The American Cancer Society is looking to enhance its data-informed decision making by developing and maintaining BI assets, providing ad hoc analysis, and training business users on data exploration tools.
Requirements
- Proficiency with BI tools (Power BI required; Business Objects/Tableau/Looker a plus); strong data visualization and storytelling skills.
- Solid SQL and familiarity with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake) and Salesforce, NetSuite experience are preferred.
- Understanding of BI semantic modeling (e.g., star schema) and performance tuning.
- Familiarity with work management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps or Jira).
- Certifications in relevant platforms are a plus (e.g., Microsoft Power BI, Azure, SQL Server, Business Objects or Tableau).
- Experience with KPI definition, dashboard design, and stakeholder engagement.
- Familiarity with data visualization tools and cloud-based data platforms.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with business stakeholders to define KPIs and analytics requirements; translates needs into report specifications and user stories.
- Designs, builds, and iterates Power BI dashboards and paginated/ad hoc reports; ensures accessibility, usability, and performance.
- Writes and optimizes SQL to source, shape, and validate data; partners with data analyst to align models and optimize queries.
- Provides training and support to business users to enhance self-service analytics skills and data literacy; maintains documentation for data definitions and report usage.
- Ensures comprehensive records of requirements, implemented solutions, and processes are kept, and adheres to established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) throughout all phases of the analytics lifecycle.
- Performs data profiling and quality checks; partners with governance teams to document lineage and remediate issues.
- Manages intake and delivery through standard work management practices (e.g., Azure DevOps), providing status and meeting SLAs/OLAs.
Other
- Minimum Degree Required: Associate Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Informatics, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience.
- Preferred Degree: Bachelor's Degree; advanced degree or relevant graduate coursework preferred.
- Occasional travel- 10-15% - may be required for department or program/project meetings, vendor management, or enterprise workshops.
- Frequent sitting and use of computer equipment.
- Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences; strong customer service orientation.
