West Coast University · 2 hours ago
Manager, Business Intelligence
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$138K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expWest Coast University is dedicated to educating students seeking careers in healthcare. The Manager, Business Intelligence will partner with operational groups to identify opportunities for analytic reporting and lead the development of AI-enabled self-service insights to enhance decision-making and improve student outcomes.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and deployment of business intelligence solutions that provide insightful output
Hands on with business intelligence software such as Power BI, Tableau, etc
Outputs include reports, dashboards, insights, recommendations, etc
Lead implementation of AI-enabled analytics and governed self‑service dashboards to scale decision support across the College/University
Query various data sources to create cross functional datasets for analytic solution needs
Hands on querying of Analytical Data Store and Operational Data Stores
Exploration of other internal and external data sources as needed to fulfill requirements
Perform explanatory, pattern, and trend analysis on student academic and success data, recruitment and enrollment data, state board pre-licensure exams, financial and operational data
Hire, retain, mentor, and develop world-class talent to support business intelligence
Maintains regular and timely attendance, reports to work as scheduled and assures time worked and/or time-off is recorded properly
Supervises Business Intelligence team members and reviews workload and analyzes staffing requirements
Interviews, selects, counsels, and evaluates staff to ensure effective support
Reviews the efforts of staff and provides direction where needed, ensuring timely completion in accordance with objectives
Monitors Power BI ecosystem to ensure that reports are refreshing at expected cadences and ensures system stability
Adheres to College/University policies and procedures and conducts job responsibilities in accordance with the standards set out in the College/University’s Code of Ethical Conduct, Compliance Agreement, Sexual Harassment Policy or any of its policies and procedures, applicable federal and state laws, and applicable professional standards
Maintains confidentiality of all student, associate, and/or university information as required
Exercises care, proper use and maintenance of department equipment and supplies
Identifies unsafe conditions and makes appropriate adjustments
Maintains order, cleanliness and safety at work
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Economics, Math, Engineering or other quantitative/data mining field of study required with graduate level work highly desired
Minimum of 5 years of working experience in data analysis, business intelligence, and the creation of insightful descriptive analytics with a minimum of 1 year experience leading a team of at least one BI/data analyst. The supervisory experience requires recruiting, evaluating, coaching and optimizing talents and staff in a strong statistical, analytic, data management, and reporting and data visualization line of work
Preferred
Advanced understanding and applications of statistics, data mining, programming and data visualization
Expert working knowledge in SQL
Expert working knowledge in Python, R, SAS, or other data analysis/exploration language
Expert working knowledge in creating impactful data visualizations which lead end users to discover insightful findings
Expert in problem formulation and root cause analysis to ensure solutions solve the correct problem
Expert working knowledge in data preparation, data exploration, data analysis, and data visualization
Expert working knowledge in creating descriptive analytics utilizing one of the following or similar products: Power BI, Tableau, SAS Visual Analytics, Looker, Qlik, etc
Expert ability to automate the development, deployment, and delivery of analytic solutions
Expert in creating a single version of the truth and a culture of data driven decisions utilizing descriptive analytics
Experience with AI Q&A toolsets such as Microsoft's Power BI Copilot, LangChain, etc
Strong understanding of establishing benchmarks to support a champion/challenger culture across the organization
Familiarity with cloud offerings and integration with visualization/reporting solutions
Demonstrated professional experience and working knowledge of quantitative analysis, data modeling and exploring disparate data sources
Demonstrated professional experience and working knowledge of longitudinal and relational database and database query tools
Ability to develop metrics, measurements, templates, and tools for continual improvement tracking and monitoring of key indicators for areas of responsibility that support data driven decisions
Ability to manage and work effectively in a highly ethnic and culturally diverse student and associate community as well as work with individuals at all levels of the organization
Experience leading analytical teams, including cross functional business and technology teams
Ability to use excellent organizational and analytical skills to self-direct, self-pace, multi-task and function well under pressure of deadlines and conflicting priorities
Ability to effectively use interpersonal communication skills, both oral and written, follow through with duties, provide attention to detail, and demonstrate the ability to motivate others
Experience leading teams building analytical applications/products
Ability to exercise good judgment
Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule
Ability to travel locally on a weekly and/or on as needed basis
Company
West Coast University
West Coast University is a university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing and other healthcare disciplines.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Marwan Alamat
Vice President, Innovation
Recent News
2025-10-09
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