Senior Business Requirements Analyst - FDA

Senior Business Requirements Analyst

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a Senior Business Requirements Analyst to support a new contract with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is a critical role that directly contributes to FDA's mission and ensures the delivery of impactful, customer-facing web-based applications. As the Senior Business Requirements Analyst and acting Product Owner, you will play a hybrid techno-functional role, bridging the gap between business and technical teams. You will collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, oversee product development, and ensure data-driven solutions align with business goals. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, techno-functional experience, requirements analysis skills, and UI/UX knowledge. Proven ability to work with data and analytics teams to enable actionable insights is critical. Recent FDA-related experience is required. This is a hybrid position, which includes a 3-day on-site requirement at either the GDIT office in Gaithersburg, MD or the FDA office in Silver Spring, MD.
Key Responsibilities
Product Ownership: Act as the Product Owner, managing the product backlog and prioritizing work to align with stakeholder needs and business goals.
Techno-Functional Bridge: Serve as a liaison between business, data, and technical teams, ensuring alignment and effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements Gathering & Documentation: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather detailed business and technical requirements. Document and communicate these requirements clearly to development teams.
Data Analysis & Insights: Analyze and interpret data to validate business requirements and support data-driven decision-making. Collaborate with analytics teams to define and deliver data-rich solutions.
User Stories & Acceptance Criteria: Develop detailed user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria to support sprint planning and team execution. Ensure requirements are translated into actionable technical deliverables.
UI/UX Design & Documentation: Create wireframes, process flows, and design mockups to align functional requirements with user experience goals. Collaborate with design teams to ensure implemented solutions adhere to best practices.
Testing & Validation: Lead functional testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and data validation efforts to ensure requirements have been adequately implemented.
Collaboration Tools: Leverage tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and other project management or data analytics tools to manage requirements, document progress, and facilitate collaboration.
Process Improvements: Proactively recommend process improvements to enhance product delivery, increase efficiency, and ensure scalability.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of business analysis experience within the IT industry.
Recent FDA-related experience in a similar or related capacity is required.
6+ years of experience supporting Federal Government agencies or projects.
Hands-on experience with data requirements, including working with analytics teams to define data models, reporting structures, and dashboards.
Proficiency in UI/UX design tools to create wireframes, mockups, and process flows.
Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies (SCRUM), including managing backlogs and leading sprint planning sessions.
Experience managing collaboration tools such as Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence) and familiarity with data tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or SQL.
Desired Qualifications
Professional Agile certification (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP).
Experience working with Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products such as Appian, Salesforce, or Pega.
Knowledge of integrating applications with enterprise data solutions or low-code platforms like Appian.
Expertise with data governance, analytics, and visualization tools to enable and validate actionable insights.
Attributes for Success
Strong leadership skills to drive requirement delivery and support cross-functional teams effectively.
An analytical thinker who can use data to support requirement validation and business decision-making.
Exceptional communication skills to articulate complex technical requirements to both business and technical teams.
Self-motivated and organized, with the ability to manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment