Senior BI Developer

Akron Children's Hospital; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is looking for a Senior BI Developer in Akron, OH. The role requires at least five years of experience in business intelligence development, focusing on designing and implementing advanced BI solutions and optimizing data flows. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and exhibit strong skills in SQL, Python, or R. Experience in healthcare data analytics is preferred. This position offers a full-time schedule with a remote option.

Qualifications

• At least five years of hands-on experience in BI development.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, or R.
• Familiarity with cloud-based BI platforms and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Leads design and implementation of BI solutions.
• Drives development of advanced BI platforms.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to translate business needs into BI solutions.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data Analytics

ETL processes

Data visualization

Healthcare data analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Informatics

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Full Time

40 Hours/Week

Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Remote

Summary

The Senior BI Developer role requires at least five years of hands‑on experience in BI development. This position emphasizes designing and implementing advanced BI solutions, optimizing ETL processes and data flows using notebooks and pipelines, and mentoring junior team members. A bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Informatics, or a related field is required. Candidates should exhibit proficiency in SQL, Python, or R, familiarity with cloud‑based BI platforms and DevOps practices, and the ability to ensure data security. Preferred qualifications include healthcare data analytics experience and relevant professional certifications.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Leads the design and implementation of BI solutions to support organizational decision‑making.
2. Drives the development of advanced BI platforms and data products using complex analytic tools and concepts.
3. Collaborates with stakeholders to translate complex business needs into scalable BI solutions.
4. Optimizes system performance and reliability using notebooks, pipelines, and data flows.
5. Aligns development initiatives with organizational and departmental strategies, employing best practices and emerging trends.
6. Implements and champions advanced data modeling, ETL processes, and data visualization techniques.
7. Ensures data integrity and system performance by overseeing data integration from multiple sources.
8. Serves as an escalation point for technical issues, providing solutions in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
9. Utilizes healthcare data analytics tools to deliver actionable insights and reports (preferred).
10. Enforces data governance policies, security protocols, and compliance requirements.
11. Applies DevOps practices for code source control, testing, and deployment.
12. Keeps current with BI technologies, evaluating new solutions to enhance capabilities.
13. Communicates effectively with diverse stakeholders, translating technical concepts into actionable insights.
14. Mentors junior team members, fostering professional growth and skill development.

Technical Expertise

1. Proficient with BI platforms and architectures, including data virtualization and data mesh.
2. Strong understanding of data modeling techniques and modern data architectures (lakehouse/warehouse, medallion).
3. Experienced in ETL processes, data integration, and data flows using notebooks and pipelines.
4. Familiar with cloud‑based BI platforms and services.
5. Skilled in programming languages such as SQL, Python, or R.
6. Knowledgeable in data security protocols and compliance requirements.
7. Adept at optimizing BI systems for performance and scalability.
8. Experienced in code source control and management using DevOps practices.
9. Able to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
10. Knowledgeable in healthcare data analytics (preferred).

Education and Experience

1. Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Informatics, or a related field required (master's preferred).
2. Years of relevant experience: Minimum of five years of hands‑on BI development experience.
3. Proven experience integrating and processing data from multiple sources.
4. Healthcare data analytics experience (preferred).
5. Prior experience mentoring junior developers (beneficial).
6. No certification required; relevant professional certifications in data analysis, data science, analytics, project management, or healthcare are preferred.

Full Time

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