[Hiring] Business Intelligence Specialist @Penn State University

Role Description

Penn State Information Technology (PSIT) is seeking a Business Intelligence Specialist to serve as a member of a Data Analytics/Reporting Team, supporting both the SIMBA organization and the LionPATH Development and Maintenance Organization (LDMO).

The successful candidate will serve as a Business Intelligence Specialist, providing:

• Data extraction
• Report development
• Analysis
• Recommended design of analytics applications, data models, and reporting solutions to meet complex operational, financial, student, and other institutional reporting requirements.

This role requires experience with two major enterprise systems supporting the University:

• SAP (used by SIMBA)
• PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (used by the LDMO as the University’s Student Information System)

The individual will work across a range of analytics and reporting platforms, data modeling environments, and enterprise data sources. Responsibilities include:

• Developing and supporting reports, queries, dashboards, datasets, and semantic data models
• Integrating enterprise-level data into appropriate reporting tools
• Collaborating with functional business partners to design analytical solutions that support strategic and operational objectives

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as a data analyst, business intelligence developer, solutions architect, or in a similar role
• Experience developing reports, queries, dashboards, and data models in business intelligence platforms
• Experience working with SAP (SIMBA) and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (LionPATH), including strong proficiency with PeopleSoft’s PSQuery tool
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and work effectively in a dynamic team environment
• Candidate must be a US Citizen to apply

Requirements

• Understanding of accounting principles, financial and student data concepts, and enterprise administrative processes, including how transactional data supports reporting and analytics
• Experience working with enterprise data warehousing, semantic modeling, or modern analytics architecture
• Experience integrating and modeling data from multiple administrative or operational systems
• Experience supporting reporting and analytics in higher education or similarly complex organizations
• Experience using AI-powered tools or techniques in analytics, reporting, automation, data modeling, or solution design

Benefits

• Salary range: $81,312.00 - $122,016.00
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Robust retirement plans
• Substantial paid time off including holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Generous 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible spouses and children