Data Developer & Analyst/Report Writer

Job Summary

The Data Developer & Analyst / Report Writer is responsible for developing high-quality data transformations, analytics solutions, dashboards, and reports that enable decision-making across Northeastern University. This role bridges data engineering and analytics—building robust data pipelines in Snowflake while creating user-friendly reporting and visualization products in Power BI, Tableau, and other enterprise tools.

The developer will work across legacy data sources (Banner, Workday, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and others) and transform them into clean, trusted data models that support operational analytics, strategic reporting, automation, and emerging AI-driven insights. This role is critical to enabling data-informed decisions across academic, administrative, and enterprise functions

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*Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University is unable to work sponsor for this role, now or in the futur

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Minimum Qualificat

ion
Knowledge and skills required for this position are typically acquired through the completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Data Science, or a related field and six years of experience in analytics, BI development, or data engineer

• ing.Experience developing reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions using Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent to
• ols.Experience transforming complex enterprise data into usable models (Snowflake preferr
• ed).Experience working with large-scale administrative systems such as Banner, Workday, Salesforce, or Service
• Now.Effective analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with ability to translate business questions into analytical requirements and datas
• ets.Effective communication skills for partnering with non-technical stakeholders and documentation, validation, and quality assurance ski

lls.
Technical Competen

• cies:Proficiency in SQL and Snowflake-based develop
• ment.Experience with Power BI (DAX), Tableau (LOD expressions), or similar BI t
• ools.Familiarity with ELT tools such as DBT, Fivetran, Informatica, or Matil
• lion.Understanding of data modeling concepts (star schema, snowflake schema, semantic models, incremental lo
• ads).Ability to design visualizations aligned with best practices in UX for
• data.Experience with Git-based versioning for analytics proj

ects.
Key Responsibi

lities
1) Data Development & Transfo

• rmationDevelop SQL-based transformations in Snowflake, DBT, or similar tools to prepare clean, reliable, analytics-ready da
• tasets.Create reusable data models (views, marts, semantic layers) aligned to governance and data product sta
• ndards.Build incremental, automated ELT pipelines that integrate data from Banner, Workday, Salesforce, and Serv

iceNow.
2) Reporting, Dashboards & Visua

• lizationDevelop dashboards, reports, and visual analytics in Power BI, Tableau, and/or other enterpris
• e tools.Implement KPIs, metrics, data definitions, and self-service semantic layers in alignment with institutional reporting st
• andards.Work with business owners to translate requirements into intuitive, actionable reporting so

lutions.
3) Business Analysis & Requirements

• GatheringEngage with administrative, academic, and research stakeholders to understand reporti
• ng needs.Document business definitions, data logic, and report specif
• ications.Support data literacy across university units by helping users interpret and analyze

insights.
4) Data Quality, Testing &

• ValidationEnsure data accuracy, consistency, and reliability across data models and reportin
• g outputs.Implement data validation, testing scripts, and automated quali
• ty checks.Troubleshoot data discrepancies and maintain strong docu