IT Business Analyst with HRIT knowledge

Are you passionate about creating value for our business supporting functions and Ascendis as a whole? Do you have experience with HR business Processes?

If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new IT Business Analyst in the Global Support Functions product team.

Ascendis Pharma is a global biopharmaceutical company committed to making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives. Guided by our core values of Patients, Science, and Passion, we are applying our innovative TransCon® technology platform to fulfill our mission of developing new therapies that demonstrate best-in-class potential to address unmet medical needs.

At our headquarters in Hellerup, Denmark, research facilities in Heidelberg, Germany, and additional offices across Europe and the United States, we are advancing programs in our Endocrinology Rare Disease and Oncology portfolios. We also collaborate with partners on the development of TransCon-based products in other therapeutic areas and markets.

We are seeking a passionate IT Business Analyst to join our team. As a key member of the Product team, you will play a crucial role in developing and operating systems supporting HR and Legal in Ascendis Pharma. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborate with cross-functional, global teams working together to achieve extraordinary results.

You will be joining the Global Support Function IT Product team, part of Global IT, a team consisting of three colleagues, and report directly to People Leader Lene Rhein Larsenwho is based in Hellerup. You will be based in Hellerup.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Build and maintain strong relationships across the organization.
• Collect and qualify business requirements while also challenging stakeholders to mitigate risk, minimize exceptions and ensure simplicity, maturity and robustness. Being able to suggest best practice with a focus on a Global mindset.
• Translate business needs into effective, scalable system solutions.
• Participate in daily operations together with the team.
• Ensure that solutions meet quality standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications and Skills:

You have a degree in Computer Science, IT, Finance or something completely different. Most importantly you can analyze and visualize business needs as configuration, architecture, data flows and integrations – and bring these to life in application implementation projects.  

Furthermore, you have:

• In depth knowledge of HR or legal processes
• At least 3 years of experience with a major HRIT system, such as Workday, SuccessFactors or Oracle HCM 
• Experience with integrations and system testing
• Experience working in an agile setting
• Experience of working in a product team

It is an advance if you have hands-on experience with configuring Workday, but not a requirement.

Key competencies:

To succeed in this role, you must thrive in a setting where you deliver as a team and take on the tasks at hand according to your abilities.

You possess an entrepreneurial mindset and can thrive in an informal, open environment where innovation and change are key.    

Travel: 5-10 days per year.

Office: Tuborg Boulevard 12, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark 

Apply now.

We evaluate applications when received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that we conduct interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to remove the job posting at any time.   

To ensure your application is reviewed, please submit it through the specified platform - applications sent by email or other channels will not be evaluated. 

For more details about the position or the company, please contact Product Owner Line Benzin, [email protected], or People Leader Lene Rhein Larsen, [email protected]

You can learn more about Ascendis by visiting our website www.ascendispharma.com

Applications must be submitted in English and will be treated confidentially.

A note to recruiters:

We do not allow external search party solicitation.  Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma HR team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed.  If this occurs, your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.