**Why join Stryker?**:Our total rewards package offering includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards - not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.**Know someone at Stryker?**:**Who we Want**:- ** Collaborative partners.** People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvements across the business.- ** Motivated product launchers.** People who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision.- ** Self-directed initiators.** People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.- ** Analytical problem solvers**. People who go beyond, by identifying root causes, evaluating optimal solutions, and recommending comprehensive solutions to prevent future issues.Job descriptionThe business analyst works to understand business needs and processes and to act as a liaison between the business and the technical team. He/she is responsible for building strong collaborative relationships with the Finance organization teams with a specific focus on the Costa Rica Finance Center teams. They are responsible for understanding business processes, eliciting, and documenting requirements, and coordinating communication among various business groups and IS technical teams**What you will do**:- Responsible for soliciting and documenting features, functional requirements and user stories and ensuring quality delivery through other IT partners including third parties- Document test cases and perform or manage user acceptance testing in partnership with testing center of excellence as applicable- Build and maintain strong relationship with the Divisional teams and functional teams.- Partner with business and technical teams to drive consensus on the best solution to business problems and the delivery of new solutions and enhancements- Define tangible use cases that align desired technology output to commercial objectives- Recommend business process and system changes to improve efficiency and business outcomes.- Ensure clear communication between business stakeholders and IS technical teams.**What you need**:- Bachelor's degree required- Bachelor's in Business Administration, Management of Information Systems (MS), or Computer Information Systems (CS or CIS) preferred- Professional experience or relevant internship experience is required.- Experience with process mapping and/or documenting complex processes and presenting them in a clear and understandable format is required- Ability to understand, evaluate and recommend changes to business processes is required.- Experience working in an agency-regulated environment is preferred.- Knowledge of System Development Lifecycle Methodologies (SDLC) and Agile Development methodologies is preferred- Demonstrated functional and/or technical acumen in technologies such as: JDE, SAP is preferred but not required**About Stryker
