Business Intelligence Analyst

The Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst plays a key role in enabling a data-driven culture across the organisation. The role ensures colleagues have access to trusted, timely, and actionable insights by developing high-quality reporting, intuitive visual dashboards, and scalable self-service capabilities. This role transforms complex data into clear stories that support faster, better decisions at scale., 1. Deliver trusted reporting and decision support

• Develop high-quality reports, dashboards and analysis to help the organisation monitor performance and make better decisions.
• Ensure BI outputs are reliable, consistent and aligned to agreed definitions, enabling a single version of the truth.
• Proactively identify insights that highlight risks, opportunities and performance-improving actions.
• Assist with adhoc requests from internal customers, understanding the business need and developing requirements.

2. Build intuitive data visualisation and self-service tools

• Create user-friendly BI products in Power BI (and emerging tools as the analytics stack evolves) that simplify complex information for non-technical audiences.
• Support the business in developing self-service behaviours.
• Champion visual and analytical best practice.
• Collaborate with Data Platform teams to ensure datasets used for reporting are accurate, well-structured and optimised for analysis.
• Ensure data integrity and data security across all reporting and adhere to the principles of Data Governance.

3. Enhance data accessibility and quality

4. Partner with stakeholders to unlock value

• Work closely with operational, commercial, finance and clinical teams to understand their decision needs and translate them into BI solutions.
• Provide clear, actionable recommendations that improve performance, reduce risk or create commercial value.
• Support colleagues in using BI tools effectively, including training on reporting platforms.
• Support a variety of projects impacting different areas of the business.

5. Contribute to BI and organisational capability uplift

• Support the transition of reporting and analytics towards tools such as Power BI and Fabric.
• Share knowledge, coach colleagues and contribute to standards that increase consistency, reusability and efficiency across analytics.
• As the Decision Analytics & Strategy function continues to mature, responsibilities and focus areas may evolve. The post-holder is expected to remain flexible and contribute to the ongoing development of BI and wider analytics capabilities.

• Experience in a BI, analytics or reporting role.
• Strong skills in Power BI (data modelling, DAX, visualisation best practice).
• Ability to translate business questions into analytical solutions.
• Appreciation of data warehouse design, including use of Fabric, as well as knowledge of SAP BW.
• Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complexity for non-technical audiences.
• High attention to detail and commitment to data quality.
• Comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent PC skills and high standard of skill within data manipulation and reporting.
• Experience using all Microsoft Office products but with Advanced Skills in Excel.

Desirable

• Knowledge of SAP Business Objects.
• Experience within healthcare
• Experience with commercial analytics or operational performance contexts.
• Educated to degree standard, or equivalent.

Business Intelligence Analyst |Reading | Full Time & Permanent |Competitive Salary + Comprehensive Benefits, We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free onsite parking

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together
• Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.