- Spire Healthcare
- London, Greater London
- 2 weeks ago
- £85k
Job Description
Senior Power BI Developer| FT| FTC 12 Months| Hybrid| London/Reading| Salary up to £85k DOE
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services
As a Senior Power BI Developer & Data Visualisation Specialist at Spire Healthcare, you will serve as a technical authority in enterprise‑grade analytics, shaping our data visualisation strategy and advancing our BI maturity. You will lead the end‑to‑end design and optimisation of scalable Power BI solutions—encompassing semantic model architecture, robust data modelling, governance, CI/CD deployment pipelines, and best‑practice visualisation standards. With deep expertise in SQL, Microsoft Fabric, Python, and automation frameworks, you will drive the development of performant, future‑proof analytical products that support self‑service at scale. This senior role also plays a key part in mentoring analysts, embedding engineering discipline across the BI community, and ensuring Spire remains at the forefront of modern Power BI capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the creation of visually compelling, interactive dashboards and reports using Power BI, including advanced DAX and semantic modelling.
- Establishing and maintaining best practices for data visualisation, ensuring consistency, clarity, and accessibility across all outputs.
- Championing a consistent UX for Power BI solutions, designing reusable widgets and components to streamline development and enhance user engagement.
- Developing and maintaining semantic models to enable robust self-service analytics and empower business users.
- Overseeing the full software development lifecycle for visualisation projects, from requirements gathering to deployment and ongoing support
- Working closely with business units to understand key requirements, educate stakeholders on data interpretation, and promote Power BI adoption and data maturity.
- Conducting data domain analysis, define datasets, and generate actionable insights to support strategic decision-making.
- Building and monitoring usage metrics to assess the value and impact of Power BI solutions.
- Assisting in identifying and mapping data fields, ensuring compliance with data privacy (including PII) and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that meet business objectives and contribute to the organisation’s analytics transformation
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or equivalent experience.
- Several years’ experience in Power BI development, data visualisation, or BI roles, ideally within a regulated or healthcare environment.
- Proven track record designing and deploying end-to-end Power BI solutions, including dashboarding, DAX, and semantic modelling.
- Experience with SDLC management for BI/visualisation projects.
- Strong understanding of data analysis, business alignment, and stakeholder engagement.
- Experience delivering presentations and training to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Advanced proficiency in Power BI, DAX, Power Query and custom visuals.
- Power BI Premium features (deployment pipelines, XMLA endpoints, paginated reports).
- Semantic model design and optimisation for self-service analytics.
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, and related cloud technologies (highly desirable).
- Skilled in designing reusable components, widgets, and templates for Power BI.
- Familiarity with data governance, privacy, and compliance standards. Experience in setting Row-Level Security (RLS) and Object-Level Security (OLS) in Power BI and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Ability to analyse, define, and document data domains and datasets.
- Experience with performance monitoring, usage metrics, and value assessment for BI solutions.
- Expertise in data visualisation principles, storytelling principles and UX design.
- Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail
Benefits:
We offer employed colleagues 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 wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
Spire Healthcare is committed to creating an environment that will attract, retain, and motivate its people. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues and consultants.
We firmly believe that it is our people that make the business successful, and everyone should have the opportunity to work in a motivated team, free from discrimination on any grounds. We, therefore, are keen to receive and review applications from all candidates of under-represented groups who feel they offer the requisite skills.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
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