Sr IT Business Analyst

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, You Can Do Work That Matters, Grow, And Learn, Care For Yourself And Family, Be Your True Self And Live a Full Life. You’ll Also Have Access To

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
  
  

The Opportunity

Abbott is seeking a Customer Service Sr IT Business Analyst to join our Business Technology Group that combines functional and technical responsibilities. The Sr IT Business Analyst Defines, plans & designs Customer service application systems requirements for new or modified applications, in the preparation of application system specifications, and in the development, testing, and implementation of efficient, cost-effective application solutions.

The Ideal Candidate Will Be a Results-driven Information Technology Professional With Proven Track Record. Strength In Aligning IT Solutions With Business Strategies And Building Strong Relationships Across Various Clients And IT Groups. They Will Have Experience Supporting All Aspects Of Information Technology, Including The Following

• Strategic Planning
• Stakeholder Management
• Process Improvement
• Application Development & Solution Delivery
• Regulated Industry Implementations
  
  

Responsibilities

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Provide system performance optimization, maintenance, and production support.
• Refine conceptual system requirements into a technical design consisting of job flows and program specifications,
• Aid in the systems development process, including planning & monitoring systems development efforts, coordinating activities within other groups, reviewing deliverables, and communicating to management.
• Understand customers’ business objectives and system requirements and work closely with customers to determine their strategic information requirements and measure performance against expectations. Assist in customer resolution.
• Define implementation activities and assign individual responsibilities; assume leadership role for implementation activities; coordinating implementation with other parts of the enterprise and provide routine status of activities to Project Manager or direct supervisor.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and resource requirements.
• In specialized systems (ie. Salesforce) effectively set options to change the way the program works (configuration responsibilities).
  
  

Position Accountabilities

• Works under general management direction.
• Normally determines technical objectives of assignments. Exercises latitude in approach to problem and solution.
• Work is reviewed to determine if desired results and objectives have been achieved.
• Erroneous recommendations or failure to obtain outcomes would normally result in project delays and considerable expenditure of resources.
  
  

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• Have at least 6 yrs experience in Business systems analysis
• Strong presentation and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously; workload will be a blend of small, medium, and large implementation projects.
  
  

Apply Now

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Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $85,300.00 – $170,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.