Principal Business Intelligence Analyst

The Principal Business Intelligence Analyst will lead the development of innovative, market leading analytics tools designed to assist our customers model and simulate complex scenarios. This role realizes the high-level business strategy with technical execution, overseeing the full lifecycle of BI solutions from initial requirements to successful production deployment. This role is for a proactive-problem solver who thrives in diving into deep technical components while seeing the larger roadmap. You should have a passion for innovation as a service, where looking for ways to use data to provide a competitive advantage to the end customer is key. This role should be ready to tackle complex issues where analysis of the situation or data requires an in-depth evaluation, to exercise judgement on methods and techniques to evaluate criteria and obtain results.

How you will contribute:

• Develop and contribute to market-leading tools that enable customers

• Focus on curating measurable value for clients by accelerating time to market through advanced data simulation and internally through operational efficiencies and reclaiming capacity.

• Define long-term solution strategy and roadmaps

• Translate business needs into detailed functional and non-functional requirements

• Maintain and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring alignment between business goals and technical feasibility.

• Lead sprint review meetings and facilitate clear communication between stakeholders and the technical team.

• Provide direct guidance to developers and testers through development lifecycle.

• Establish and review comprehensive test strategies, covering both internal code quality and User Acceptance testing (UAT).

• Oversee the release management and deployment of robust BI Solutions.

• Review reported bugs and prioritize fixes based on business impact.

• Participate in internal and external audits to ensure compliance and data integrity.

• Produce and maintain high-quality project documentation, including technical specification, user guides and architecture diagrams.

• Network with key stakeholders and business representatives outside of the team.

• Ensure all solutions meet organization standards for data governance and security.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree preferred in a STEM or Business Tech related field

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in Business Intelligence analytics, data and/or automation.

• 2+ years of business facing experience

• BI Platform Experience: Minimum 8 years of direct experience with at least one of the following: Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate – or related software

• Proven track record of guiding technical teams in developing rich, dynamic and interactive business intelligence solutions.

• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and translate requirements between business, project management and technical projects.

• Exceptional verbal presentation skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders/audiences.

• Ability to convert abstract business requirements into prioritized technical roadmaps.

• Proficiency supporting various data integration and formats such as Oracle, Salesforce and cloud platforms.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of government regulations like GxP SEQ, GDPR, and 21 CFR Part 11 or EU GMP Annex 11.

• Agile/Scrum with experience with Jira

• Certification in any of the following: Microsoft Azure, Fabric, Power Platform Products

• Development in AI, machine learning or advanced analytics is preferred to help drive innovation

Cytel Inc. is an Equal Employment / Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by law.