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POSITION SPECIFICS​

The Dean’s Office in the College of Health and Human Development is seeking applicants for a Business Intelligence (BI) Specialist (Advanced). Reporting to the Assistant Dean for Operations, this position is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining data analytics and reporting solutions that support strategic decision-making in Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development.

The Business Intelligence (BI) Specialist will play a critical role in transforming complex data into actionable insights that inform strategic decision-making and drive business performance; leverage advanced BI technologies to design, develop, and maintain scalable business intelligence solutions, ensuring that data is accessible, accurate, and aligned with strategic objectives; and will collaborate with college leadership and cross-functional teams to identify analytical needs, resolve technical challenges, and deliver intuitive visualizations and dashboards.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage advanced business intelligence (BI) technologies and methodologies to transform complex data sets into strategic and actionable business insights that support organizational growth, innovation, and data-driven decision making

• Lead the strategic design, architecture, and continuous enhancement of scalable BI systems and solutions that support enterprise-wide data gathering, storage, and analytics

• Engage with cross-functional stakeholders to identify strategic objectives, gather business requirements, and define data-driven outcomes

• Design and deliver compelling data visualizations and dashboards, supplementing them with high-level narratives to contextualize findings and inform key strategic decisions

• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of BI applications through rigorous testing, troubleshooting, and optimization; work closely with technical teams to resolve system issues and enhance capabilities

• Maintain documentation within BI systems including advanced logic and formulas, stored procedures, queries, and custom scripts

• Serve as a trusted adviser to users, providing consultation, training, and support in the effective use of BI tools to elevate organizational data literacy and decision-making maturity