business and financial operations

IT Manager – Connected Care

Careers that Change Lives

This role will provide leadership, direction, and planning as Medtronic continues to add value by deploying mobile devices and application solutions for therapy delivery across various business units globally. This position will focus on strategy, architecture, delivery, support and finance as you lead a matrixed team of enthusiastic personnel focused on making a difference in the way Medtronic supports our products and therapies through mobile device management (MDM). You will partner with business unit and other Global IT colleagues to drive the successful implementation and operational support of mobile device management for connected care projects and activities at Medtronic. You will have the opportunity to create real value designing device management, app deployment and other core mobile services on various mobile devices including smartphones and tablets.

Impact patient outcomes. Come for a job, stay for a career.

Develop and maintain the mobile device management strategy related to strategic therapy delivery initiatives.

Serve as SME with business stakeholders in architecting solutions that manage mobile devices.

Develops solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation. Ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives.

Maintain awareness of the current state of mobility across Medtronic and the industry.

Focus on expanding capabilities for working across business units.

Work with the IT leaders to ensure alignment of strategies and roadmaps that involve mobile device management and application deployment.

Partner with colleagues and business partners to enhance the global mobile device management practice.

Work closely with other IT leaders to maintain alignment with standards and processes.

Coordinate various SMEs and interested parties across MDT to increase communication and clarify collaboration opportunities.

Facilitate challenging meetings & discussions with cross functional representatives including marketing & clinical professionals to collect, interpret, document and prioritize business and operational strategies and requirements that will achieve the customers and business goals.

Manage the expectations of the customer (i.e. balance their needs with wants and educate as appropriate).

Market and communicate program vision to project teams, key business stakeholders, and executive leadership. Ensure continued business sponsorship, engagement, and commitment.

Other Duties as requested.

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION REQUIRED

Bachelor’s Degree

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

8+ years of IT or related experience with B.A or B.S

4+ years of IT or related experience with M.A. or M.S.

Nice to Have:

4+ years of progressive leadership experience in functional area or related field

Mobile Application or Device Management Team Leadership

Mobile device management solution implementation experience.

Mobile application deployment experience.

Field deployment of mobile solutions (MDM and apps).

5+ years business analyst, requirements gathering and process mapping experience.

Advanced degree in Computer Science or business related discipline.

MBA or other masters level education.

Medical Technology and or Life Science industry experience, specifically Medtronic Experience.

Strong leadership and people management skills.

Ability to lead as go to person for group of analysts and technical resources.

Experience in coordinating personnel resources from various organizations toward common business goals/standard processes.

Ability to manage multiple, complex priorities.

Strong decision making abilities and problem resolution skills.

Strong interpersonal, oral, presentation, and written communication skills.

Ability to understand end-audience needs and requirements.

Strong understanding of business processes and vocabulary.

Analytical problem solving skills.

Prioritization skills.

Meeting facilitation skills.

Ability to work independently.

Ability to work collaboratively with team.

Experience in business process definition, requirements definition and technology solution research.

Experience in the development and support of integrated IT business service offerings including design, delivery, and support.

Goal oriented, task driven decision-making with a strong sense of accountability.

Strong process and project management skills as well as the ability to direct multiple large project teams.

Excellent presentation skills including the ability to translate highly technical information into business terminology.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.

Must be able to travel independently to various Medtronic buildings/sites, including international travel ~ 20%.

ABOUT MEDTRONIC

Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.

We can accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations – but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.

EEO

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

This employer participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.

it · london

Interim Business Analyst

Interim Business Analyst

(3-6 month contract)

£250 – £350 per day depending on experience

London

Full time

The Business

My client is a modern, vibrant and innovative international events company with major offices in London. This owner managed business has grown significantly over the last 10 years supporting major festivals, headlining musicians and high-profile events in the fashion industry. Their technical expertise with large scale lighting, sound and staging systems has earned them a world-renowned reputation.

Continued success has resulted in several transformation projects to ensure the business is well positioned for further growth.

The Role

Due to the project based nature of the industry the business has prioritised improving its reporting capabilities to benefit decision making and profitability.

As Interim Business Analyst your role will be to work closely with the Managing Director and operational heads to develop the existing basic suite of reports based on their recommendations and your own technical insight.
The company uses Crystal Reports drawing data from an SQL database.

The Candidate

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst with recent experience supporting a transformation project.

Your experience must be ‚hands on’ whether you have gained this in a small or large company.

Essential pre-requisites for this role include strong SQL skills and good working knowledge of Crystal reports.

Otherwise you will be a confident individual available to work at short notice from the head office in London.

If you are interested in applying please send your CV with a contact number and details of your desired remuneration

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Test Project Manager – Automation – Selenium – CONTRACT

A global Travel Management Organisation seek a Project Manager with experience in Test Automation (Selenium)

Overview

Responsibilities

Define the UAT Automation scenarios to feed into the acceptance testing automation development team

Develop strategy to optimize gathering of information for UAT automation and focusing on highest ROI items

Work with internal and external stakeholders to capture product objectives and requirements
Use data drive decision to deliver relevant scenarios / outputs

Work with counterparts from other product groups to create holistic requirements with clear criteria for success expected outcomes business scope & value of each proposed requirement.

Create end to end user stories for product features and functionality including:

Workflow requirements

Process mapping & optimization

System integration requirements

Business logic and configuration recommendations

System delivery and design recommendations

Reporting metrics

Provide recommendations and alternative solutions to management for decision making

Provide input into project plans and activities & manage requirements delivery deadlines

Participate in scheduled meetings

Participate in ad-hoc analysis of situations

Become a automation expert and advocate for customers

Delivery of high quality agile user stories with clear business value

Ability to understand product performance and adaptable to changing direction

Supports products delivered

Processes, structures implemented to streamline end to end process

Process/Products support revenue generation and cost savings

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IT Project Support Analyst

An IT Project Support Analyst is required to join an award winning organisation that specialise in a diverse range of training and qualifications. Our client works with industry bodies to ensure their courses and qualifications are fit for purpose, meet industry requirements and ensure safe working practices.

As an IT Project Support Analyst you will be required to provide support for the delivery and implementation of the company’s web based business applications to staff and customers and to help ensure that projects are delivered to specification and on time.

Salary £27,000 – £30,000

Hours of Work- Monday to Friday 08.30 – 17.30

Responsibilities

* Help to ensure that staff and customer specific needs are met by the solutions of the business
* Assist with the implementation of new technology based products
* Maintain customer relationships from a technical and operational perspective ensuring they are always kept up to date with new developments and changes
* Updating user guides, product overviews, captivate videos and additional material
* Perform changes and updates to SQL, databases, including both data and scheme updates
* Investigate and diagnose data or database problems when needed
* Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of all data relating to the role in accordance with IS27001 and the terms of the role

Skills & Experience

* Experience of supporting and maintaining technology solutions
* Experience of investigating problems with technology solutions
* Have the ability to produce detailed system specifications
* MS SQL and MySQL
* Database Management (SQL Server and MySQL)
* Database administration procedure
* Software development and deployment methodologies
* Wiki and Software development software
* Must have the ability to work on your own initiative

Desirable

* Web technologies – HTML, CSS, PHP, C#, Net, Drupal
* Project management methodologies
* Design and build reports for KPI’s/customer data
* Working as part of a SCRUM team

If you have the right skills and experience, please apply today.

Cordant People are an equal opportunities employer

CP3

Cordant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

brisbane

BI Analyst

The Business Intelligence Analyst will inform strategic decision-making by gathering and documenting business requirements and creating visually succinct dashboards.

In this role, you will:

– Use your exceptional communication skills to develop excellent relationships with stakeholders and define business requirements
– Transform data to be consumed and measured by the business
– Create dashboards and scenario modelling
– Collaborate with the business to improve data quality and create new opportunities for analysis
– Carry out client analysis and Insights reporting
– Assist in the test phase
– Manipulate data files and create reports from scratch

You will have strong experience and skills in:

– Gathering, analyzing and understanding complex data
– Delivering optimal solutions for the client
– Solving complex problems with data and
– Communicating findings and generating recommendations and insights to stakeholders
– Data Visualization principles
– Tableau development
– SQL query writing or
– Background in performance metric design and development and data transformation
– Understanding of database cubing/reporting principles

To be considered for the role click the ‚Apply’ button or for more information about this and other opportunities please contact Rebecca Christophersen on …… . Please quote our job reference number: …… .

it · london

Functional Analyst (Trading Systems)

Functional Analyst (Trading Systems)

Johnson Matthey is a FTSE 100 speciality chemicals company. Founded almost 200 years ago they are a leader in sustainable technologies. Over 90% of their sales come from products that have sustainability benefits and improve the quality of life for people all over the world.

Position: Functional Analyst – Trading Systems
Location: Paddington, London
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £Competitive

Closing date for applications: 25th August 2107

About the role:

It is an exciting time to join Business Information Services (BIS): they have embarked upon a ground-breaking programme of work to ensure that their IT capabilities are not only able to support and integrate updated technologies, but can also offer insight into future IT tools that could provide them with a competitive edge and improved operating efficiencies.

As they continue to build their new Trading Systems Applications Support team, they are looking to recruit a Functional Analyst to providing on-going functional and development support for the Trading Systems business solutions to ensure that current and future business requirements are met.

Responsibilities:

– Ensure the technical integrity of the end to end solution, providing on going technical and configuration management for the technical components that comprise the Openlink Endur service
– Work with business users, service providers and JM teams to plan, manage and execute the maintenance roadmap – service and enhancement packs, and essential maintenance releases
– Provide technical support for the Endur trading solution including application components, database management and configuration management of all technical environments
– Act as the trusted technical authority regarding the Endur technical solution: managing SVN code, job management and monitoring, data archiving and retrieval, and integration with other 3rd party products (e.g. Bloomberg, Reuters)
– System troubleshooting and problem solving together with third party suppliers and other BIS resolving groups
– Together with third party suppliers and other BIS teams, ensure the integrity of the technical design, ensuring capacity, availability, system access, monitoring and control mechanisms are in place
– Communicate issues and escalate appropriately to software developers and analysts for resolution
– Ensure that at all times company Policies, Standards and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are adhered to

About you:

– Deep functional and technical knowledge of the Endur platform built up from project implementations, service support and Version 9.x versions upgrades within highly customized environments
– Experience of working with global trading communities modelling and documenting business processes
– Proven experience in developing custom screens, reports, core trading functionality and interfaces / integration tooling
– Strong Technical skills, including ability to query databases, perform system audits, monitor performance and provide solutions to optimize services
– Experience in gathering functional requirements from business users and communicating the requirements to the development team (in the form of a build specification)
– Experience in performing Functional and non-Functional testing in support to defect resolution
– Experience in facilitating and supporting User Acceptance Testing and providing support during go live transition periods

You may have experience of the following: Functional Analyst, Functional Consultant, Business Analysis, Business Analyst, Business Solutions, Business Information Services, Business Systems Analyst, Systems Analyst, Systems Architecture, Systems Architect, Solution Architect, Architect, Technical Lead etc.

This vacancy is being advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment, the UK`s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by EasyWeb Recruitment are those of an employment agency. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief, and we confirm that we will gladly accept all applications

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Software Test Engineer

We currently recruiting Software Test Engineers to work for a well established organisation based in Peterborough. You will be working closely with a small Development Team. So coding experience or an appreciation there of would be advantageous. We currently have a need for both junior candidates aswel as experienced Software Testers

You will be involved with all parts of the product lifecycle, from early analysis to make sure the right product is built, all the way through to checking that the product is built right.

You should have worked as part of a .Net cross-functional agile team before, and have experience of being involved early on in product development. Youll take great enjoyment finding the problems at the earliest possible stage, ideally before a line of code has been written.

Successful applicants should present the following skills:

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Seeing software through the users eyes

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Critical thinking

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Agile development practices

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Use of testing tools

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Great communication skills

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Strong analytical and diagnostic skills

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Familiarity with SQL

This is a great a unique opportunity for someone who wants to develop their skills and gain further exposure in the field working for a stable and will established organisation

business and financial operations

IT Manager (Big Data)

Grade 14/15

IT Manager (Big Data)

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Information Technology department has an immediate opening for a IT Manager within the Data and Analytics Business Services organization. The primary responsibility of the IT Manager role is to lead and manage projects within the Big data and Analytics efforts across the enterprise. Contribute towards developing Big Data strategy, product roadmap, requirements gathering and analysis, implementation and maintenance for the Federal Reserve’s Data and Analytics applications with an ongoing focus on continuous improvement. This position will interact with internal and external constituents; including senior leadership at the Regional District and National System level, vendors and that stakeholder needs are met or exceeded. Strong Big Data management skills is a requirement, including Information Technology Program skills along with technical background is required.

Highlights of Responsibilities:
* Personnel Leadership – Manage a team of application development resources, which includes, but is not limited to: Staff motivation; Career development; Assessing training needs; Building and maintaining trust and respect; Setting expectations and providing continuous feedback on performance; Coaching, professional development and mentoring; Succession planning.
* Portfolio Management – Monitor projects and production support to ensure adherence to defined standards and industry best practices; Drive the delivery of high quality, high value products to meet or exceed customer expectations; Build and maintain relationships with customer management peers and demonstrate emotional intelligence; Compile and manage demand for services; Create and manage team budgets; Act as primary point of escalation for project status and resolve issues and dependencies; Analyze operational metrics to maximize team efficiency and balance workloads; Set project priorities to meet strategic objectives set by Senior Management.
* Change Management – Focus on continuous improvement, critical thinking, including changes to business processes, systems, and technology, job roles and organizational structures. Creating and implementing change management plans that minimize employee resistance and maximize employee engagement. Drive faster adoption, greater ultimate utilization and higher proficiency of the changes impacting employees in the organization such that business results are achieved. Work very closely with the program staff, multiple development project teams, hosting partners, and multiple lines of business.
* Group and System Initiatives – Act as a change agent and champion; Encourage innovation and process improvement; Collaborate with IT peers and superiors to define process improvement initiatives; Actively participate, support, and advocate for group, division, bank and system-level initiatives.

Qualifications:
* 5+ years of proven experience in software development projects and supporting critical business applications
* 3 + experience with managing projects using Big data Technologies
* 3+ years of proven experience in managing projects with moderate to high in risk and complexity
* Proven experience in successfully leading, coaching and developing staff
* Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to include: demonstrated ability to communicate complex issues succinctly; create and conduct effective presentations; experience building strong client relationships through collaboration while exercising influence and negotiating skills to achieve desired results
* Proven ability to collaborate with others, initiate action, adapt to change, demonstrate leadership and accountability, make difficult decisions, and accept challenging assignments
* Bachelor’s Degree in any business/technical discipline or equivalent experience
* 20% of Travel is required
* Must be Green Card holder with intent to become a U.S. Citizen, EAD status or a U.S. citizen

Preferred Skills:
* Banking and Financial Services industry experience or large program management experience
* Experience with Process Improvement initiatives (CMMI, LEAN, etc.)
* PMP Certification
* Experience with Agile team development processes and practices
* Certified SCRUM Master

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Helpdesk/Business Support Officer

Helpdesk

£10.81 PAYE £13.47 Umbrella Per Hour (Inside IR35)

Slough

* To provide an efficient and effective administrative service including, covering a busy Helpdesk.
* Responsible for logging, monitoring and maintaining manual and computerised systems for room booking and fault reporting.
* To provide administrative support to the team to enable the Facilities Management service to function effectively.

Full Specification

* To provide confidential, administrative support to the team including answering telephone enquiries, diary management, arrangement of meetings, minute taking, prioritising and answering routine correspondence and e-mails as directed.
* To deal with customer queries/information including facilities management room bookings, refreshments, fault reporting, car parking, managing buildings notice boards and all general FM issues, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in responding to queries. Support the monitoring of jobs including planned and reactive maintenance.
* To assist in the management of Health & Safety at council properties including fire safety, to coordinate and support the Directorate’s Health & Safety Forums and meetings and support the Management of service contracts including the Corporate Cleaning Contract.
* To carry out project work and assist in the preparation of research material and collation / analysis of data as required, producing performance indicator where required including co-ordinating customer satisfaction surveys.
* To establish, develop and maintain complex administrative and / or financial processes, systems and procedures as appropriate including maintaining energy readings for all corporate, sickness returns, and recharging, to support the team and to ensure data quality and accuracy. Provide budget management support to the Service Managers within the department, including processing of year end information, day to day invoices and raising financial orders.
* Manage the departments filing systems, keeping hard copies to a minimum by transferring documents to archiving or following the DIP process.
* To contribute to the development of effective business partnerships, both internal and external, through establishing good customer relationships and by delivering high quality support services.
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To prepare documents using Microsoft Office packages including word processing specifications, tenders, reports etc., produce presentations using PowerPoint and to present numerical information using Excel