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
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Lead, mentor, and oversee a team of senior Reporting Analysts, Business Analysts, and Power BI Developers.
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Provide technical and delivery leadership to experienced developers, reviewing designs, models, and architectural decisions.
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Define roadmap, priorities, and delivery plans for reporting, analytics, and SAP S/4 Datasphere–driven initiatives.
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Oversee workload distribution, sprint planning, delivery quality, and performance management.
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Establish best practices and operating models for BI development, SAP analytics, and production support.
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Drive a culture of data literacy, self-service BI, architectural rigor, and continuous improvement.
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Power BI Development & Architecture
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Oversee the end-to-end Power BI report and dashboard development lifecycle.
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Ensure high-quality data modeling, DAX development, visualization standards, usability design, and reusability.
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Guide senior developers on complex data models, performance optimization, and advanced analytics patterns.
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Work closely with business teams to translate analytical requirements into scalable BI solutions.
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Troubleshoot refresh failures and performance issues for enterprise datasets.
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Implement optimization practices for dataset performance, refresh schedules, and report load times.
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Own versioning, deployment pipelines, and release management across dev/test/prod environments.
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Power BI Administration & Governance
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Administer Power BI Service, including workspaces, security groups, data gateways, and usage monitoring.
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Provide oversight of Power BI Gateways (On-Premises and VNET-based).
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Enforce governance policies including naming conventions, workspace standards, RLS/OLS, certification, and data retention.
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Manage user provisioning, access controls, and Azure AD security roles.
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Perform long-range environment planning; monitor system health, performance metrics, audit logs, license usage, and compliance.
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Ensure adherence to enterprise data governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
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SAP S/4HANA Datasphere & Enterprise Analytics
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Lead and oversee reporting and analytics solutions leveraging SAP S/4HANA Datasphere as a core enterprise data layer.
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Partner with SAP and Data Engineering teams to design, validate, and govern semantic models within Datasphere.
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Ensure effective data consumption from SAP S/4HANA into Power BI and other downstream analytics platforms.
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Guide senior developers on Datasphere modeling concepts, data acquisition, views, and performance considerations.
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Ensure alignment between SAP analytics strategy and enterprise BI standards.
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Business Analysis & Stakeholder Engagement
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Act as a strategic partner to business leaders across Bioscience, Lifescience, R&D, Quality, Commercial, and Manufacturing functions.
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Facilitate requirements gathering, process analysis, and documentation of analytics and reporting needs.
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Translate complex scientific and operational processes into analytical models and reporting frameworks.
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Conduct impact assessments, data mapping, workflow analysis, and business case preparation.
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Lead workshops, discovery sessions, and data validation reviews with senior stakeholders.
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Data Management & Collaboration
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Collaborate with Data Engineering, Application Teams, SAP teams, and Domain SMEs to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and availability.
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Align with Master Data, Data Quality, and Data Governance teams for common definitions and enterprise metrics.
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Support integration of data from ERP (SAP S/4HANA), LIMS, CRM, Scientific Instruments, and Lab Informatics systems.
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Ensure traceability, lineage, and quality of data used for scientific and regulatory decision-making.
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Domain Expertise: Bioscience & Lifescience
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Leverage domain experience to design reports and KPIs aligned with scientific operations, R&D workflows, product lifecycle, compliance, and manufacturing.
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Understand scientific terminology, lab processes, assay data, clinical workflows, quality compliance, and instrument-generated data.
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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.
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5+ years of experience in a leadership or management role, leading senior developers.
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Hands-on expertise in:
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Power BI Development (data modeling, DAX, visualizations, UX)
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Power BI Administration (environment planning, workspaces, gateways, RLS, governance)
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SAP S/4HANA Datasphere analytics and data consumption
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Requirements gathering, process mapping, and documentation
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Data analysis and storytelling
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Strong domain knowledge of Bioscience or Lifescience industries.
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Solid understanding of data governance, security, and compliance.
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Experience with Azure, SQL, data warehouses, and enterprise analytics standards.
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Strong communication skills and proven stakeholder management capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
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Deep experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, LIMS, ELN, or scientific systems.
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Exposure to PowerShell or automation for administrative tasks.
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Microsoft Certifications (PL-300, PL-600, Power BI Administrator).
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Experience working in Agile delivery models.
Company Description:
Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
