Business Intelligence & Analytics Analyst

Department

BSD BIS - Business Intelligence Services

About the Department

The University of Chicago biomedical enterprise houses three entities: the Biological Sciences Division (BSD), the University of Chicago Medicine (UCM), and the Pritzker School of Medicine. Collectively called UCM, we are one of the nation's leading academic medical institutions and have been at the forefront of discovery, education, and clinical care since 1927. Located 20 minutes south of downtown Chicago, our Hyde Park main campus provides a single environment for learning, world-renowned basic science and clinical research, and outstanding clinical care.

The BSD is the largest academic unit within the University. The BSD is comprised of faculty from ten basic science departments, 13 clinical departments, and several Centers and Institutes. The approximately 1,300 faculty and 3,000 staff members working in the BSD collaborate across the organization to achieve our Mission, Vision, and Values (MVV):

MISSION: As part of the University of Chicago, we pursue globally impactful solutions to seemingly unsolvable challenges. Through our rigorous research, innovative education, and comprehensive care and healing, we collaborate on life-changing advancements that create meaningful results for our community and the world, including a greater, more equitable future for all.

VISION: Together, we elevate the human experience with knowledge and health care.

VALUES:
• Commit to Excellence: We contribute our exceptional talents to all we do and empower the same spirit of excellence in others.
• Embrace Curiosity: We stay open to new ideas, champion diverse perspectives, and drive a culture of thoughtful risk-taking to deliver transformative innovation.
• Embody Equity: We identify systemic issues and then foster change to drive a more equitable environment inclusive of diverse people, ideas, and fields of science.
• Grow Together: We meaningfully collaborate with one another to create something bigger than we could ever achieve alone.
• Make a Difference: We lead with heart and compassion in all our interactions. We create positive change in our areas of influence, whether expanding scientific inquiry, developing the next generation of leaders, or healing our community.
• Take Ownership: We accomplish what we say we will and hold ourselves and one another accountable for our actions.

The MVV serves as our True North, charting our strategic plan for the next ten years and beyond. It is an exciting time to be a part of the University of Chicago and the BSD. Our team is helping to shape the future for our learners, staff, faculty, patients, and community.

Job Summary

The Business Intelligence & Analytics Analyst designs, develops, and supports data integration, data modeling, and business intelligence solutions that enable enterprise reporting and analytics. This role is responsible for building and maintaining ETL processes, database objects, and reporting data structures; ensuring data quality and security; and supporting BI applications and users across academic, administrative, and clinical areas.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain ETL/ELT processes for enterprise reporting and analytics.

• Design and support dimensional data models, database objects, and reporting data structures.

• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and related database components.

• Gather and translate business and reporting requirements into technical solutions.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, metadata, data definitions, and source-to-target mappings.

• Support BI reports, dashboards, and analytic applications.

• Monitor and troubleshoot ETL jobs, data issues, and BI application problems.

• Ensure data quality, integrity, security, access control, and compliance.

• Support software upgrades, testing, deployment activities, and continuous improvement efforts

• Plans and executes requirements analysis, translating requirements into a scope document and developing reporting deliverables based on the design.

• Works with users to ensure deliverables are meeting or exceeding expectations. Provides support and communicates issues to users as defined by IT standards. Monitors access control and troubleshoot BI and analytic applications.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.