Overview:
Waters is seeking an experienced Data Platforms BI & Reporting Manager to lead the strategy, development, governance, and operations of enterprise reporting solutions. This role combines people leadership, Power BI expertise (development + administration), SAP S/4HANA Datasphere experience, business analysis, and domain knowledge in Bioscience & Lifescience.
The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years in a leadership or management role, with demonstrated capability to lead and mentor senior BI and analytics developers. This role provides direction across reporting platforms, SAP S/4 Datasphere-based analytics, requirements management, analytics delivery, business partnering, and Power BI governance.
This leader will manage a team of senior reporting analysts and developers, while partnering closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and scientific experts to deliver accurate, scalable, and actionable insights across the organization.
Responsibilities:
* Leadership & Team Management
* Lead, mentor, and oversee a team of senior Reporting Analysts, Business Analysts, and Power BI Developers.
* Provide technical and delivery leadership to experienced developers, reviewing designs, models, and architectural decisions.
* Define roadmap, priorities, and delivery plans for reporting, analytics, and SAP S/4 Datasphere-driven initiatives.
* Oversee workload distribution, sprint planning, delivery quality, and performance management.
* Establish best practices and operating models for BI development, SAP analytics, and production support.
* Drive a culture of data literacy, self-service BI, architectural rigor, and continuous improvement.
* Power BI Development & Architecture
* Oversee the end-to-end Power BI report and dashboard development lifecycle.
* Ensure high-quality data modeling, DAX development, visualization standards, usability design, and reusability.
* Guide senior developers on complex data models, performance optimization, and advanced analytics patterns.
* Work closely with business teams to translate analytical requirements into scalable BI solutions.
* Troubleshoot refresh failures and performance issues for enterprise datasets.
* Implement optimization practices for dataset performance, refresh schedules, and report load times.
* Own versioning, deployment pipelines, and release management across dev/test/prod environments.
* Power BI Administration & Governance
* Administer Power BI Service, including workspaces, security groups, data gateways, and usage monitoring.
* Provide oversight of Power BI Gateways (On-Premises and VNET-based).
* Enforce governance policies including naming conventions, workspace standards, RLS/OLS, certification, and data retention.
* Manage user provisioning, access controls, and Azure AD security roles.
* Perform long-range environment planning; monitor system health, performance metrics, audit logs, license usage, and compliance.
* Ensure adherence to enterprise data governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
* SAP S/4HANA Datasphere & Enterprise Analytics
* Lead and oversee reporting and analytics solutions leveraging SAP S/4HANA Datasphere as a core enterprise data layer.
* Partner with SAP and Data Engineering teams to design, validate, and govern semantic models within Datasphere.
* Ensure effective data consumption from SAP S/4HANA into Power BI and other downstream analytics platforms.
* Guide senior developers on Datasphere modeling concepts, data acquisition, views, and performance considerations.
* Ensure alignment between SAP analytics strategy and enterprise BI standards.
* Business Analysis & Stakeholder Engagement
* Act as a strategic partner to business leaders across Bioscience, Lifescience, R&D, Quality, Commercial, and Manufacturing functions.
* Facilitate requirements gathering, process analysis, and documentation of analytics and reporting needs.
* Translate complex scientific and operational processes into analytical models and reporting frameworks.
* Conduct impact assessments, data mapping, workflow analysis, and business case preparation.
* Lead workshops, discovery sessions, and data validation reviews with senior stakeholders.
* Data Management & Collaboration
* Collaborate with Data Engineering, Application Teams, SAP teams, and Domain SMEs to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and availability.
* Align with Master Data, Data Quality, and Data Governance teams for common definitions and enterprise metrics.
* Support integration of data from ERP (SAP S/4HANA), LIMS, CRM, Scientific Instruments, and Lab Informatics systems.
* Ensure traceability, lineage, and quality of data used for scientific and regulatory decision-making.
* Domain Expertise: Bioscience & Lifescience
* Leverage domain experience to design reports and KPIs aligned with scientific operations, R&D workflows, product lifecycle, compliance, and manufacturing.
* Understand scientific terminology, lab processes, assay data, clinical workflows, quality compliance, and instrument-generated data.
* Guide teams in interpreting metrics relevant to Bioscience & Lifescience business functions.
Qualifications:
* 10+ years of experience in Reporting, BI, Business Analysis, or Data Platforms roles.
* 5+ years of experience in a leadership or management role, leading senior developers.
* Hands-on expertise in:
* Power BI Development (data modeling, DAX, visualizations, UX)
* Power BI Administration (environment planning, workspaces, gateways, RLS, governance)
* SAP S/4HANA Datasphere analytics and data consumption
* Requirements gathering, process mapping, and documentation
* Data analysis and storytelling
* Strong domain knowledge of Bioscience or Lifescience industries.
* Solid understanding of data governance, security, and compliance.
* Experience with Azure, SQL, data warehouses, and enterprise analytics standards.
* Strong communication skills and proven stakeholder management capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
* Deep experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, LIMS, ELN, or scientific systems.
* Exposure to PowerShell or automation for administrative tasks.
* Microsoft Certifications (PL-300, PL-600, Power BI Administrator).
* Experience working in Agile delivery models.
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