Junior Product Analyst

Summary

Valeris is a life sciences commercialization partner that provides data, strategic insights, patient support services, and healthcare provider engagement tools. The Junior Product Analyst translates product roadmaps into functional requirements, user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria while supporting backlog management, testing, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. The role also uses AI-enabled tools to accelerate documentation, analysis, and prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring clear communication and understanding of project objectives
• Gather, document, and validate business and functional requirements from stakeholders, translating the Product Director’s/Manager’s roadmap priorities into detailed user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria
• Create and maintain documentation of requirements, process flows, and screen mocks to support development and implementation
• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for clarifying requirements with engineering during build and testing
• Support backlog grooming and refinement under the direction of the Product Director/Manager — helping keep stories well-defined, prioritized, and ready for engineering
• Help track initiatives, dependencies, and delivery status, flagging risks or blockers early
• Participate in pod operating rhythms (standups, backlog refinement, demos, retrospectives) and communicate findings clearly
• Assist with shadow-mode validation and other testing/QA activities by comparing outputs against source data and defined acceptance criteria
• Use AI tools daily to accelerate requirements drafting, documentation, research synthesis, and data analysis
• Build quick prototypes, mockups, or proof-of-concept artifacts using AI-assisted tooling to test ideas with stakeholders before committing engineering time
• Stay current on AI-enabled and automation capabilities relevant to patient access and product work, and bring ideas back to the team
• Generate reports to communicate findings and insights effectively to stakeholders and management
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address operational challenges and identify process improvements
• Partner with the Product Director/Manager and senior leadership to align work with product and business goals
• Work with urgency and adaptability in a high-growth environment
• Utilize Valeris’ values as the driving force behind the team’s success
• On time adherence to training deadlines for all corporate policies and procedures
• Ensure all SOPs are followed with consistency
• Perform additional tasks or projects as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred or equivalent experience
• 0–2 years of experience in business analysis, product analysis, project coordination, or a related field; relevant internships or academic projects count
• Experience (or coursework) in requirements elicitation, documentation, and process/workflow mapping
• Strong technical aptitude with troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse stakeholders
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word)
• Experience creating screen mocks and diagramming process flows
• Comfortable using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) daily to accelerate research, drafting, and analysis
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit for long periods of time, use hands to type, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
• Healthcare or life sciences experience
• Familiarity with Agile methodology, backlog management, and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
• Exposure to patient access, hub services, or reimbursement workflows
• Familiarity with SQL or BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Interest in growing into a Product Owner or Product Analyst role over time
• Prefer candidates who can type at least 35 words per minute with 97% accuracy
• Although very minimal, flexibility to travel as needed is preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred or equivalent experience
• 0–2 years of experience in business analysis, product analysis, project coordination, or a related field; relevant internships or academic projects count
• Experience (or coursework) in requirements elicitation, documentation, and process/workflow mapping
• Strong technical aptitude with troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse stakeholders
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Word)
• Experience creating screen mocks and diagramming process flows
• Comfortable using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) daily to accelerate research, drafting, and analysis
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit for long periods of time, use hands to type, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
• Healthcare or life sciences experience
• Familiarity with Agile methodology, backlog management, and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
• Exposure to patient access, hub services, or reimbursement workflows
• Familiarity with SQL or BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Interest in growing into a Product Owner or Product Analyst role over time
• Prefer candidates who can type at least 35 words per minute with 97% accuracy
• Although very minimal, flexibility to travel as needed is preferred

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans, including HSA- and FSA-eligible options, with Valeris contributing toward premium costs (full-time employees)
• Additional health support, including telehealth and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services (full-time employees)
• Company match on Health Savings Account contributions (full-time employees)
• Free Basic Life and AD&D coverage equal to your annual earnings, with a minimum of $50,000 and a maximum of $300,000 (full-time employees)
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability coverage, with the option to purchase Long-Term Disability (full-time employees)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 100% match on the first 5% you contribute, with immediate vesting (full-time employees)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Leave to support work-life balance (full-time employees)
• Nine paid holidays plus two floating holidays (full-time employees)
• Opportunities for advancement in a company that supports personal and professional growth
• A challenging, stimulating work environment that encourages new ideas
• A workplace that values diversity and makes deliberate efforts to create an inclusive workplace
• A mission-driven, inclusive culture where your work makes a meaningful impact