Business Intelligence Analyst

Position Overview:

Reporting directly to the SLAC Business Solutions Manager, incumbent will provide data analytics, project analysis, and create Tableau and other system reports and dashboards for the IT Business Solutions Team, including oversight of related process. policy, and systems design. This includes developing complex business and technical requirements, analysis for IT projects and business systems and creating Tableau and other system reports and dashboards, establishing and maintaining enterprise data governance process, and information architecture for SLAC business and project systems. Additionally, the incumbent will work to ensure the business processes related to the IT service portfolio are defined and appropriately resourced.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• Under minimal supervision, perform the most advanced project and analytical work in a wide range of business intelligence activities that ensure the uniformity, accuracy, and semantic consistency of enterprise data through the application of effective data management, security, stewardship, and governance processes.
• Provide complex analysis and recommendations regarding data management and the design of dashboard and reports; may develop interactive queries and dashboards for central and distributed users.
• Lead and own organization-wide complex business intelligence reporting and analysis initiatives; ensure initiatives directly support the organizational mission and are delivered on schedule and budget.
• Lead data stewardship efforts and develop the metadata supporting the applicable reporting systems. Define and enforce interface design standards and best practices. Audit compliance and provide direction in non-compliance situations.
• Coordinate the development and enrichment of an enterprise data model assuring reporting system development builds upon the existing data foundation and data model conflicts are resolved.
• Troubleshoot business intelligence environment problems and opportunities for improvement and coordinate with application team to resolve application bottlenecks and performance issues.
• Mentor and support the training of new and existing staff in business intelligence design and development.
• Coordinate the planning, development and presentation of training for users of BI reporting and analysis.
• May plan, mentor, coordinate, monitor and review the work of other information analytics-type staff during all phases of a project.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree and seven years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience. Work experience in a quantitative discipline such as economics, finance, statistics or engineering.
• Knowledge of computer system capabilities, business processes and workflow.
• Strong project management skills and ability to understand and apply the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to review business processes and translate into BI reporting and analysis solutions.
• Extensive experience in data analysis and root cause analysis and proven problem solving and analytical thinking capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability with enterprise application and database driven applications.
• Substantial experience with relational and dimensional logical data modeling.
• In-depth knowledge of and ability using MS Office; analytical and business intelligence programs such as OBIEE, business objects, Informatica, Tableau, Matlab, SAS, R, SPSS etc.
• Extensive background and experience with report and analysis design.
• Experience with the application of User Interface and User Experience best practices.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; proven presentation experience and comfort with senior management audiences and effective facilitation skills with diverse groups.
• Ability to prioritize workload and work with minimal supervision.

Certifications and Licenses: None

SLAC employee competencies:

• Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.
• Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.
• Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.
• Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.
• Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.
• Communication:¿ Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages
• Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve.

Physical requirements and Working conditions:

• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.
• Given the nature of this position, SLAC is open to on-site, hybrid, and remote work options.

Work standards:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.¿ Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1—General Policy and Responsibilities:
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide,
• As an organization that receives federal funding, SLAC and Stanford University have a COVID-19 vaccination requirement that will apply to all university employees, including those working remotely in the United States and applicable subcontractors.

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• Classification Title: Business Intelligence Analyst 2
• Job Code: 4739
• Grade: L
• Duration/Employment status: Continuing

The expected pay range for this position is $107,000 - $171,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.