Senior Business Analyst

Location: Bethesda, MD

Work Type: Hybrid Work (Minimum 2 Days Onsite)

Required Clearance: Ability to obtain Public Trust

LCG, Inc. provides insight into the impact of public programs that advance our society. For more than 20 years, LCG, Inc. has been a leading provider of technology-based consulting services, biomedical research support, grants management, decision analytics, software engineering and IT operations that enhance the transparency, efficiency, and empowerment of programs with health and science missions

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Job Overview: We are seeking a highly organized and technically adept Senior Business Analyst to support the planning, execution, and oversight of client operations within the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The role involves coordinating a complex suite of terminology, ontology, and software development initiatives that underpin biomedical research and semantic infrastructure. The Senior Business Analyst will serve as a bridge between cross-functional technical teams, federal stakeholders, and senior project leadership to ensure deliverables are executed on time, within budget, and to defined quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager in coordinating all aspects of client technical projects, including terminology lifecycle support, system architecture, tool development, and stakeholder engagement.
• Track and report project schedules, resources, budgets, and risks using established project management tools and methodologies.
• Liaise with NCI federal staff, technical leads, software developers, QA analysts, and ontology subject matter experts to ensure seamless communication and collaboration.
• Assist in preparing project plans, status reports, financial summaries, and documentation to support Task Order execution.
• Coordinate recurring team meetings, status updates, and ad hoc technical discussions to ensure progress tracking and issue resolution.
• Monitor operational workflows, support task prioritization, and facilitate the integration of new terminology content and tool enhancements.
• Participate in review and implementation of process improvements and updates to client tools and operations.
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations, policies, and mandatory training related to confidentiality, privacy, information security, and conflict of interest.
• Support the preparation and delivery of monthly financial and performance status reports for COR and executive leadership review.

Qualification

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in managing or supporting day-to-day operations of enterprise-level IT or semantic systems projects.
• Proven ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary technical teams and communicate effectively across stakeholder groups.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), terminology editing, and semantic content management tools such as Protege, MEME, and SPARQL is a plus.
• Experience working in biomedical informatics, health IT, or federal government projects is highly desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in producing project documentation and reports.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, integrated environment.

Compensation and Benefits

The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $135,000 per year benchmarked in the Maryland/DC/Virgina area. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Salary at LCG is determined by various factors, including but not limited to role, location, the combination of education/training, knowledge, skills, competencies, certifications, and work experience.

LCG offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance options (medical, dental, vision), life and disability insurance, retirement plan contributions, as well as paid leave, federal holidays, professional development, and lifestyle benefits.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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