For the European Medicines Agency we are looking for a Platform Analyst in Business Process Automation office
What are you going to do?Role summary:
As a Technical Specialist to assist with the modernisation of EMA's legacy applications to innovate systems based on AWS, you will be part of a motivated international team consisting of EMA staff members and contractors.
If you are passionate about technology and innovation and are a fast-learning, self-motivated team player with a good mix of technical skills and communication skills, then your expertise will make a difference in our team.
Provide support to projects/programmes, in line with the Agency’s project management methodology, working with the Project Management Specialist and other team members to deliver projects objectives. The project officer acts, as part of a team, as the interface between the workstream and stakeholders for the allocated tasks.
Standard role duties & responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development of the agency's delivery methodology and continuous improvement;
- Provide technical support to the Project Management Specialist / Programme Manager in project/programme planning, progress monitoring and management reporting;
- Support the business design and process improvement within the related area;
- Support, organise and coordinate the project team to deliver project objectives within time, resource and budget constraints;
- Provide support to the Project Management Specialist / Programme Manager in monitoring the project budget and ensures resource plans and forecasts are continually kept up to date and accurate;
- Organise meetings with relevant operational teams including agendas, meeting logistics, summary and minutes;
- Coordinate, record and ensure quality compliance and plan for maintenance and end user support;
- Assist in the monitoring of the formal acceptance on the delivery of the service and its deliverables, in conformance with the provisions of the delivery contract.
- Assist the Project Management Specialist / Programme Manager in preparing project board / steering group level communication for project governance;
- Draft and format various documents as required in accordance with EMA style guide principles and using pre-defined Agency templates, as appropriate.
Role specific duties & responsibilities
- Support EMA's Modernisation Architect by, i.a.:
- Providing technical input to the redesign and upgrade of legacy systems
- Reviewing technical documentation from suppliers
- Producing internal technical documentation and standards
- When needed, executing PoCs
- Liaising with other modernisation initiatives at EMA (mainly those using AWS) and as such, assist in running the Modernisation Board.
What do we offer?A fulltime, temporary job from 1-07-2025 until 15-12-2025;
Salary range:
4,757.33 gross per month (5 years of experience)
5,382.68 gross per month (5 - 17 years of experience)
6,890.74 gross per month (17 years of experience or more)
Interesting and challenging work that brings value to European citizens;
A diverse and stimulating working environment.
Where will you work?The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is a decentralised agency of the European Union responsible for the scientific evaluation, supervision, and safety monitoring of medicines developed by pharmaceutical companies for use in the EU. The agency is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands and employs over 900 people from across the EU. EMA's mission is to protect public health by ensuring that all medicines available in the EU are safe, effective, and of high quality.
What do we ask?Education:
- A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of at least three years attested by a diploma;
Experience:
- Up to 3 years of full time relevant professional experience;
- In coordinating and organising projects and / or initiatives;
- In dealing with internal and external stakeholders.
- Sound experience in developing software solutions
- Experience in cloud architectures
- Knowledge of AWS
- Knowledge of Python or other scripting language
- (Optional) Knowledge of Angular
- (Optional) Understanding of Java
- (Optional) Understanding of DDD and Composable Architecture
- (Optional) Experience in modernising legacy systems
- Knowledge and practice of frameworks (at least one year)
Skills & Knowledge:
- Knowledge and practice of frameworks (at least one year)
- Gather, translate and communicate technical requirements clearly to the product development team, stakeholders and business representatives.
- Extensive experience in business analysis, defining and structuring requirements, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, designing mock-ups and wireframes, prioritising the backlog and setting up/running working group meetings.
- SAFe agile methodology;
- Project tracking and design tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, Jira, Balsamiq, EA Sparx or similar).
Are you interested?Got excited? Apply untill the 11th of June, 2025, by leaving your details on our website via the application button