Business Intelligence Analyst
Job Summary
Overview
Utah State Universitys Office of Data and Analytics is seeking a skilled and motivated Business Intelligence Analyst with 2 years of experience to join our growing team. This role designs builds and maintains interactive dashboards and reports using modern analytics and data visualization tools. The BI analyst partners with stakeholders to gather business intelligence requirements supports recurring and ad-hoc reporting needs and translates complex datasets into clear actionable insights that inform institutional decision-making. This position emphasizes front-end analytics and dashboard development and includes collaboration with data engineering and data quality teams but will not be responsible for back-end development or data remediation.
This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment is passionate about turning data into actionable insights and has experience working within modern data analytics platforms.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. U.S. work authorization is required for the duration of employment.
Responsibilities
80% of the time
- Design build and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using tools such as Power BI Tableau or similar platforms.
- Support institutional ad-hoc and recurring internal reporting requests partnering with other analysts on the team to ensure consistency and quality.
- Translate complex data sets into clear actionable insights for stakeholders across academic and administrative units.
- Meet with stakeholders to determine business intelligence data needs.
- Document analytical processes data sources and report logic to ensure transparency and reproducibility.
20% of the time
- Collaborate with data engineers to ensure access to structured modeled and high-quality data.
- Contribute to metadata enrichment by providing descriptive and operational context for published reports.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in relevant fields such as Data Analytics Information Systems Statistics Business Intelligence or a related discipline (work equivalency accepted)
- 2 years of professional experience in data analysis business intelligence or a related role.
- Demonstrated proficiency in modern analytics platforms (e.g. Power BI Tableau or similar).
- Strong SQL skills and experience querying structured data from relational databases.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Experience working with large complex datasets in a structured analytics environment.
- Familiarity with data governance principles especially around metadata data quality and access controls.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in higher education or public sector analytics.
- Familiarity with Snowflake DBT or similar cloud-based data platforms.
- Understanding of role- attribute- and purpose-based access models.
- Familiarity with higher education data and reporting processes.
- Exposure to DAMA-DMBOK or similar data management frameworks.
- Experience contributing to AI-readiness initiatives through structured data and metadata practices.
Required Documents
Along with the online application please attach:
- Resumeto be uploaded at the beginning of your application inthe CandidateProfile under Resume/CV
- Cover letterto be typed/pasted at the end of your application (iForm)
**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**
Advertised Salary
ADA
Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.
College/Department Highlights
The Office of Data and Analytics at USU operates within a federated data governance model emphasizing distributed accountability and centralized standards. This role supports a culture of transparency ethical data use and continuous improvement. Analysts are empowered to drive institutional effectiveness through data-informed decision support.
University Highlights
Founded in 1888 Utah State University is Utahs premier land-grant public service university. As an R1 research institution Utah State is dedicated to advancing knowledge and serving the public good through innovative research and scholarly activities that are grounded in reciprocal engagement with local regional and global communities. USU prepares students to be active civically engaged leaders who are prepared to address critical societal challenges. Dedicated to providing a high-quality and affordable education USU remains a leader in research discovery and public impact.
USU enrolls over 29800 students both online and in person atlocations throughout the state.Utah States 30 locations include a main campus in Logan Utah residential campuses in Price and Blanding and six additional statewide campuses along with education centers serving every county. USU educates students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. For over 100 years USU Extension has served and engaged Utahns serving every county in the state.
Competing at the NCAA Division I level USU is a proud member of the Mountain West Conference and will join the Pac-12 Conference beginning in the 2026-2027 season.The Aggies long-standing tradition of athletic and academic excellence is exemplified by recent Mountain West regular-season and tournament championships in womens volleyball three consecutive Mountain West tournament titles in womens soccer conference championships and a first-ever conference championship for gymnastics reflecting USUs commitment to perseverance and achievement.
Utah State is dedicated to fostering a community where all individuals feel respected valued and supported and where diversity of thought and culture are cultivated. We seek to recruit hire and retain people from all walks of life who willchampion excellence in education research discovery outreach and believe that promoting a strong sense of community and belonging empowers and engages all members of USU to thrive and be recognized our commitment to employees when they namedUtah State the best employer in Utahin 2023.Learn moreabout USU.
The university provides aDual Career Assistance Programto support careers for partners who are also seeking is committed to providing access and a reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability contact the universitys ADA Coordinator in the Office of Human Resources at or.
*updated 12/2025
Notice of Non-discrimination
In its programs and activities including in admissions and employment Utah State University does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination including harassment based on race color religion sex national origin age genetic information sexual orientation gender identity disability status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by University policy Title IX or any other federal state or local law.
Utah State University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination including harassment in employment including in hiring promotion transfer or termination based on race color religion sex national origin age genetic information sexual orientation gender identity disability status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by University policy or any other federal state or local law.
Utah State University does not discriminate in its housing offerings and will treat all persons fairly and equally without regard to race color religion sex familial status disability national origin source of income sexual orientation or gender identity. Additionally the University endeavors to provide reasonable accommodations when necessary and to ensure equal access to qualified persons with disabilities.
In all circumstances Utah State University follows state and federal laws related to sex-segregated spaces.
The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or USUs non-discrimination policies:
Matthew Pinner Executive Director Civil Rights & Title IX Office Old Main Rm. 401D 1475 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322 | Cody Carmichael Title IX Coordinator Old Main Rm. 402D 1475 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322 |
For further information regarding non-discrimination please visit or contact:
U.S. Department of Education
Denver Regional Office
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
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About Company
Founded in 1888, Utah State University is Utah's only land grant institution, serving over 28,000 students in Logan and around the state at Statewide Campuses, as well as at USU Eastern. Known for its robust and cutting edge research, Utah State challenges students to pursue academic ... View more