ABOUT LGC STANDARDS:
LGC Standards is a division of LGC Group, the UK’s designated National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalytical measurements. We are a leading global manufacturer and service provider of quality assurance and research tools, supporting analytical needs in more than 120 countries worldwide. We use our expertise to produce to the highest standards, including ranges produced under ISO/IEC 17025 and accredited to ISO 17034. Our wide range of reference materials and proficiency testing schemes is complemented by our experience in outsourcing and customs, enabling us to adapt quickly to provide tailored solutions that meet our customers’ analytical needs. We innovate and apply science in order to ensure the safety and integrity of products and services, in line with our vision of science for a safer world.
Job Purpose
As a Business Analyst in the Standards IT team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting projects on the LGC Standards Digital Plan, which align with the strategic direction set by the LGC Standards Senior Leadership Team.
This role is a 6-month contract, during which you will work with senior stakeholders to understand their business needs and support the execution of Salesforce projects that deliver Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, operational efficiencies and improvements to processes and data.
Key Responsibilities
- As a key member of the LGC Standards IT Team, you will work closely with the Senior Project Manager and be responsible for liaising with Standards stakeholders to capture and analyse business needs (requirements) for the projects you are assigned to.
- Defining tangible benefits associated with each project and ensuring they are aligned to strategic goals for the Standards Digital Plan.
- Coordinating UAT and escalating issues for remediation to ensure that the project meets business requirements.
- Developing strong relationships with key business stakeholders.
- Producing and delivering against the agreed project deliverables and key milestones.
- Contributing to a clear improvement in project delivery within the team.
- Work across LGC IT and Standards business unit with effective engagement across all teams
Knowledge, Experience and Technical Skills
- Formal qualification in business analysis and requirements definition (at practitioner level).
- Experience at defining and documenting business requirements.
- Excellent communications skills; able to provide well balanced communications to senior business representatives regarding relevant project outputs.
- Highly organised individual capable of defining project and driving though to delivery against defined plan.
- The ability to articulate the associated business impact of requirements.
- Analytical mindset with excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills.
- Experience of managing project deliverables through a Matrix Management construct.
- Responds positively to changing priorities and project issues.
Person Specification
- Self-motivated and self-starter with the ability to work well without supervision and manage their own workload
- Works well under pressure and relishes deadlines and challenges
- Excellent attention to detail
- A professional manner with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Team player
ABOUT LGC:
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range.
OUR VALUES
- PASSION
- CURIOSITY
- INTEGRITY
- BRILLIANCE
- RESPECT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.
For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA/HSA options are consistently part of the package, and private medical is cited where applicable in the UK. Coverage is often characterized as solid alongside other core benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contribution in the U.S. and pension schemes in the UK, complemented by life and disability insurance. These elements are highlighted as part of a standard-to-competitive core package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and family leave are broadly available, with some sites offering a year‑end shutdown. Flexibility and local leave programs contribute to a generally well-rounded time‑off offering.
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LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range. LGC’s tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimise food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products. LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. LGC’s core purpose of Science for a safer world and its core values of passion, curiosity, integrity, brilliance and respect, drive its culture. As of 30 June 2021, it employs 4,350 employees, of which over 1,175 employees hold PhD and/or master’s degrees. Its products and services are delivered by highly qualified and experienced teams, operating from a global network of accredited sites that showcase its scientific and manufacturing capabilities.
