What you will be doing

Within the Data & Analytics BI team, the Data Visualization Specialist Lead position plays a significant administration & governance role for enterprise supported BI Tools; solutioning consultation on business funded & self-service use cases, training users on BI Tools, establishing analytics best practices & managing various security & administrative functions of the BI Tools. They also provide technical guidance to other DVS roles within IT & multiple Business Units where other Data Visualization Specialists are responsible for turning abstract information from data analysis into appealing and understandable visualizations that improve business insights from the results of the analysis.

• Brings expert knowledge of data visualization tools and techniques to drive business analytics and semantic data access requirements.
• Work closely with business users, vendors, and delivery teams to understand the business requirements that drive the analysis and design of business analytics and reporting solutions.
• Conceptualize, design, and develop data visualization solutions that synthesize data concepts into clear communications for key business stakeholders.
• Drives business stakeholder adoption of insights-driven decision making and/or business process innovation.
• Leads knowledge transfer around using data visualizations to business stakeholders.
• Assist in developing best practices for data presentation and sharing across the organization.
• Ensures data visualization standards are maintained and implemented.
• Demonstrate an ability to reduce data to the bare minimum of what is needed to optimally communicate a message.
• Provides technical leadership, coaching and mentoring to team members and business users.
• Participates in POC projects and provides business analytics solutions recommendations.
• Evaluates new visualization tools and performs research on best practices.
• Contributes to strategic planning meetings and provides guidance and expertise on system options, risk, cost vs. benefits, and impacts on business processes and goals.
• Has expertise in multiple technical environments and possesses business knowledge that spans multiple business areas.
• Responsible for BI Tool administration & security functions as designated

What your background should look like 

• Bachelor’s degree in Programming/Systems or Computer Science or another related field. Or equivalent work experience
• Three (3) or more years of Power BI experience – required.
• Either (8) or more years of experience with data visualization/BI tools, such as Qlik or Tableau, SQL, and semantic data access mechanisms (nice to have).
• Eight (8) or more years of experience in developing business analytics solutions, focusing on requirements gathering and effective visualization of insights.
• Certifications on one or more BI Tools is a plus.
• Extensive experience on Power BI is a plus.
• Experience in driving analytics business process innovation and organizational change management
• Has a broad level of understanding surrounding business information systems.
• Experience in leading projects and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex problems or processes that span multiple business areas, identify, and understand requirements and develop alternate solutions.
• Experience designing, developing, and testing business analytics solutions using proven or emerging technologies in a variety of technologies and environments.
• Thought leadership in applying visualization techniques and User Experience design.
• Excellent written/oral communication and presentation/interpersonal skills.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in Programming/Systems or Computer Science or other related field. Or equivalent work experience

MINIMUM SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

8 or more years of experience in developing business analytics solutions, focusing on requirements gathering and effective visualization of insights.

8 or more years of experience with data visualization/BI tools, such as Qlik or Tableau, SQL and semantic data access mechanisms.

Experience in driving analytics-enabled business process innovation and organizational change management.

Has a broad level of understanding surrounding business information systems.

Experience in leading projects and teams.

Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret complex problems or processes that span multiple business areas, identify and understand requirements and develop alternate solutions.

Experience designing, developing and testing business analytics solutions using proven or emerging technologies in a variety of technologies and environments.

Thought leadership in applying visualization techniques and User Experience design.

Excellent written/oral communication and presentation/interpersonal skills.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave.

To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more.