Commercial Analytics Engineer Business Decision Intelligence

BD; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

BD is seeking an Analytics Analyst to design, build, and maintain dashboards, reports, and semantic layer assets that deliver governed, accurate insights to commercial users. You will translate business requirements into self-service BI solutions and ensure the analytics UI is intuitive and reliable.

You will work with Power BI or Tableau, develop semantic layer objects, monitor data quality, and provide stakeholder support with clear documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 1 year experience in analytics or BI.
• Proficiency in one enterprise BI platform (Power BI/Tableau/Looker/Qlik).
• Strong SQL skills and knowledge of semantic layer concepts.
• Experience translating requirements into reporting solutions.
• Understanding of commercial data domains and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain dashboards and standardized reports across BI platforms.
• Translate requirements into accurate visualizations aligned to data models.
• Develop and maintain semantic layer objects and metrics definitions.
• Provide user support, training, and documentation for self-service analytics.
• Monitor data quality, perform validation, and assist in UAT.

Skills

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Semantic layer

Communication

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Information Systems, CS, Data Science, or related field

Tools

LookML

DAX

AtScale

Job description

We Are The People Who Give Possibilities Purpose

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

Role Summary

The Analytics Analyst designs, builds, and maintains dashboards, reports, and semantic layer assets that enable commercial business users to access governed, accurate insights. Working within defined data products and under guidance from senior analysts and leads, this role translates business requirements into self-service BI solutions and maintains the quality and usability of the analytics user interface. The Analyst demonstrates solid foundational skills in BI tooling, semantic layer development, and stakeholder communication, representing a natural progression within the analytics job family.

Key Responsibilities

Dashboard & Report Development

• Build and maintain interactive dashboards and standardized reports in the enterprise BI platform (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) that address recurring commercial reporting needs.
• Translate business user requirements into clear, accurate, and usable visualizations aligned to approved data models and metric definitions.
• Apply consistent design standards, layout conventions, and UX best practices to ensure reports are intuitive and accessible to non-technical users.
• Perform unit testing and validation of report outputs against source data to ensure accuracy before deployment.

Semantic Layer Development & Maintenance

• Build and maintain semantic layer objects (e.g., measures, dimensions, hierarchies, calculated fields) within the governed BI and analytics platform.
• Ensure semantic objects conform to approved business taxonomy, metric definitions, and naming conventions.
• Support the discoverability of analytics assets by maintaining metadata, descriptions, and documentation within the data catalog or BI platform.
• Identify and elevate inconsistencies between semantic layer definitions and source data models to senior team members.

Business Stakeholder Support

• Gather and clarify requirements from commercial business users to ensure dashboard and reporting solutions meet their analytical needs.
• Provide first-line support for BI platform questions, report issues and data interpretation queries from business users.
• Assist in user acceptance testing (UAT) of new dashboards and reports with business stakeholders.
• Create and maintain user guides, glossaries, and training materials to support self-service analytics adoption.

Data Quality & Operational Reliability

• Monitor dashboard and report data freshness, flagging anomalies or stale data to the appropriate pipeline owners.
• Participate in regular data quality reviews, logging issues and tracking resolution in alignment with team processes.
• Support regression testing and validation when upstream data models or pipeline changes impact existing reports.
• Follow team standards for version control, change management, and documentation of BI assets.

Agentic AI Development & Training

• Support the development and testing of agentic AI workflows that leverage governed semantic layer assets and BI data products for automated commercial insights delivery.
• Assist in annotating, labeling and preparing training data sets drawn from commercial analytics outputs to support AI model development and fine-tuning efforts.
• Participate in prompt engineering and evaluation activities for AI-assisted reporting and analytics use cases, ensuring outputs align with approved metric definitions.
• Collaborate with senior analysts and Decision Science teams to validate agentic AI outputs against established BI benchmarks and data quality standards.
• Document agentic AI workflows, input/output specifications, and edge cases to support model governance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
• 1 year experience in analytics, business intelligence, or a data-focused role (or equivalent)
• Proficiency in at least one enterprise BI platform (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Qlik).
• Solid SQL skills for data querying, validation, and analysis.
• Familiarity with semantic layer concepts including measures, dimensions, hierarchies, and calculated metrics.
• Experience translating business requirements into reporting and dashboard solutions.
• Understanding of commercial data domains such as sales pipeline, revenue, forecasting, or customer data.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain data concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience with semantic layer or BI modeling tools (e.g., LookML, DAX, AtScale).
• Exposure to modern cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks).
• Familiarity with data catalog or metadata management tools.
• Experience in MedTech, Life Sciences, or similarly regulated industries.
• Understanding of UX/UI design principles applied to data visualization.
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts, prompt engineering, or agentic workflow tooling.

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive.

We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face-to-face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

To learn more about BD visit https://bd.com/careers.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Primary Work Location

USA NJ - Franklin Lakes

Additional Locations

USA CA - San Diego Bldg A&B, USA IL - Vernon Hills

Work Shift

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Salary Range Information

$95,600.00 - $153,000.00 USD Annual