Business Analyst

• $111,643 to $121,045 (HEW Level 7) plus 17% employer's superannuation contribution and annual leave loading
• Full Time FTC Until 31st December 2026
• Based at Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde

The Role

Macquarie University is hiring for an enthusiastic Business Analyst , this role serves as a vital bridge between the IT Health team and the hospital's clinical and administrative departments, ensuring that technology solutions align with business needs and drive positive outcomes. As a Business Analyst, you will be responsible for gathering and analysing requirements, facilitating communication between stakeholders, and contributing to the successful implementation of IT projects that enhance business agility and patient care.

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with clinical, administrative, and IT stakeholders to identify, gather, and analyse business requirements for IT projects and initiatives.

• Translate business requirements into functional and non-functional specifications.

• Map and optimize existing processes, identifying opportunities for improvement through technology.

• Facilitate communication between IT and business teams, ensuring a shared understanding of requirements, expectations, and progress.

• Collaborate with MQ Health and stakeholders on project strategies, requirements and feasibility assessments.

• Participate in testing and validation activities to ensure solutions meet requirements and deliver the intended benefits.

• Collaborate with the change management team to facilitate staff adoption of new technologies and processes.

• Provide ongoing support and guidance to ensure successful adoption and utilization of new solutions.

About You

You're a pragmatic and collaborative Business Analyst who brings:

• Extensive experience in business analysis and the mapping of existing workflows to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.

• Strong ability to elicit business requirements and translate them into solution requirements and acceptance criteria, maintaining traceability and alignment across the delivery lifecycle.

• Proven capability in business process mapping and articulating end-to-end processes and digital solutions using clear documentation and visual tools.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills - able to translate between business and technical perspectives and distil complex concepts into actionable insights.

• Highly developed stakeholder engagement skills, including facilitation of workshops and project ceremonies, and influencing outcomes without formal authority.

• Experience supporting testing, training, change management, and operational handover to ensure quality, adoption and supportability of digital solutions.

• Strong organisational skills, with a delivery-focused mindset, adaptability, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced agile environment.

• Experience identifying risks, dependencies, and cross-project impacts, and supporting their resolution through clear communication.

• A collaborative mindset, working across teams to ensure alignment and shared understanding of business goals.

Desirable Criteria:

• Familiarity with tools such as Visio, Figma, Jira, Confluence, or similar.

• Experience in working in a healthcare environment and familiar with healthcare data standards and terminologies.

• Experience working with external vendors or implementation partners.

About Us

Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Celebrating its 60th year in 2024, it was established as a bold experiment in higher education and designed to break from educational traditions to work in tandem with industry. Institutionally we strive for the extraordinary by challenging convention and embracing different views. Our pioneering culture has encouraged and inspired students, staff and collaborators to break free from conventional thinking, and to actively shape the complex issues that define the future of humanity.

Why work at Macquarie

We rank amongst the top employers in the Australian Workplace Employers Index, having recently earned a five-star rating in the QS World Rankings with the highest rating for employability.

Our prime location, we are walking distance from Macquarie University Metro Station and Macquarie Shopping Centre. Not only are we close, take a look at our benefits on offer:

• 17% Superannuation
• Subsidised onsite parking options
• Flexible working options
• Training and professional development
• Onsite childcare facilities
• Discounted health insurance (Medibank)
• Onsite vacation care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsidised membership at the Sport & Aquatic Centre
• Onsite GP, imaging & physio clinics

Please note that this position requires a criminal check. We reserve the right to progress or decline an application prior to the advertised closing date.

If you're already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, , MQ Health, MGSM), you'll need to apply through your employee Workday account. To apply for this job: Login to Workday and go to the Careers App > Find Jobs.

Applications Close:

09/10/2025 11:59 PM

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