Job Title: ELN Business Analyst & Developer
Contract Duration: ASAP - End of December 2026 (with possible extension)
Location: Braine-l’Alleud & remote
Work status: Hybrid
Languages: English
Description
Role Summary
* The Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) Business Analyst & Developer is a role that bridges scientific workflows and digital solution delivery. You will lead discovery, design, configuration, and custom development of the ELN platform, integrate it with lab/enterprise systems, ensure GxP/CSV compliance where applicable, and drive sustained adoption and value creation across CMC Development laboratories. This role combines hands-on ELN solution development with product/business analysis, stakeholder engagement, and lifecycle ownership.
Key Accountabilities
* Business Analysis: conduct stakeholder interviews, process mapping, and current state assessments across CMC Dev laboratories to translate & align needs into clear requirements or user stories, and testing scripts/criteria.
* ELN template Design & Development: Apply established processes & style guide to design and configure ELN experiment templates, forms, calculation sheets, workflows, approval steps, audit trails, etc.
* ELN structured data structuration: Configure data mapping according to the client’s CMC data models, ensuring data/metadata schemas are aligned to FAIR principles and scientific and industry domain standards
* Optimise usability and search/discovery/re-usability (naming conventions, taxonomies, tagging, template reuse, Inventory), & integration with other computerised systems
* Implement or coordinate & monitor development, testing, issues/defects identification, prioritisation & fixes
* Ensure fit for purpose of Digital Operations solutions, and solution & business readiness for implementation – further support change management by monitoring the adoption and performance of newly implemented solutions
* Deliver process and solutions documentation, datasets and trainings
* Contribute to the solutions lifecycle with change requests, impact assessment and continuous improvement
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Required Competencies
* Hands-on expertise in configuring and developing within IDBS E-WorkBook (on-premises or Cloud) or similar ELN solution.
* Hands-on experience and strong understanding of CMC Development laboratory workflows (small molecules, biologics, analytical development, sample & inventory management)
* Business Analysis & Product Skills with demonstrated proactiveness, curiosity, analytical and self-reliant mindset
* Knowledge of regulatory requirements and quality standards in the biopharmaceutical industry is a plus
* Excellent communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills
* Continuous improvement and customer-centric thinking, but balanced with an ability to challenge the legacy landscape