven experience in project management, product management, and business analysis

• Strong facilitation, communication, and conflict resolution skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectively

• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity in a structured and organized manner

• Demonstrated ability to drive results and deliver innovative solutions

• Proficiency in discussing technical details and translating them into business value

• Experience in performing gap analysis and creating business process flows

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge, experience, or proficiency in most or all of the following:     

• Acting as a liaison between technical operations and solutions providers

• Documenting, analyzing, and recommending solutions to complex problems

• Information Technology and Software Development business cycles

• Healthcare Digital Physician and/or Patient Portals

• Revenue Cycle Management

• Laboratory Operations

• Bioinformatics

• Be comfortable communicating in-person, by phone, over video, as well as collaboration chat tools such as Slack
• Be a self-starting independent team player who is both professional and kind to colleagues and customers
• Be tech savvy and ideally consider yourself 'fairly technical'

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.