Business Intelligence & Data Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Business Intelligence & Data Specialist

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people's health. We're always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to career development opportunities with an international company recognized worldwide as a great place to work and a leader in diversity and innovation.

The Opportunity

This position is based in Bogotá, Colombia and supports Abbott's Medical Devices Division with a global scope. The Business Intelligence & Data Specialist is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-level analytics solutions and dashboards that transform complex data into actionable insights for business and leadership decision-making. This role supports the standardization and optimization of analytics delivery, helping improve visibility, operational efficiency, and confidence in key business performance metrics.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports that provide clear, actionable insights aligned with business objectives.
• Perform data analysis and validation to ensure reporting accuracy, completeness, and consistency across multiple data sources.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand business processes, KPIs, and decision-making requirements.
• Translate business questions into scalable data models, calculations, and visualizations.
• Develop and maintain documentation for data models, report logic, calculations, and refresh processes.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and validate reporting outputs against business requirements and source systems.
• Optimize Power BI solutions for performance, security, scalability, and Row-Level Security (RLS) requirements.
• Provide ongoing support and enhancements to existing dashboards and reporting solutions.
• Troubleshoot reporting issues and implement approved change requests.
• Collaborate with IT and business teams to align analytics solutions with organizational goals and priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, Business Intelligence, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing and supporting Power BI solutions.
• Advanced experience with Power BI report development, dashboard design, and data visualization best practices.
• Strong expertise in data modeling and semantic layer design, including star schema design, performance optimization, and large datasets.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into reporting and analytics solutions.
• Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and validating data accuracy.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in global organizations and cross-functional environments.
• Experience supporting healthcare, medical device, pharmaceutical, or regulated industries.
• Knowledge of data governance, reporting standards, and business intelligence best practices.
• Experience with Power BI security models, including Row-Level Security (RLS).
• Experience working with large-scale enterprise datasets and performance optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with SQL, data warehousing concepts, and enterprise analytics platforms.

Apply Now

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

IT Operations

DIVISION:

BTS Business Technology Services

LOCATION:

Colombia > Bogota : Building II

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Yes

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable