Fab Reporting Business Analyst

What you will do

• Your primary task will be to understand needs and business processes from the Fab related to operational data, and to build data products and reports that allow the different departments of the Fab to steer their operations.  
• To that end, you interact with many people throughout and outside the Fab organization to understand what they are trying to accomplish, you translate their needs into clear user requirements and reporting proposals.  
• You create prototypes and/or wireframes to validate proposals with requesters.  
• You define report performance, latency and data retention requirements.  
• You perform integration testing and user acceptance testing (in collaboration with the business) for the created reports.  
• You create user documentation for the created reports and data products.  
• You provide business support for the users of the reports and data products, including investigating and resolving issues that don’t require ICT involvement and training/coaching of users.  
• You collaborate closely with solution architects and data engineers in ICT for the reports and data projects that need their involvement.

What we do for you

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will define the society of tomorrow.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth. 

We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits. 

Who you are

• You have a Master’s degree in Engineering (e.g. in Electronics, Materials science or Chemistry), Exact Sciences, Computer Sciences, or equal by experience.  
• You have minimum 2 years experience with data analysis, manipulation, visualization or data modelling for analytics (e.g., Kimball)  
• Prior experience with relational databases, SQL or Power Query/Power BI is a strong asset.  
• Prior experience with self-service BI is a strong asset.  
• You have prior experience in manufacturing or the process industry. You understand data objects like workpiece, process flow, measurement results and how these are connected. Prior experience in or knowledge of semiconductor processing is a strong asset.  
• You have strong (technical) communication skills. You are an engaged listener, able to detect the needs of your internal stakeholders.  
• You have a pro-active approach and initiate actions when needed. You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and dive right into the action.  
• You can work autonomously, take initiative and are capable to plan and organize your own work.  
• Since you will be working in a highly international environment and will be maintaining a good contact with colleagues and co-workers from all over the world, fluency in English is essential.

IMEC and its affiliates will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. IMEC will consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes submitted by vendors such as search firms, staffing agencies, professional recruiters, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies (hereafter “Agency”) to have been referred by the Agency free of charge. IMEC will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a prior written agreement with IMEC, validated by its HR department, in place regarding a specific job opening and allowing to submit resumes.