Business Intelligence Developer

Nordic Global; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordic Global in Madison, WI seeks a BI Developer to design and optimize data solutions. You will mine data, build tables, and craft reports to communicate insights in clear, business-friendly terms. The role emphasizes analytics and collaborative problem solving across BI, IT, and operations teams.

The ideal candidate has strong SQL and data modeling skills, experience with cloud platforms like Azure, and a proactive approach to improving data governance and reporting quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years in data warehouse and reporting.
• Experience with cloud-based platforms like Azure is a plus.
• Advanced SQL and reporting/visualization skills.
• Healthcare data experience is a plus.
• Python is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and support BI tools and reports, including data models and analyses.
• Design, code, test, and run SQL queries to provide information to users.
• Contribute to data architecture and warehousing approaches.
• Develop data models aligning with business needs and validate data integrity.
• Support data warehouse initiatives using Azure Synapse Analytics from design to maintenance.
• Ensure consistency of reporting definitions across stakeholder groups.
• Summarize analysis results clearly for timely decision making.
• Troubleshoot reports and visuals to ensure end-user quality.
• Collaborate with BI, IT, and operations to drive data governance.

Skills

SQL

Data warehousing

Reporting/Visualization

Azure cloud

Python

Communication

Analytical thinking

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, or related field

Tools

Azure Synapse

SQL Server

Job description

Make a difference. Be happy. Grow your career.

The Role

Business intelligence developers must be data experts, as they work primarily with databases and different types of software. This job involves developing and fine-tuning IT solutions that can include anything from coding to testing to debugging to designing to implementing newly developed tools. A BI developer spends a lot of time researching and planning solutions for existing problems within the company. BI developers also are responsible for building OLAP, or online analytical processing. They also work with databases, both relational and multidimensional.

The primary focus of this position is to solve problems, BI developers must always be mining data and presenting it in an understandable way. They should be capable of creating tables and writing reports on their findings, and they often simplify highly technical language for others in the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and support business intelligence tools and reports, such as physical data models and dimensional analyses
• Design, code, test, and aggregate results from SQL queries to provide information to users
• Participate in the design, development, and analysis of data architecture and warehousing approaches
• Support operational business improvement initiatives by developing and designing new data model requirements, ensuring data model builds align with business needs
• Validate data integrity, monitor system performance, and deliver on data and analysis requests
• Help to drive the data warehouse using Azure Synapse Analytics – from system design and implementation through ongoing maintenance
• Developing commonality across reporting definitions to ensure various groups of business stakeholders understand the output of reports and visualizations
• Ability to interpret and summarize the results of various analyses in a timely and meaningful way
• Ensuring quality of reports and visualizations through troubleshooting end user issues
• Collaborate with internal operations experts to understand their data needs, provide insights, and develop user-friendly reporting to support decision making and process improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with members of the BI, IT, and operational teams to drive data governance
• Staying current with industry trends, identifying and researching new technologies to innovate the BI process at Nordic
• Working on projects that may be assigned on an ad hoc basis and may assist other corporate initiatives as necessary

Skills And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business, or related field or equivalent work experience
• Must have a minimum of 2 years, with preference for 3 years of professional work experience in data warehouse and reporting
• Experience with cloud-based platforms and tools such as Azure is a plus
• Advanced SQL skills and experience with reporting and visualization tools
• Healthcare data experience is a plus
• Experience with an object-oriented programming language like python is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with a variety of internal customers is key
• Detail-oriented with ability to dig into the weeds while keeping the big picture reporting goals in mind
• Strong quantitative and data analysis skills
• Demonstrated ability to seek out, analyze, and solve problems
• Must demonstrate and embody Nordic’s maxims

Additional Details

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Nordic is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital or veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply, including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.