Business Intelligence Analyst Job Salt Lake City area,Utah USA,IT/Tech

Business Intelligence Analyst

Join the Utah Data Coordinating Center (DCC) as a Business Intelligence Analyst, where your work will directly enable innovative clinical research at the University of Utah and across national partners. You will play a pivotal role in designing, developing and maintaining business intelligence solutions, including reports, dashboards and data visualizations for a thriving clinical research enterprise. This is a growth‑focused role ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative, mission‑driven environment.

The Utah DCC supports large‑scale health data infrastructure that underpins national emergency response, clinical registries, and federal research initiatives. This position is listed as hybrid, meaning the selected candidate must live locally or be willing to relocate to the Salt Lake City area.

Responsibilities

Data Analysis and Requirements Gathering:
Analyze business requirements, understand data sources, and translate them into technical specifications for BI solutions.

Data Modeling and Warehousing:
Design and develop data models, data warehouses, and ETL processes to ensure data quality, accessibility, and scalability.

Dashboard and Report Development:
Create interactive dashboards, reports, and visualizations using tools like Power BI, Tableau, Python or Looker.

Data Extraction, Transformation, and Loading (ETL):
Automate the process of extracting data from various sources, transforming it into a usable format, and loading it into the data warehouse or reporting tools.

Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting:
Optimize the performance of BI systems, troubleshoot issues, and ensure the reliability of data and reports.

Collaboration and Communication:
Collaborate with Data Architects, software engineers and various teams to gather requirements, provide support, and ensure the BI solutions meet the business needs.

Additional Responsibilities

Drive business decisions by providing quantitative and qualitative data analysis and reporting of patterns, insights, and trends to decision‑makers.
Collect, aggregate, and analyze data from multiple internal and external sources to drive insights into business performance.
Produce actionable reports that show key performance indicators, identify areas of improvement, and display root cause analysis of problems.
Use analytics and metrics to improve processes and provide data‑driven forecasts of potential costs, risks, and profits of new business initiatives.
Communicate findings and insights to stakeholders and provide business strategy recommendations for optimizing business performance.
Provide reporting solutions and respond to ad‑hoc report requests across multiple business areas.
May participate in the design and development of business intelligence reporting tools.

Minimum Qualifications

1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience.
Business Intelligence Analyst, II: bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
Business Intelligence Analyst, III: bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 6 years or master’s (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences

Proficient in SQL
Understanding of ETL processes and tools
Experience with version control systems (Git)
Ability to read/understand Python is a plus
Experience using Jenkins
Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, SSRS, Power

BI)
Background in business intelligence design (Star/Snowflake Schema)
In‑depth understanding of database management systems, OLAP and ETL frameworks
Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and innovative thinking skills
Strong ability to explain advanced data concepts to fellow developers as well as non‑technical end users
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, balance multiple priorities, and ensure quality standards based on an Agile development process.

This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

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