Business Analyst for Data - with Pharma Knowledge

The ideal candidate will bridge business stakeholders, data teams, and AI-focused resources to ensure enterprise data products are properly documented, governed, and prepared for advanced analytics and AI solutions. JOB DESCRIPTION: We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with pharmaceutical industry experience to support a large-scale Data and AI Readiness initiative.

JOB TITLE:        Pharma  Data Business Analyst (No C2C)
LOCATION:       Hybrid in Indianapolis
INDUSTRY:       Pharmaceutical
 
 
JOB DESCRIPTION:     We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with pharmaceutical industry experience to support a large-scale Data and AI Readiness initiative. The ideal candidate will bridge business stakeholders, data teams, and AI-focused resources to ensure enterprise data products are properly documented, governed, and prepared for advanced analytics and AI solutions. This role is highly focused on data discovery, metadata documentation, stakeholder engagement, business requirements gathering, and translating complex business questions into structured data requirements.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand reporting, analytics, and AI use cases
• Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions to gather business context around data assets
• Elicit, document, and validate business requirements
• Translate business questions into structured, testable data requirements
• Create and maintain inventories mapping datasets to business needs and use cases
• Document data definitions, business rules, metadata, lineage, and data ownership
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Architects, and AI teams to improve data readiness
• Identify gaps in data quality, metadata, documentation, and governance
• Support development of ground-truth datasets used for AI evaluation and validation
• Assist with documenting known data limitations, edge cases, and risk areas
• Create process flows, business requirements documents, data mapping documentation, and stakeholder presentations
• Work closely with data stewards and subject matter experts to ensure data accuracy and completeness
• Support governance initiatives and enterprise data standards

 
REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, or Data Business Analyst experience
• Experience working within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, healthcare, or life sciences organizations
• Strong requirements gathering and stakeholder management experience
• Experience supporting data, reporting, analytics, or enterprise data initiatives
• Proven ability to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements
• Experience documenting business processes, workflows, and data requirements
• Strong communication and facilitation skills
• Experience working within Agile environments

 
PREFERRED:

• Clinical Development, Clinical Trials, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, or Pharmacovigilance experience
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical data domains and processes
• Experience with metadata management, data governance, and data quality initiatives
• Familiarity with AI, Generative AI, LLM, or data readiness projects
• Experience with SQL and data analysis
• Understanding of cloud-based data platforms and lakehouse environments
• Knowledge of CDISC, SDTM, MedDRA, GxP, or regulated healthcare data environments

 
 
Best In-Class-Benefits:  We are in the people business; treating people right is our ONLY priority. Theoris Services consultants are full-time employees with full benefits, including:

• Robust Health Insurance
• 401(k) plan
• PTO
• Paid holidays

 
About Theoris: Our goal is to Fuel Your Career! As a Theoris team member, you join a culture based on people-centered values and an environment that fosters both personal and professional growth. We build long-term relationships with our clients and our consultants. With over 30 years of building strong relationships in the industry, we’re uniquely positioned to make the right connections. This knowledge is used to find the right job placement. Our recruiting teams are experts dedicated to the information technology and engineering staffing space and are highly respected by our client base.
 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualification of the applicant.