Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Senior Data Visualization Analyst

Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 5+ years in developing dashboards and reports using Power BI.
  • Strong SQL skills for complex queries, joins, and aggregations.
  • Proficient in DAX, with expertise in calculated measures, time intelligence, and performance optimization.
  • Experience with relational databases and enterprise data platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop business intelligence dashboards and self-service analytics tools using Power BI.
  • Lead collaboration with business stakeholders to translate reporting needs into clear data visualizations.
  • Work with data engineering and analytics teams to ensure accurate and optimized datasets.
  • Write, test, and optimize SQL queries for enterprise data sources support.
  • Enhance dashboards by applying user feedback and integrating emerging Power BI capabilities.

Benefits

  • Support for various work arrangements, including in-office, hybrid, and remote options.
  • Convenient location in downtown Providence, near transit services.
  • Focus on associate well-being and work/life balance.
  • Continuous professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Pay Range:
$93,600.00 - $140,400.00
Please email if you are a candidate seeking a reasonable accommodation for the application and/or interview process.

Why this job matters:

The Sr Data Visualization Developer leads initiatives to design, develop, and maintain intuitive business intelligence dashboards and self-service analytics tools that enable business partners to access timely, actionable insights. This role focuses on delivering high-quality Power BI solutions by translating business and analytical requirements into effective visualizations. The developer works closely with business stakeholders, analytics teams, and data engineering partners to ensure BI solutions are accurate, performant, and scalable, while continuously evolving dashboards to meet changing needs. Other dashboarding solutions may be utilized in the future.

What you will do:
  • Design and develop intuitive business intelligence dashboards and self-service analytics tools using Power BI and other visualization platforms to enable business partners to access actionable insights, trends and performance metrics.
  • Lead and partner closely with business stakeholders to understand reporting and analytical needs, translating requirements into clear, easy-to-navigate data visualizations that effectively communicate insight and enable self-service adoption.
  • Collaborate with data engineering and analytics teams to source, model, and optimize datasets, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and strong performance of BI solutions.
  • Write, test, and optimize SQL queries to support reporting, analytics, and data validation across enterprise data sources.
  • Provide recommendations and continuously enhance and evolve dashboards by incorporating user feedback, emerging Power BI capabilities, and additional visualization approaches over time.
  • Apply data visualization best practices, including KPI design, layout, filtering, and usability standards, across all reporting solutions.
  • Support BI lifecycle management, including development, testing, validation, and promotion of reports and semantic models across environments
  • Document dashboard logic, data definitions, and assumptions to promote transparency and reusability. Align to analytics governance standards and certifications.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


What you need to succeed:
  • Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 5 or more years of experience developing dashboards and reports in Power BI.
  • Strong SQL skills, including experience writing complex queries, joins, and aggregations.
  • Strong understanding of data visualization principles and how to present insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong experience with DAX, including calculated measures, time intelligence, context manipulation, and performance optimization.
  • Experience working with relational databases and/or enterprise data platforms.
  • Experience leveraging AI tools to build code, generate insights and perform quality control
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with business users and cross-functional technical teams and lead design and build initiatives.
  • Experience developing Power BI dashboards, reports, and semantic models for business and financial users.
  • Advanced analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and synthesize complex data sets.
  • Proficiency with Snowflake, including Snowsight, SQL-based analytics, and data exploration.
  • Ability to translate technical results into actionable insights for business and finance stakeholders.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
  • Ability to interface with employees at all levels.
  • Ability to effectively navigate ambiguous situations with limited direction.
  • Good business acumen and political savvy.


The extras:
  • Experience using Python for data analysis, data preparation, or automation.
  • Familiarity with enterprise BI environments and governed semantic models.
  • Experience working with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure, or similar).
  • Familiarity with healthcare data domains such as claims, enrollment, utilization, or financial reporting.
  • Working knowledge of UI/UX and CI/CD principles to support modern and intuitive dashboards
  • Working knowledge of illustration tools to accelerate dashboard design


Location:
BCBSRI is headquartered in downtown Providence, conveniently located near the train station and bus terminal. We actively support associate well-being and work/life balance and offer the following schedules, based on role:
  • In-office: onsite 5 days per week
  • Hybrid: onsite 2-4 days per week
  • Remote: onsite 0-1 days per week. Permitted to reside in the following states, pending approval from the Human Resources Department: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island is a non-profit health insurance company that provides medical, dental, and vision coverage to individuals and businesses in Rhode Island. The company also offers Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug coverage. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
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