Business Principal Analyst

Zimmer Biomet; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Zimmer Biomet, a global medical technology leader, seeks a Business Principal Analyst to drive strategic analytics for the Commercial organization. You will translate complex business needs into scalable analytics, using Snowflake and Power BI to deliver dashboards, reports, and insights that guide decision-making.

You will collaborate with Commercial Excellence, Marketing, Sales, Data Science, Corporate Strategy, and Finance to develop comprehensive analytical solutions that improve performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in analytics, data science, business, CS, IS, statistics, finance, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7–10 years of business analysis experience, with commercial excellence, sales analytics, or marketing analytics preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake: SQL, data modeling/transformation, scalable analytics solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Power BI: advanced data modeling and visualization.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex business questions into well-defined analytics projects and insights.
• Serve as trusted analytics partner to leaders, identifying commercial opportunities and challenges.
• Develop analytical frameworks and recommendations across territory, region, brand, and business units.
• Connect analyses and data sources into cohesive, business-ready insights and reporting solutions.
• Lead high-visibility analytics projects from requirements through deployment and enhancement.
• Provide advanced ad hoc analytics to support leadership decisions.

Skills

Snowflake

SQL

Data Modeling

Power BI

DAX

Power Query

Business Analytics

Marketing Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Oracle

CRM

MDM

ETL

Job description

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect

The Business Principal Analyst provides strategic analytics leadership and advanced technical expertise to support the Commercial organization. This role serves as a senior analytics partner to business leaders, translating complex business needs into sustainable, scalable, and actionable analytical solutions.

The position requires a deep technical background in Snowflake and Power BI, combined with strong business acumen and the ability to connect data, analytics, and business strategy. The Principal Analyst will lead complex analytics initiatives, establish scalable data and reporting solutions, identify commercial opportunities and challenges, and provide technical thought leadership across the analytics function.

This role will work closely with Commercial Excellence, Marketing, Sales, Data Science, Corporate Strategy, Finance and other functional teams to develop comprehensive analytical solutions that drive business performance and improve decision-making.

How You'll Create Impact

What Makes You Stand Out

Business & Analytics Leadership

• Translate complex business questions and strategic priorities into well-defined analytical projects and actionable insights.
• Serve as a trusted analytics partner to business and functional leaders, helping identify, qualify, and quantify commercial and marketing opportunities and challenges.
• Develop analytical frameworks and recommendations at the territory, region, brand, customer, and business-unit levels.
• Connect independent analyses and data sources into cohesive, business-ready insights and reporting solutions.
• Lead complex, high-visibility analytics projects from requirements gathering through development, deployment, and ongoing enhancement.
• Provide advanced ad hoc analytics and insights to support leadership decision-making.

Snowflake & Data Engineering Expertise

• Serve as a senior technical SME and subject matter expert in Snowflake, developing and maintaining scalable analytical data solutions.
• Design and optimize complex SQL queries, data models, transformations, and analytical datasets within Snowflake.
• Develop efficient and sustainable data pipelines and data structures to support enterprise reporting and analytics.
• Understand and manage data flows across multiple enterprise systems, including oracle, CRM, MDM, and other data sources.
• Establish processes and standards that improve data quality, reliability, scalability, and reusability.

Power BI & Business Intelligence

• Serve as a Power BI technical SME, responsible for developing enterprise-quality dashboards, reports, and analytical applications.
• Design scalable Power BI data models and semantic models that support multiple business use cases.
• Develop advanced DAX, Power Query, and data transformation solutions to deliver sophisticated analytics.
• Optimize Power BI reports for performance, usability, and scalability.
• Enable business users to effectively interact with and leverage Power BI analytics through training and technical guidance.

Your Background

• Bachelor's degree in Analytics, Data Science, Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Finance, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 7–10 years of business analysis experience. Preferred experience in commercial excellence, sales analytics, marketing analytics.
• Significant hands‑on experience with Snowflake, including advanced SQL, data modeling/ transformation, and development of scalable analytical solutions.
• Significant hands‑on experience with Power BI, including advanced data modeling and visualization.

Base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $150,000 with additional corporate bonus

Travel Expectations

• 10%

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability