Senior Business Analyst – MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)
12‑month fixed‑term opportunity.
Work with a global team on a new project in Sydney; close to public transport, 2‑3 days in the office.
Role Overview
The Senior Business Analyst – MES leads and supports business analysis activities to ensure alignment with organizational goals and technical standards. The role provides expert guidance to analysis teams and project stakeholders, ensuring business requirements are clearly defined, accurately captured, and effectively addressed. Working closely with the Principal Business Analyst and other key stakeholders, the Senior Business Analyst ensures that analysis efforts contribute meaningfully to strategic objectives and successful solution delivery.
Responsibilities
* Evaluates proposed solutions through cost‑benefit analysis and stakeholder input to ensure strategic alignment and resource viability.
* Captures, validates, and manages business requirements to guide solution development and ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
* Plans and oversees testing to confirm solutions meet business needs, identifying defects and ensuring user satisfaction.
* Designs and validates data models to support scalable, efficient solutions and maintain data integrity.
* Leads initiatives to streamline operations using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies, ensuring measurable performance gains.
* Promotes best practices in business analysis by selecting, training on, and updating methodologies and tools for consistent, high‑quality outcomes.
Required Skills
* Min 5 years business analysis
* Experience in business process modelling
* Test planning, coordination, and execution
* Workshop facilitation (standups, requirements/process workshops)
* Agile Scrum methodologies / IT software project lifecycle
* Exposure to manufacturing operations (via projects or direct involvement)
* Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) – highly regarded
* Background in healthcare, life sciences, or regulated environments – highly regarded
* Project delivery with system integration (SI) partners – highly regarded
* Participation in transformation programs – highly regarded
How we recognise your contribution
At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.
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