[Hiring] Principal Business Information & Innovation Analyst @Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Role Description

The position coordinates BSD’s Business Information Stewardship model, including the Business Information Stewardship Team (BIST), business information standards, trusted information products, reporting priorities, KPI governance, and information product lifecycle practices. The role works across Accounting, Procurement, Planning, Projects, Travel, Property, and other BSD functions to establish consistent business definitions, improve information reuse, and strengthen operational and executive decision support.

The Principal Analyst partners closely with Information Technology, the Analytics Community of Excellence (ACE), Enterprise Architecture, the PNNL Center for AI, CORE program teams, and other enterprise partners to translate enterprise capabilities into trusted business information and measurable business value. Rather than developing or operating enterprise technology platforms, the position provides BSD business leadership, stewardship coordination, requirements definition, governance support, and analytical guidance while preserving enterprise technical ownership.

Qualifications

• BS/BA and 9 years of relevant data analyst or AI adoption experience -OR-
• MS/MA or higher and 7 years of relevant data analyst or AI adoption experience.

Requirements

• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP, HCM, SAP Concur, or comparable enterprise business platforms.
• Experience within the U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory complex.
• Experience establishing or operating business information stewardship, data governance, reporting governance, or analytics governance models.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional governance teams, stewardship forums, workshops, or requirements discussions involving multiple business organizations.
• Experience developing enterprise business information standards, metadata practices, information product inventories, business definition frameworks, KPI frameworks, or reporting lifecycle standards.
• Experience supporting ERP-enabled reporting or analytics transformation, including business readiness for major enterprise system implementations.
• Experience developing or modernizing executive dashboards, operational reporting, semantic models, or trusted information products.
• Experience evaluating and prioritizing analytics and reporting portfolios based on decision-making needs, business value, reuse potential, and organizational priorities.
• Experience developing reusable AI prompts, business guidance, knowledge resources, or leading practices that support workforce productivity and responsible adoption of enterprise AI.
• Experience advising stakeholders on the appropriate use, limitations, risks, and governance requirements of AI-enabled solutions.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Robust telehealth care options
• Several mental health benefits
• Free wellness coaching
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts
• Basic life insurance
• Disability insurance*
• Employee assistance program
• Business travel insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Relocation
• Backup childcare
• Legal benefits
• Supplemental parental bonding leave
• Surrogacy and adoption assistance
• Fertility support
• Company-funded pension plan*
• 401(k) savings plan with company match*
• Up to 120 vacation hours per year
• Ten paid holidays per year

Company Description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!

At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, and flexible work schedules. PNNL is located in eastern Washington State—the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab’s campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3 hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs.