Senior Business Analyst � Controlled Research Support Program

Business Analysis and Compliance Alignment (CRSP/CUI): Partner with Enterprise Technology leadership and compliance teams to analyze and document requirements for IT and security initiatives supporting the Controlled Research Support Program (CRSP) and CUI compliance.Develop and maintain a roadmap of CRSP and CUI compliance/ security activities, ensuring alignment with federal regulations and institutional objectives.Track progress and identify risks or gaps, escalating issues and recommending solutions to leadership when needed.Build and maintain KPI dashboards, success metrics, and compliance reports (e.g., Power BI, Excel, Smartsheet) that provide leadership and stakeholders with real-time visibility into CRSP milestones and CUI compliance status.Support the preparation of executive-level briefings, business cases, audit documentation (e.g., POAandMs, SSPs, and TCPs), financials, and governance materials.Project Management Support and Coordination: Serve as backup to the Senior Project Manager on CRSP-related projects, maintaining project schedules, status reports, action logs, and risk registers when needed.Facilitate coordination across technical and business teams to ensure consistent handling of CRSP and CUI requirements.Document interdependencies between compliance workstreams and ensure they are clearly communicated and managed.Act as a central point of contact for requirements, project updates, and compliance-related documentation.Stakeholder Engagement and Communications:Communicate complex technical and compliance concepts clearly, in writing and verbally, to both technical and non-technical audiences including researchers, faculty, and staff adapting style and detail for executives, staff, and external partners.Collaborate with research leadership, sponsored projects staff, and information security teams to gather business needs and translate them into actionable technical requirements.Support Enterprise Technology leadership in resource alignment.Draft and deliver status updates, briefings, and presentations to leadership and governance committees, including the CRSP Director and Deputy Director.Coordinate with external auditors, vendors, and Federal partners to ensure requirements and reporting needs are met.Process Improvement and Onboarding Support:Analyze workflows and define, document, and write new business processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to strengthen CRSP/CUI compliance, efficiency, and cross-team collaboration.Document business processes and share best practices to ensure consistent application across workstreams.Assist with technical customer onboarding workflows for CRSP research customers including onboarding documentation and coordination with the Senior Secure Research Systems Engineer and CRSP Support Technician helping ensure a smooth, compliant onboarding experience.Maintain documentation repositories (SOPs, process maps, onboarding guides) to ensure continuity and knowledge transfer.