**Business & Technical Analysis - Agiloft Contract Management, PlatformX** We are a global pharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming innovative science into medical solutions that deliver value and hope to patients and their families. By focusing on addressing unmet medical needs and operating with ethics and integrity, we strive to enhance the health and well-being of people worldwide. Astellas’ Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are strategically located sites that give Astellas the ability to access talent across various functions in the value chain and to co-locate core capabilities that are currently dispersed. Our three GCCs are located in India, Poland and Mexico. The GCCs will enhance our operational efficiency, resilience and innovation potential, enabling a timely response to changing business demands. Our GCCs are an integral part of Astellas, guided by our shared values and behaviors, and are critical enablers of the company’s strategic priorities, sustainable growth, and commitment to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients. **Purpose and Scope** As an individual contributor in the Business and Technical Analysis team, you will be a crucial player in driving our digital initiatives in our agile organization. Our agile operating model consists of two components – Digital Capability and Digital Execution. Digital Execution are about aligning multiple missions around business goals and facilitating collaboration on a larger scale. Digital Capability, is focusing on the growth and development of individuals within a specific expertise area. This dual structure enables us to scale agile practices efficiently while maintaining a focus on both product development and individual skill enhancement. As a business analyst, you will be responsible for understanding the needs of the end users, across contract management domains, and utilising your knowledge and experience in Agiloft products to demonstrate to end users how best to meet their requirements. You will then translate these requirements into well-defined user stories that the system engineers can rely on to develop, test, and deploy the required changes made to the systems. **Responsibilities and Accountabilities:** + Business Requirements Analysis: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their needs, goals, and objectives. Analyse business processes and workflows to identify improvement opportunities and define requirements for solutions. + Technical Specification Development: Translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications that guide the development of software applications, systems, or processes, ensuring alignment with technical standards. + Solution Design and Recommendation: Work with Digital and software development teams to design solutions that fulfil business requirements. Evaluate potential technical solutions for feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with business objectives. + Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as a liaison between business units and technical teams, facilitating effective communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle. + Project Management Support: Assist in project management tasks, such as planning, scheduling, and tracking progress. Ensure that projects stay on track to meet deadlines and budget constraints. + Testing and Quality Assurance: Participate in the testing of developed solutions to ensure they meet the defined requirements and standards. Assist in identifying and documenting bugs or issues for resolution. + Training and Support: Develop training materials and provide support to users on new systems or applications. Ensure that end-users are equipped to use the new solutions effectively. + Documentation: Create and maintain up-to-date documentation including business requirements, technical specifications, project plans, and reports to support ongoing knowledge. + Minimum 3 years of experience in site contract management at a Life Science organisation, focusing on Agiloft site contracting capabilities. + Knowledge and experience in R&D domains in Life Science / Pharma industry Demonstrated experience in business analysis, technical analysis, or a related area, demonstrating a track record of bridging business needs with technical solutions. + Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand complex business issues and develop appropriate technical solutions. + Experience in Agile methodology, DevOps, CI/CD principles and practices. + Technical Knowledge: Good understanding of information technology, software development life cycles, and architectural frameworks. + Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa. + Collaboration: Ability to work effectively in a team environment, collaborating with diverse groups of stakeholders, including business users, Digital professionals, and management. + Attention to Detail: Precision in documenting requirements, specifications, and project details to ensure clarity and alignment with objectives. + Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements, technologies, and project priorities. **Preferred Qualifications:** Any of the below additional qualifications will be regarded as a plus: + Agiloft Certifications + Certifications in Agile delivery methodologies (e.g., SCRUM, SAFe) + Agile Champion: Adherence to DevOps principles and a proven track record with CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery **Working Environment** This is a hybrid position based in Bengaluru, India. Onsite 2-3 days a week and remote the remaining days. At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines. Category PlatformX (SUB00000710) Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans