Business Optimization Strategist - Power BI Developer

WVU Medicine; Core (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTEM West Virginia University Health System seeks a data analytics professional to lead design and implementation of BI solutions. You will advocate for business needs, analyze data, and develop insights using BI tools across teams.

Responsibilities include building dashboards, performing data analysis, and coordinating projects with IT and clinical staff to improve processes and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Master’s or equivalent 4 years analytics experience required.
• EPIC designation of Proficient within probationary period required.
• 1 year of experience with relational databases, design, testing, or training.
• 1 year of data analysis/healthcare planning background.
• 1 year with reporting tools (Crystal Reports).
• Experience with SQL/Oracle and/or Business Objects.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports with best practices.
• Write and optimize complex DAX including time intelligence.
• Design semantic models in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric for reusable logic.
• Apply data governance such as row-level security and access controls.
• Develop and optimize SQL Server queries, stored procedures, and views.
• Translate business requirements into clear dashboards and visuals.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Data analysis

DAX

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering/Business/Accounting/ Hospital Admin

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering/Business/Accounting or 4 years analytics experience

Tools

Crystal Reports

Tableau

Microsoft Fabric

SQL Server

Job description

Lead efforts to design, innovate, and implement solutions as needed to improve systems and processes. Advocate for customers to understand business needs and identify improvement/productivity opportunities. Possesses critical thinking skills to assess analytical needs and determine the appropriate course of action. Manage successful relationships across project teams and facilitates the development of optimal solutions. Use of performance improvement, project management, cost accounting, industrial engineering, and technological skills will be employed to work with all levels of WVUHS management and medical staff. Continuous learning of current data base structure, and business intelligence tools are required to confer with customers and other members of the application teams. Effectively communicate across all levels of the organization.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE

• Master’s degree in Information Technology/Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, or Hospital Administration, OR 4 years of data analytics experience required.
• This position will require an EPIC official designation of “Proficient” within the new hire probationary period.

EXPERIENCE

• 1 year experience working with relational data base structures including design, testing, troubleshooting problems and/or training.
• 1 year of experience in data analysis and/or health care planning background.
• 1 year of experience with reporting tools such as Crystal Reports.
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL/Oracle) and/or Business Objects.

OR

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, Business Administration, Accounting, OR 4 years of data analytics experience required
• This position will require an EPIC official designation of “Proficient” within the new hire probationary period.

EXPERIENCE

• 2 years of experience working with relational data base structures including design, testing, troubleshooting problems and/or training required.
• 2 years of experience in data analysis and/or health care planning background.
• 2 years of experience with reporting tools such as Crystal Reports.
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL/Oracle) and/or Business Objects.
• Internal employees must meet all mandatory competencies in current position in order to qualify for promotion within IT.

EXPERIENCE

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity of applications to be supported preferred.ars’ experience with Structured Query Language (SQL/Oracle)

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintains a thorough understanding of the data base structure and business intelligence tools to create required analytical solutions
• Serves as first point of contact for data analytics and process improvement
• Performs data analysis and creates queries, programs and automation
• Uses analytical methods to ensure reported data is meaningful and accurate
• Demonstrates technical ability in data analytics using various systems and tools such as Tableau, Microsoft Office Suite, and SAP products.
• Attends courses in performance improvement activities, system design, technical training, statistical analysis, and other appropriate subjects
• Leads data requirements gathering for problem identification, resolution, and solution design
• Provides analytical insights from data to drive strategic business decisions
• Project Coordination- Identifies need for cross functional teams to ensure projects are completed
• Reviews, identifies and documents any issues, barriers, or risks and brings them to management’s attention
• Provides Project/Task Coordination Services to customers as assigned
• Manages workload and balances quality of work with deadlines to fulfill user expectations and project goals
• Manages expectations and engages management to review/resolve any potential changes to project scope, expected deliverables, etc
• Implements changes while adhering to the change control policy and procedures for the project in order to deliver a successful solution to the customer
• Communicates to all parties the natures, significance and risk factors of corresponding projects
• Participates in post implementation review of projects
• Gathers customer requirements to understand business needs and translate into actionable solutions
• Team Building- Participates in training and professional development sessions
• Offers assistance and support to co-workers
• Contributes to building positive team spirit and cohesiveness
• Balances team and individual responsibilities
• Works proactively and cooperatively in group problem-solving situations
• Engages peers/ employees in improving the quality of the work

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Ability to handle and maintain confidential information
• Ability to work well under high stress conditions
• Ability to work independently or cooperatively as a team member
• Ability to adapt to various workloads and assignments
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary groups and facilitate meetings
• Must have reading and comprehension ability
• Must be able to type
• Must be able to read and write legibly in English
• Possess good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks
• Must have independent decision-making ability
• Ability to work in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment
• Must be flexible

Additional Job Description

• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports using development best practices like version control, performance tuning, and reusable design patterns.
• Write and optimize complex DAX, including time intelligence, calculation groups, and filter context manipulation, to deliver accurate, fast metrics.
• Design semantic models in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric so business logic and metrics stay consistent and reusable across reports and workspaces.
• Apply data governance practices such as row-level security, data classification, and access controls to keep data secure, accurate, and compliant.
• Develop and optimize SQL Server queries, stored procedures, and views that support efficient data extraction and transformation for reporting.
• Translate business requirements into clear dashboards and visualizations that help teams across the organization make informed decisions.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Shift

United States of America (Exempt)

Company

SYSTEM West Virginia University Health System

Cost Center

525 SYSTEM IT Strategic Analytics