Product Owner / Business Analyst - Pharmacy
Morris Plains, NJ
Pay: $55-60/hr

Responsibilities:
Agile Product Management serves as the internal voice of the customer.
Defines system features and participates in validation.
Responsible for the scope of work that the Agile Release Train (ART) will complete, and the vision and roadmap for the Agile Release Train (ART).
Must be aware of other work being completed within the Portfolio so that they can help teams proactively manage risks and dependencies.
The incumbent provides expert content/professional leadership on complex assignments/projects.
Exercises considerable creativity, foresight, and judgment in conceiving, planning, and delivering initiatives.
Uses deep professional knowledge and acumen to advise functional leaders.
Focuses on providing thought leadership but works on broader projects, which require understanding of wider business. Recognized internally as a subject matter expert.
Proactive and takes an active role in understanding the business case, why a change is being requested and learning the desired future state.
Focused on continuous learning, adopting probe and learn approach for self-learning
Leverages knowledge of the product's value stream and system interactions to identify when new features or product changes are needed to achieve business value.
Has a sound understanding of breaking down a problem/ ask to requirements. Understands the aspects of well-rounded requirements (functional/ non-functional)
Communicates stakeholder goals and expected outcomes to the engineering/ Solution Architect/ Principal engineering team and writes definition-of-ready user stories, incorporating architectural changes recommended by engineering.
Facilitates product backlog grooming sessions, ensuring the highest impact work is delivered soonest. Responsible for maintaining product technical roadmap and advocating prioritization at the right time for non-functional work.
Adept at building relationship with business, technology partners to establish a circle of trust with stakeholders.
Has overall ownership of a defined capability or technical product area, including product value, cost of ownership, health and non-functional requirements (reliability, scalability, usability, security, performance, etc.).
Cultivates trusted relationships with Business/BAT and Technology partners to foster teamwork and a shared understanding of the product vision, goals and priorities.
Leads sprint planning , story refinement , feature elaboration sessions with business and technology stakeholders.
Actively participates in planning sessions that form cohesive, iterative plans and ensure the team's work creates the iterative value (e.g. supports the completion of MVPs/Epics in concert with other teams).
Proactively resolve upstream dependencies and resolve conflict effectively across teams.
Participates in team standups, and retrospectives, facilitates dialog with stakeholders during sprint reviews/product demos.
Identifies, monitors and communicates technical product health metrics and KPIs and advocates for product improvements with Business/Technology partners.
Manages allocation of team capacity to ensure appropriate levels are utilized for product health improvements and reduction of technical debt (e.g. integration and deployment of tooling, test automation, etc.)
Leverages agility tools (e.g., Jira) and implements strategies to optimize team performance and achieve overall department objectives (e.g., manage story aging, manage WIP, epic size/throughput, etc.)

Skills:
6-8 years relevant experience; i.e., business analysis and/or technology development
Experience in Pharmacy area
Experience working in an agile environment preferred
PC skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office, Agile tools (Jira, Rally), Business Process Modeling tools
Ability to handle analysis from issue identification to proposal of potential solutions
Strong business and organizational skills
Demonstrated initiative with commitment and ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Excellent technical, analytical, presentation skills and communication skills required.
Ability to effectively operate within a fast pace, dynamic organization
Ability to influence and build strong relationship across the organization
Proven ability to work in a team environment
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