Business Analyst — In Vitro Strategic

You will define and quantify the strategic benefits of the In Vitro digital transformation programme, covering laboratory workflow improvements across drug discovery and R&D operations. The role combines commercial reasoning, programme governance, and sufficient scientific understanding to make benefit claims credible — translating laboratory workflow improvements into investment-ready business cases that senior stakeholders can act on. Responsibilities: Define benefit hypotheses for the digital transformation of laboratory workflows Develop KPIs and baselines covering experiment lead time, laboratory throughput, resource capacity, manual handling, data-processing time, data quality, traceability, data reuse, and probability of success Define benefit-measurement methods, data sources, and benefit owners Develop the quantified In Vitro benefits case and prepare investment decision materials Build implementation roadmaps, define milestones, manage dependencies, and provide sequencing recommendations Support RAID management, decision governance, and programme reporting Prepare Gate and steering committee materials Simplify complex scientific and technical information into clear, compelling narratives for senior stakeholders What we expect: 5+ years of experience in business analysis, strategy, or programme delivery in life sciences, biopharma, or a related environment A relevant degree in life sciences, chemistry, biology, or a related scientific discipline — with sufficient understanding of pharmaceutical or biotech R&D operating models to assess the credibility of laboratory workflow benefit claims Experience in benefits modelling for digital transformation programmes — including quantified business cases, KPI definition, baseline setting, and benefit-measurement approaches Ability to connect benefits to productivity, capacity, lead time, quality, and probability of success in a laboratory or R&D context Experience in business-case development and investment decision support Experience developing implementation roadmaps, milestones, dependencies, and sequencing recommendations Experience supporting RAID management, decision governance, programme reporting, and Gate and steering committee preparation Strong analytical, written, and presentation skills — able to simplify complex scientific and technical arguments for senior non-scientific audiences Willingness to travel to the UK when required We offer: Competitive compensation Remote or office work Flexible working hours A team with excellent tech expertise