Power BI Technical Architect (Life Sciences Analytics)

This role is onsite in New Jersey, United States. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
About the role
As a Power BI Technical Architect (Life Sciences Analytics) , you will make an impact by designing and delivering scalable, high-performance analytics solutions that enable data-driven decision-making across the Life Sciences domain. You will be a valued member of a cross-functional delivery team and work collaboratively with business stakeholders, data engineering teams, and reporting developers to drive enterprise-wide reporting initiatives.

In this role, you will:
Define and govern end-to-end Power BI architecture, including data ingestion, transformation, semantic modeling, and reporting layers
Lead solution design and technical decision-making across multiple reporting workstreams, ensuring alignment with enterprise data platforms
Oversee development of interactive dashboards, KPI scorecards, and analytics reports while enforcing best practices in data modeling, DAX, and performance optimization
Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions and standardized KPI frameworks
Drive delivery excellence by leading cross-functional teams, ensuring on-time execution, quality, and adherence to agile methodologies
Work model
At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring five days a week in a client or Cognizant office in New Jersey, United States .
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements.
What you need to have to be considered
Strong expertise in Power BI (Desktop, Service, Fabric), DAX, Power Query (M), and SQL
Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale BI solutions, including semantic models and data marts
Hands-on experience with data warehousing platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure Synapse) and ETL/ELT pipelines
Proven ability to lead delivery across multi-stream analytics programs and manage distributed (onsite/offshore) teams
Experience in performance tuning, scalability optimization, and large-scale reporting environments
These will help you stand out
Experience in Life Sciences or Pharma analytics (commercial analytics, sales & marketing reporting, KPI dashboards)
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery models, SDLC, and DevOps practices
Experience in greenfield analytics implementations and architecture setup
Strong stakeholder management skills, including executive communication and business alignment
Ability to establish governance frameworks for data quality, validation, and reporting consistency
We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply—even if you only meet the minimum requirements. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting ideas to this role.

Salary and Other Compensation :
Applications will be accepted until June 18, 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $88,000 - $150,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.