Business Intelligence Developer (SAS)

Job Description: A SAS Business Intelligence Developer is responsible for performing all phases of reporting; including report design, measure development, data collection, summarization, documentation and validation to support the information needs of analysts, management, staff and providers. The Business Intelligence Developer exercises independent judgment, strong commitment to team work, exceptional customer service while working collaboratively with business users throughout the organization. A Business Intelligence Developer utilizes strong analytical and problem solving skills to accurately interpret and execute business requirements producing meaningful, actionable products. Proficiency with reporting tools, such as Crystal Reports, and database structures and content is needed.Responsibilities:Qualifications:

• Collaborate with cross functional teams to gather and document BI requirements
• Analyze BI requirements and design/develop Cognos Reporting solutions to support standard reporting, Dashboard and self-service environment.
• Will be the primary contact for questions about existing reports and Dashboards
• Performance tuning to ensure reports function within acceptable parameters
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define the business layer and presentation layer of the BI Model that is business friendly and supports a self-service environment.
• Analyze requirements and architect appropriate solutions, with detailed design documents
• Review the current architecture and recommend changes as appropriate
• Ensure documentation is up to date

Education: Associate's Degree in a Related Field or Bachelor's Degree in a Related Field.Experience:

• 5+ years of experience. Most recent experience must be Business Intelligence focused with at least five years of hands on experience in dashboard and report development using SAS VA and EG.
• Strong communication skills, with prior experience in requirements gathering and working with SMEs and Stakeholders at various leadership levels.
• Hands on Framework Manager Dimensional Modeling, Transformer cube, Design and Development
• Hands on Dashboard, and report development experience
• Proven experience in scripting (Java Scripting/JQuery) to extend SAS Capabilities
• Excellent performance tuning and trouble shooting skills
• Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication
• Strong grasp of relational Database principles, OLTP, OLAP, 3NF, Star-Schema
• Demonstrable experience in Dashboards, KPI, Scorecards, mobile, Operational and Business Intelligence Prior experience in leading a BI Team

Preferred:

• Experience in business areas such as finance, marketing, Healthcare or operations.
• Computer skills including Windows-based applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, etc) or other online collaborative tools.
• Knowledge and understanding of database theory and practice, database structures, query languages, and concepts.
• Experience with one or more reporting tools (e.g. Crystal, Access, SQL, Tableau, SAS, QlikView) used to fill data/information requests. Working knowledge for database applications or reporting tools.
• Ability to create, manipulate and report from various data sources. Basic analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving abilities.
• Ability to interpret data, identify trends, and anomalies.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral). Demonstrated commitment to team work and exceptional customer service.
• Ability to work in ambiguous situations under pressure.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and appearance at all times.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and track issues on a daily basis.