Thermo Fisher Scientific

Senior SAP Business Analyst

Thermo Fisher Scientific$93K — $140K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Extensive knowledge of SAP S/4 in procurement, warehouse management, quality management, materials planning and process manufacturing.
  • Over 5 years of business analysis experience in the Pharmaceuticals or Life Sciences industry.
  • Experience implementing and supporting SAP solutions in regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
  • Strong understanding of FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Computer System Validation (CSV) requirements.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with stakeholders to analyze requirements and optimize supply chain processes.
  • Lead SAP Supply Chain projects, guiding solution design and resolving complex issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Prioritize business technology projects to maximize return on investment.
  • Serve as the liaison between Supply Chain teams and IT, ensuring clear documentation of requirements.
  • Develop functional specifications, process documentation, and support testing and training activities.
  • Identify opportunities for optimization and continuous improvement within SAP functions.

Benefits

  • Standard Monday to Friday work schedule.
  • Opportunity to work in a collaborative office environment.
Full Job Description
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Reporting to the ERP Business Transformation Lead, the Senior ERP Business Analyst serves as the functional solution lead for Supply Chain ERP initiatives. This role partners with business stakeholders to analyze requirements, optimize end-to-end supply chain processes, and translate business needs into scalable SAP solutions that align with enterprise standards and business objectives.
  • Act as the functional lead for SAP Supply Chain projects by providing expertise across materials planning, purchasing, inventory control, receiving, warehouse operations, quality management and related integrations. Guide solution design, resolve complex business process issues, and ensure solutions leverage SAP best practices while supporting operational efficiency, inventory accuracy, and service levels.
  • Partner with Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, Warehouse, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and IT teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including business process analysis, requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and post-production support.
  • Assist in prioritizing business technology projects, ensuring alignment with technology that maximizes return on investment, and linking IT strategy with overall business/service line strategy.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between Supply Chain business teams and IT, ensuring business priorities are understood, functional requirements are clearly documented, and delivered solutions meet operational and compliance requirements.
  • Ensure that teams are adhering to and support quality procedures and policies.
  • Drive adoption of SAP Supply Chain best practices by providing functional guidance, user training, knowledge transfer, and support for business process standardization across the organization.
  • Develop functional specifications, process documentation, test scripts, and training materials while supporting system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), cutover planning, and hypercare activities.
  • Assist in IT architecture, strategy and roadmap planning.
  • Identify opportunities to optimize materials planning, procurement, inventory management, receiving, and warehouse processes through SAP standard functionality, process harmonization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Uphold and implement best practices and drive practical process improvement (PPI).
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of supply chain business processes.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Requirements:
  • Extensive knowledge of SAP S/4 in procurement, warehouse management, quality management, materials planning and process manufacturing.
  • Over 5 years of business analysis experience in the Pharmaceuticals or Life Sciences industry.
  • Experience implementing and supporting SAP solutions in regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environments, with a strong understanding of FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Computer System Validation (CSV) requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong relationship-building skills with business and IT partners.
  • Superior customer service and communication skills.
  • Ability to work with all levels of the organization, both technical and non-technical.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide solution leadership for complex SAP Supply Chain initiatives, including guiding consulting partners, evaluating design alternatives, resolving functional challenges, and ensuring alignment with business strategy and enterprise architecture principles.
  • Strong organizational change management capability.
  • Ability to manage multiple requirements and projects with short timelines.
  • Ability to travel moderately (10-15%) within the United States and Canada.


Compensation
The salary range estimated for this position based in North Carolina is $93,800.00-$140,675.00.

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

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Learn more about Thermo Fisher Scientific
Size
130,000 employees
Market Cap
$213.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.3 billion
Founded
1956
5 Year Trend
+16.5%
Revenue
$32.2 billion
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