Research Data & BI Systems Administrator (Remote)

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks a Systems Administrator II to support institutional research reporting, analytics, and data management. You will develop dashboards using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, validate data for the NSF HERD Survey, and collaborate with stakeholders across the university on data governance and reporting solutions.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s degree in a related field and 1 year of related experience.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related field and 1+ year of related experience; work experience may substitute education.
• Experience with enterprise reporting, BI, data analytics, and research administration is preferred.
• Experience building dashboards/reports using BI tools and data governance
• Knowledge of university research administration processes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate institutional research expenditure reporting activities for Office of Research leadership and stakeholders.
• Contribute to preparation, validation, reconciliation, and submission support of the NSF HERD Survey.
• Extract, analyze, validate, and reconcile research expenditure data from Oracle Financials and related data sources.
• Develop methodologies to distinguish GA and GL data elements used in reporting and submissions.
• Design, develop, maintain, and enhance dashboards, reports, scorecards, and visual analytics using Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and SQL-based environments.
• Develop repeatable data quality processes, validation controls, and reconciliation procedures to improve data integrity.
• Support development, maintenance, and modernization of Office of Research websites (Joomla/SharePoint365) and assist with accessibility compliance.

Skills

Dashboard development

Data analytics

Data governance

Reporting automation

Education

Master's degree in a related field

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

SQL-based reporting environments

Oracle Financials

Job description

The University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks a Systems Administrator II to support institutional research reporting, analytics, and data management. You will develop dashboards using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, validate data for the NSF HERD Survey, and collaborate with stakeholders across the university on data governance and reporting solutions.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s degree in a related field and 1 year of related experience.