Business Intelligence Specialist- Local to Richmond, VA W2

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior BI Specialist to design, develop, and maintain advanced business intelligence solutions that empower data-driven decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Power BI, T‑SQL, SSIS, dimensional modeling, and other Microsoft data tools with a strong ability to translate complex data into actionable insights. Experience working with medical data and ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations is a significant plus.

This contractor will primarily support Electronic Health Records (EHR) requests and duties.

• Extensive work with medical data including HIPAA compliance requirements.
• Design and implement Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize key business metrics and trends.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and views for efficient data retrieval and transformation.
• Build and maintain ETL processes using SSIS to integrate data from multiple sources into data warehouses.
• Apply dimensional modeling techniques to design and maintain scalable data models for analytics.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver BI solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with HIPAA and other regulatory standards when handling sensitive medical data.
• Maintain clean code bases and releases using GIT and ADO Pipelines.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in BI development and data analytics.

• Power BI (DAX, Power Query, data modeling)
• SQL Server (T‑SQL, performance tuning)
• SSIS (ETL design and implementation)
• Dimensional modeling and data warehousing concepts
• Understanding of Microsoft ecosystem (Azure, Excel, etc.)
• Excellent problem‑solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Knowledge of Azure Data Services (Data Factory, Synapse Analytics).
• Exposure to data governance and security best practices.

• Work with medical data including HIPAA compliance requirements – 2 Years required.
• Design and implement Power BI dashboards and reports to visualize key business metrics and trends – 5 Years required.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and views for efficient data retrieval and transformation – 5 Years required.
• Build and maintain ETL processes using SSIS to integrate data from multiple sources into data warehouses – 5 Years required.
• Apply dimensional modeling techniques to design and maintain scalable data models for analytics – 2 Years required.
• Gather requirements and deliver BI solutions aligned with business objectives – 2 Years required.
• Maintain clean code bases and releases using GIT and ADO Pipelines – 5 Years required.