Senior Business Intelligence Specialist

Role Description

Deliver against business intelligence objectives including creating solutions for information delivery and data analytics projects with the goal of empowering and enabling business users with actionable information. Expectations include:

• Independently analyzing, designing, and developing business intelligence and analytics solutions using coding standards and best practices.
• Mentoring junior staff by providing guidance and design consultation.
• Creating solutions that provide accurate information quickly to the organization.
• Analyzing, designing and building reports, dashboards or other business intelligence components as needed.
• Responsible for development initiatives that may drive the creation of new data assets or information exchange to support decision support applications or business intelligence/analytics solutions.
• Working closely with other staff to identify levels of effort and task dependencies as assigned by the Manager.
• Providing technical guidance on the creation of database tables, objects, assets and/or cubes utilizing commonly accepted methodologies and best practices for dimensional modeling and normal forms.
• Leading the creation of data marts as needed.
• Training and mentoring business intelligence and analytics staff on the use of new technologies, design and development approaches, and the application of established standards and best practices.
• Collaborating with other developers on the application of standards and best practices and contributing to the evolution of best practices and standards aimed at improving scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Overseeing and/or participating in the research and evaluation of new business intelligence, analytics and/or data visualization technologies.
• Determining the best technologies to use for our environment considering future direction, risk, consistency, and return on investment.
• Considering technology changes that have taken place over the years and helping project trends for the future.
• Creating architecture and/or design documents needed to initiate new development efforts.
• Reviewing incoming projects to determine if existing technologies/capabilities can support the needs of the incoming request.
• Demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively or autonomously on the design, creation, and maintenance of metadata layers.
• Maintaining communication with customers, internal and external, to facilitate analysis and troubleshooting for production issues.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in business intelligence working with business or systems analysis and design concepts.
• A bachelor’s degree in business intelligence, management information systems, mathematics, statistics, analytics, computer and information sciences or similar is required. May substitute an additional three or more years of direct experience in business intelligence, data analytics or statistics in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to write basic queries using standard query languages.
• Familiarity with both business analysis principles and project management methodologies.
• The ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies while considering the business needs and direction.
• Familiarity with Business Intelligence tools/environments with ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Working knowledge of data warehousing and business intelligence concepts, including various forms of data modeling (dimensional and relational) and warehousing strategies.
• Demonstrable proficiency in overseeing the definition of project scope and in managing small to midsize projects to completion on the delivery of the defined scope.

Requirements

• General Job Information
• Title: Senior Business Intelligence Specialist - Remote
• Grade: 28
• Work Experience - Required: Business Intelligence, IT
• Work Experience - Preferred: N/A
• Education - Required: A Combination of Education and Work Experience May Be Considered, Bachelor's - Computer and Information Science, Bachelor's - Information Technology, Bachelor's - Mathematics, Bachelor's - Statistics
• Education - Preferred: N/A
• License and Certifications - Required: N/A
• License and Certifications - Preferred: N/A

Benefits

• Salary Minimum: $83,890
• Salary Maximum: $142,610
• This position may be eligible for short-term incentives as well as a comprehensive benefits package.
• Magellan offers a broad range of health, life, voluntary and other benefits and perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.

Company Description

Magellan Health, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Tobacco-free workplace. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled.

Every employee must understand, comply with and attest to the security responsibilities and security controls unique to their position; and comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and internal policies and procedures.