Business Intelligence Analyst

Overview

Utah State University’s Office of Data and Analytics is seeking a skilled and motivated Business Intelligence Analyst with 2+ years of experience to join our growing team. This role designs, builds, and maintains interactive dashboards and reports using modern analytics and data visualization tools. The BI analyst partners with stakeholders to gather business intelligence requirements, supports recurring and ad-hoc reporting needs, and translates complex datasets into clear, actionable insights that inform institutional decision-making. This position emphasizes front-end analytics and dashboard development and includes collaboration with data engineering and data quality teams but will not be responsible for back-end development or data remediation.

 

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, is passionate about turning data into actionable insights, and has experience working within modern data analytics platforms.

Responsibilities

80% of the time

• Design, build, and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Support institutional ad-hoc and recurring internal reporting requests, partnering with other analysts on the team to ensure consistency and quality.
• Translate complex data sets into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders across academic and administrative units.
• Meet with stakeholders to determine business intelligence data needs.
• Document analytical processes, data sources, and report logic to ensure transparency and reproducibility.

20% of the time

• Collaborate with data engineers to ensure access to structured, modeled, and high-quality data.
• Contribute to metadata enrichment by providing descriptive and operational context for published reports.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields such as Data Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics, Business Intelligence, or a related discipline (work equivalency accepted)
• 2+ years of professional experience in data analysis, business intelligence, or a related role.
• Demonstrated proficiency in modern analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, or similar).
• Strong SQL skills and experience querying structured data from relational databases.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with large, complex datasets in a structured analytics environment.
• Familiarity with data governance principles, especially around metadata, data quality, and access controls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in higher education or public sector analytics.
• Familiarity with Snowflake, DBT, or similar cloud-based data platforms.
• Understanding of role-, attribute-, and purpose-based access models.
• Familiarity with higher education data and reporting processes.
• Exposure to DAMA-DMBOK or similar data management frameworks.
• Experience contributing to AI-readiness initiatives through structured data and metadata practices.

Required Documents

Along with the online application, please attach:

Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV” 

Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application (iForm)

 

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Advertised Salary

Starting at $63,070, plus excellent benefits

ADA

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

College/Department Highlights

The Office of Data and Analytics at USU operates within a federated data governance model, emphasizing distributed accountability and centralized standards. This role supports a culture of transparency, ethical data use, and continuous improvement. Analysts are empowered to drive institutional effectiveness through data-informed decision support.

University Highlights

Founded in 1888, Utah State University is Utah’s premier land-grant, public service university. As an R1 research institution, Utah State is dedicated to advancing knowledge and serving the public good through innovative research and scholarly activities that are grounded in reciprocal engagement with local, regional, and global communities. USU prepares students to be active, civically engaged leaders who are prepared to address critical societal challenges. Dedicated to providing a high-quality and affordable education, USU remains a leader in research, discovery,