Business Optimization Strategist – Power BI, Fabric & SQL Server

Minimum Qualifications

Lead efforts to design, innovate, and implement solutions to improve systems and processes. Advocate for customers to understand business needs and identify improvement/productivity opportunities. Possess critical thinking skills to assess analytical needs and determine the appropriate course of action. Manage successful relationships across project teams and facilitate the development of optimal solutions. Use performance improvement, project management, cost accounting, industrial engineering, and technological skills to work with all levels of WVUHS management and medical staff.

Continuously learn current database structure and business intelligence tools to confer with customers and application team members. Effectively communicate across all organization levels.

• Master’s degree in Information Technology/Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, or Hospital Administration, OR 4 years of data analytics experience required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, OR 4 years of data analytics experience required.
• This position will require an EPIC official designation of “Proficient” within the new hire probationary period.

• 1 year experience working with relational database structures including design, testing, troubleshooting problems and/or training.
• 1 year of experience in data analysis and/or health care planning background.
• 1 year of experience with reporting tools such as Crystal Reports.
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL/Oracle) and/or Business Objects.

2 years of experience working with relational database structures including design, testing, troubleshooting problems and/or training.

• 2 years of experience in data analysis and/or health care planning background.
• 2 years of experience with reporting tools such as Crystal Reports.
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL/Oracle) and/or Business Objects.
• Internal employees must meet all mandatory competencies in current position in order to qualify for promotion within IT.

• Familiarity of applications to be supported preferred.
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL/Oracle) and/or business intelligence tools.

• Maintains a thorough understanding of the database structure and business intelligence tools to create required analytical solutions.
• Serves as first point of contact for data analytics and process improvement.
• Performs data analysis and creates queries, programs and automation.
• Uses analytical methods to ensure reported data is meaningful and accurate.
• Demonstrates technical ability in data analytics using various systems and tools such as Tableau, Microsoft Office Suite, and SAP products.
• Attends courses in performance improvement activities, system design, technical training, statistical analysis, and other appropriate subjects.
• Leads data requirements gathering for problem identification, resolution, and solution design.
• Provides analytical insights from data to drive strategic business decisions.
• Project coordination – identifies need for cross‑functional teams to ensure projects are completed.
• Reviews, identifies and documents any issues, barriers, or risks and brings them to management’s attention.
• Provides Project/Task Coordination Services to customers as assigned.
• Manages workload and balances quality of work with deadlines to fulfill user expectations and project goals.
• Manages expectations and engages management to review/resolve any potential changes to project scope, expected deliverables, etc.
• Implements changes while adhering to the change control policy and procedures for the project in order to deliver a successful solution to the customer.
• Communicates to all parties the natures, significance and risk factors of corresponding projects.
• Participates in post‑implementation review of projects.
• Gathers customer requirements to understand business needs and translate into actionable solutions.
• Team building – participates in training and professional…