Business Analyst / Product Owner

Medpace, a full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO) headquartered in Cincinnati, partners across biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries to advance safe and effective medical therapeutics. In this role, the Business Analyst acts as a liaison between IT and functional stakeholders, translating business requirements into the written user requirements and system specifications needed for software development.

You will help connect process owners and development teams by gathering and documenting requirements, supporting testing, and maintaining requirements traceability so delivered features align with the original business need. The position may also support product delivery by acting as a proxy Product Owner, maintaining backlog details and proposing priority for the business area.

Role scope

• Bridge communication between IT teams and functional areas by identifying and translating business requirements into written user requirements and system specifications for software development.
• Maintain clarity as understanding evolves by keeping requirements current and clarifying ambiguity during development.
• Support software testing by defining test scenarios, helping with UAT, and confirming the build matches what was needed.
• Maintain traceability from business need to requirement to delivered feature.

Requirements and analysis

• Elicit requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, observation, and document review.
• Write requirements artifacts including business requirements documents, functional specs, user stories with acceptance criteria, use cases, and data definitions.
• Map current-state and future-state business processes to identify gaps and inefficiencies.
• Perform data analysis, impact analysis, and root-cause analysis to support decisions.

Proxy Product Owner support

• Where none exists, act as a proxy Product Owner by maintaining the backlog for the business area.
• Propose reasoned priority for backlog items based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Business Administration, Business Analytics, or Information Systems.
• 2+ years of experience in a Software Development environment.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, systems, and processes.
• Demonstrated business acumen.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong understanding of application programming, database and system design.

Benefits and work environment

• Competitive compensation programs that recognize and reward performance.
• Comprehensive health, wellness, retirement, and PTO benefits.
• Office-based culture with occasional WFH for eligible positions, providing flexibility after training.
• Company-sponsored social events and intramural sports.
• Office-based environment with on-site mentors.
• Defined career paths with clear advancement opportunities.
• Industry-renowned onboarding and training programs designed to accelerate professional development.
• Ongoing training and continuous learning opportunities throughout your career.
• An environment that encourages employees to influence change, contribute ideas, and grow quickly.
• A modern corporate campus designed to support collaboration and productivity.
• Multiple on-site dining options in the heart of Madison Square.
• Free on-site parking.
• Convenient access to on-site 24-7 fitness and wellness facilities.

About Medpace

Medpace is a full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO) providing phase l-lV clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. The company employs more than 6,500 people across 40+ countries and leverages in-country regulatory and therapeutic expertise across major therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, metabolic, endocrinology, central nervous system, and anti-viral and anti-infective.

Next steps

• A Medpace team member will review your application.
• If your profile matches current needs, you will be contacted for an interview.
• Medpace reviews all applications carefully, but cannot respond to every applicant; only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Location: Cincinnati, OH (onsite)

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Business Analytics, or Information Systems

Minimum experience: 2 years