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Summary The Senior Business Intelligence Analyst (BIA, Sr.) delivers expert-level insights, frameworks, and oversight that strengthen organizational governance and ensure process integrity across the School of Medicine (SOM). This role leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a comprehensive internal controls program that enhances accountability, transparency, and data reliability across key functional areas - including Finance, Human Resources, Research Administration, and Clinical Trials. The Senior Business Intelligence Analyst partners closely with SOM leadership, Business Intelligence partners, and administrative stakeholders to document end-to-end process flows, identify control points, and implement effective monitoring and testing mechanisms. The position serves as a key liaison between operational units, analytics teams, and executive leadership, ensuring data-informed decision-making and robust control environments. This role will partner with the Director of Business Intelligence to lead data governance stewardship across the School of Medicine.

Responsibilities Program Development: Design and implement a School-wide Internal Controls Program aligned with COSO principles to strengthen governance, accountability, and transparency. Establish ownership structures, policies, and reporting mechanisms that embed risk awareness into daily operations. Spearhead a monitoring and audit process to ensure compliance with Internal Controls Program. Leverage AI where appropriate to automate processes to promote efficiency. Partner with leadership to integrate internal controls into new systems, policies, and strategic initiatives.

Communication & Relationships: Serve as a liaison between SOM leadership, Business Intelligence partners, administrative managers, IT, and campus stakeholders to ensure alignment across governance, controls, and compliance efforts. Communicate complex control and risk concepts in clear, actionable terms through presentations, reports, and committee updates. Build strong partnerships that foster collaboration, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Dashboard & Scorecard Development: Develop dashboards and monitoring tools that visualize control performance, highlight anomalies, and inform executive decision-making. Collaborate with analytics and system teams to ensure data visualizations are accurate, intuitive, and aligned with SOM's risk and governance priorities. Use these tools to track remediation, control effectiveness, and emerging risk trends.

SQL & Database Proficiency with Data Integrity Focus: Leverage SQL and analytical tools to design and execute data validation procedures that verify system-to-report accuracy, completeness, and consistency. Collaborate with system owners and IT to assess data flows, access controls, and change management processes. Ensure adherence to data security, availability, and reusability standards across enterprise platforms.

Financial & Healthcare Analytics: Apply strong financial and operational acumen to evaluate control design and process efficiency within finance, research administration, HR, and clinical trial functions. Use data analysis to identify trends, quantify risk exposure, and support continuous improvement initiatives. Translate findings into insights that enhance performance and inform strategic decisions.

Controls & Accuracy Focus: Uphold a strong controls mindset by embedding validation checks, documentation standards, and quality assurance practices into all program activities. Lead testing and monitoring programs to evaluate control effectiveness and ensure timely remediation of deficiencies. Maintain high standards of accuracy, consistency, and reliability in all deliverables and reporting.

Project Management & Initiative: Manage multiple concurrent initiatives with structured planning, clear prioritization, and proactive communication. Demonstrate initiative by identifying opportunities to enhance process governance, automate control monitoring, and reduce administrative burden. Drive projects forward independently while maintaining alignment with SOM strategic goals and compliance expectations.

Adaptability & Agility: Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness to evolving business needs, stakeholder feedback, and shifting priorities.

Job Profile This job profile is intended to provide a representation of the responsibilities required. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this profile.

Project management - The BIA, Sr. demonstrates efficient project management to clearly define projects, develop project plans, and set priorities for working teams.

Other Information Education Requirements: Requires Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Licensure/Certification Requirements Professional Experience Requirements: If Bachelor's degree in general degree, six (6) years of experience If a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field (i.e. Engineering, Math, Computer Science, Analytics, etc.), then requires four (4) years of experience If Master's degree, requires four (4) years of experience If PhD, requires two (2) years of experience If Associates, requires twelve (12) years of experience If High School degree, requires fourteen (14) years of experience

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements SQL expertise Data visualization software and UI design expert proficiency. Understands the importance and is capable of leveraging existing reusable data sources for visualizations and analytics before creating their own. When creating new assets, they are expected to make them reusable. Advanced proficiency in optimizing reusable data sources for visualization and analytics. Advanced proficiency of optimizing reusable data sources for visualization and analytics. Intermediate proficiency in data architecture R/Python (other stat software) intermediate proficiency is preferred. Stakeholder requirements gathering and presentation skills required. Analytics or multidisciplinary team facilitation or project management at an advanced proficiency level is preferred. Exemplifies UNC Health System Values

Job Details Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians

Organization Unit: SOM Business Intelligence Office Passthrough

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $44.56 - $64.06 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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