About this role
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public research university that unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence — advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South Texas and beyond. UT San Antonio serves approximately 42,000 students in 320 academic programs spanning science, engineering, medicine, health, liberal arts, AI, cybersecurity, business, education and more. With 17,000 faculty and staff, UT San Antonio has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Company Culture.
Benefits Overview
UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.
Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Family members can be added to the plan through payroll deduction. Employees and their dependents can also receive discounted copays and coinsurance when using UT Health Physicians, a network of 800 premier physicians including more than 100 specialists. Employees receive $50,000 of group term life insurance and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for free, with options to purchase additional employee and dependent coverage for both at group rates.
Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan. Both PPO plans allow employees to choose any licensed dentist.
Vision - Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services. Two vision plan options that offer either standard or enhanced vision benefits.
Disability - Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
FSAs - Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
Retirement - Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). TRS is a defined benefit retirement plan which UT Health matches employee contributions. ORP is for eligible faculty staff employees. Voluntary retirement programs are also available to invest before- or after-tax dollars with the choice of five quality retirement plan providers.
Time Off - A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options:
- Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
- Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
- Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
- Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year.
Discounts - Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.
EEO Statement
UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. It is our policy to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
The BI Developer (Intermediate) at UT Health San Antonio supports clinical, operational, and financial decision making by transforming complex healthcare data into meaningful, actionable insights. Working under supervision, this role designs, develops, tests, and maintains reporting and analytics solutions, with Epic serving as the primary platform.
The BI Developer partners with clinical, operational, and Health Information Systems stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable dashboards, reports, and key performance indicators. This role applies strong analytical thinking, data modeling principles, and SQL expertise to ensure accurate, reliable, and high quality reporting solutions. In addition to Epic reporting tools such as Radar, Reporting Workbench, SlicerDicer, and Clarity or Caboodle, familiarity with Advanced Analytics Plus capabilities, including data science and artificial intelligence tools, is valued.
The position participates in Epic upgrade activities, including testing and validation, and provides limited after hours on call support during designated rotation periods a few weeks per year. The BI Developer contributes to continuous improvement efforts, data governance practices, and the ongoing evolution of the organization’s analytics environment.
- Gather and analyze business requirements to perform data modeling and mapping across multiple platforms for enterprise-wide BI initiatives
- Apply research and evaluation standards, descriptive statistics, and data management principles to translate complex data into meaningful content.
- Extract, load and transform data from transactional software systems into analytical software/BI systems.
- Design, create, test, and maintain a portfolio of reports, scorecards, and dashboards.
- Role activities include problem analysis, break/fix, design/modeling, implementation/coding, and testing.
- Responsible for navigating a wealth of data and turning it into actionable and insightful information.
- Work autonomously and collaboratively with other team members, as well as cross functionally, providing guidance to define report requirements and validate results.
- Develop and maintain appropriate documentation on all work products. Consult with business customers in the use of analytical & reporting tools to develop effective clinical, cost, quality & satisfaction outcomes.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Critical and analytical thinking proficiencies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to understand troubleshoot software issues
- Organizational management skills and ability to multitask
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific, technical, healthcare informatics, or mathematics field or four (4) years of comparable experience may be substituted for a degree.
Experience
Zero to one (0-1) years of experience is required.
Licenses/Certifications
- Certified in Tableau preferred.
- Familiarity with Business Intelligence and Data Analytics tools preferred.
- As specified by the department director, Epic certification for assigned modules are required within eighteen (18) months of hire. Epic certification must be maintained per Epic Corporation standards.
- As specified by the department director, additional certifications for assigned software analytical tools (such as Tableau) are required within thirty-six (36) months of hire. Certification must be maintained per Health-IT standards.