Sr. Business Analyst Job in Carlsbad, California US

Making Life Even Better.
Life Technologies Corporation (LIFE) is a global biotechnology tools company dedicated to improving the human condition. The company was created from the merger of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems in November of 2008.
Life Technologies customers do their work across the biological spectrum, working to advance personalized medicine, regenerative science, molecular diagnostics, agricultural and environmental research, and 21st century forensics. LIFE’s systems, consumables and services enable researchers to accelerate scientific exploration, driving to discoveries and developments that make life even better.
With annual sales in excess of $3 billion, LIFE employs approximately 9,000 people in more than 100 countries and possesses a rapidly growing intellectual property estate of approximately 3,600 patents and exclusive licenses.
Life Technologies is a publicly traded company trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol LIFE. For more information on how we are making a difference please visit Life Technologies on the web .

Senior Business Analyst
Commercial finance seeks a candidate to own and lead thought leadership on revenue reporting and data structures to support the Americas Sales Force.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years experience working with an enterprise reporting tool such as Cognos, Business Objects, etc. CRM (i.e. Siebel, Salesforce.com, SalesLogix, etc.) and ERP systems (i.e. JDE, SAP, etc.). Have a knowledge and experience in the following areas:
· Business process knowledge specific to Commercial organizations (territory, product bag,etc).
· Customer Master, CRM, Sales Reporting, Business Intelligence
· Project management principles and methodologies
· Complex data structures that flow through enterprise systems

Key Duties/Responsibilities:
· Provide sales leaders and finance teams with timely daily revenue reporting and dashboards
· Responsible for understanding and troubleshooting issues which arise with data quality
· Translates business requirements into functional specifications for Business Intelligence team
· Provide input into Customer Master, CRM, and Reporting business process and system changes to support the Commercial team’s needs
· Develop, streamline and improve back-end processes to maximize reporting speed up-time
· Manages and communicates changes of specifications to internal and external stakeholders.
Participates in validating and testing system changes
· Develop and execute test scripts, document outcome and perform, analyze and address bugs

Critical skills include:
· Expert systems skills with ability to learn quickly.
· Advanced Excel is essential.
· Experience with an enterprise reporting tool such as Cognos EDW and Hyperion/Essbase is required.
· Experience with a CRM application such as Siebel or Salesforce.com is preferred.
· Experience with an ERP system (Oracle or SAP) and Business Object is preferred.
· Ability to identify issues, make decisions and meet deadlines.
· Able to work both independently and as a team player.
· Capability of multi-tasking and prioritising projects/tasks.
· Solid communication and interpersonal skills.
· Service oriented to multiple business partners and peer groups.
· Excellent communication skills both verbal and written will be necessary to communicate effectively across the regions.

Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field.

Life Technologies is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce. www.lifetechnologies.com/careers

If interested, please apply online at http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1418502-1789-5872