Lead Clinical Business Intelligence Architect
The Lead Clinical Business Intelligence Architect provides technical and strategic leadership for clinical analytics and external benchmarking across a large, integrated academic health system. This role designs, governs, and advances enterprise business intelligence solutions supporting Vizient performance domains, clinical quality, safety, outcomes, utilization, and service line performance improvement.
The position partners closely with clinical leadership, quality teams, and enterprise analytics stakeholders, and directly leads a team of data analysts (2 FTEs), ensuring analytics are accurate, scalable, transparent, and trusted.
This position is eligible for remote work within Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location.
Position Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and support of analytics aligned to Vizient performance domains, including mortality, safety, effectiveness, efficiency, variation in care, and patient experience
Provide day‑to‑day technical leadership, mentorship, and work direction for a team of data analysts (2 FTEs)
Partner with clinical leaders, quality teams, and service lines to translate clinical and benchmarking data into actionable analytics
Develop standardized dashboards and metrics to support ongoing performance monitoring, what if analysis, and improvement initiatives
Conduct in-depth analyses to identify performance trends, benchmark comparisons, and improvement opportunities.
Serve as a subject matter expert on Vizient data methodologies and performance metrics.
Ensure reporting solutions are scalable, performant, and aligned with enterprise data governance and data quality expectations
Ensure transparency and documentation of metric definitions, logic, inclusions, exclusions, and assumptions
Review and validate analytic deliverables to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to standards
Promote documentation, peer review, and knowledge sharing across the analytics team
Support onboarding and ongoing development of analytics staff and clinical and operational partners
Health Care Information Systems (HCIS) provides and supports information and communication systems and technology that facilitate quality patient care, progressive medical education, and innovative research.
HCIS services University of Iowa Health Care by providing comprehensive, high-level support for patient care delivery, internal and external communication, technology innovation, medical education, and research. Creating and maintaining a positive, productive, and rewarding environment for information technology and communication staff
- Pay Grade: 5B - https://hr.uiowa.edu/pay/pay-plans/professional-and-scientific-pay-structure
- Salary: $82,073.00 to commensurate.
- University of Iowa offers a generous benefits package, including 24 days paid vacation per year to start and paid sick leave. Complete information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits
- Percent of Time: 100%
- Location: Remote
- Staff Type: Professional & Scientific
- Type of Position: Regular
Education Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Analytics, or related discipline or a combination of education and experience.
Required Qualifications
5 years of progressive experience in business intelligence, analytics, or reporting roles, including experience leveraging analytical tools in healthcare delivery environments
Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex, multi‑source data sets
Strong understanding of data warehouse and data modeling concepts, including fact/dimension models and semantic layers
Experience designing and supporting enterprise reporting solutions using modern business intelligence platforms
Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities concurrently
Desirable Qualifications:
Experience working in a healthcare delivery setting with clinical analytics and performance measurement, particularly supporting quality, outcomes, utilization, or benchmarking initiatives
Experience supporting Vizient analytics or performance improvement efforts, including interpretation of peer comparisons and standardized performance domains
Working knowledge of healthcare delivery workflows and clinical terminology
Advanced experience with enterprise analytics and business intelligence platforms such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, or similar tools
Advanced SQL expertise, including complex query development, optimization, and performance tuning
Experience partnering with data engineering, application, and infrastructure teams in a complex healthcare IT environment
Experience working with vendors to define system requirements, integration strategies, and analytics solutions
Experience providing training, education, and ongoing support to analytics staff and business partners
- Epic certifications(s) or experience related but not limited to the following: Cogito Fundamentals, Cogito Tools Administration, Caboodle Data Model, Clarity Data Model, etc.
To be considered, applicants must upload a resume (under submission relevant materials) that clearly addresses how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position. A cover letter is desired as part of the application process. Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days. This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification.
This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
For additional questions contact Adam Spieker- adam-spieker@uiowa.edu
Equal opportunity employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
