Tableau Developer: BTS AC

BTS AC: Tableau Developer

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, we transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all.

Here youll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client-first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning, bold ideas, courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.

What youll do

• Requirement Gathering & Solution Design: Engage with business stakeholders to understand analytical requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and co-create wireframes/storyboards for dashboards and data solutions.
• Dashboard Development: Design, develop, and optimize Tableau dashboards, workbooks, and visualizations with advanced calculations (LODs, table calcs, parameters, actions) and scalable design principles.
• Technical Problem-Solving: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, query inefficiencies, data connectivity issues, and dashboard scalability challenges across large datasets.
• Client Collaboration & Advisory: Partner closely with business users to recommend visualization and design approaches, articulate pros/cons, and guide them toward best-fit solutions aligned to business objectives.
• Standards & Best Practices: Establish and enforce Tableau development standards, style guides, and governance practices to ensure consistency and reusability across dashboards.
• Mentorship & Peer Review: Review the work of junior Tableau developers, provide feedback on design and technical implementation, and support their professional development.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with data engineers, functional leads, and IT teams to ensure alignment on data models, KPIs, data pipelines, and business logic.
• Backend Pipeline Development: Build and maintain backend data pipelines to support dashboard requirements, utilizing SQL, Databricks, and other relevant technologies as needed for data preparation and transformation.

What youll bring

• 5+ years of hands-on Tableau development experience (desktop and server/online).
• Strong command of advanced Tableau features (LOD expressions, complex calculations, blended vs. joined sources, parameters, sets, actions).
• Proven experience in resolving performance issues (query optimization, extracts vs. live connections, dashboard efficiency tuning).
• Strong requirements analysis and solutioning skills with the ability to translate business needs into impactful analytical solutions.
• Solid understanding of UI/UX principles for dashboard design, with the ability to balance usability, storytelling, and performance.
• Experience in mentoring junior developers and conducting peer code/design reviews.
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of relational & dimensional data models.
• Working knowledge of Databricks (Python/PySpark) for exploring data and supporting transformation logic.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and client-facing skills in a fast-paced, global environment.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, Starburst, Azure).
• Knowledge of other visualization tools (Power BI, Qlik) for comparative advisory.
• Experience working in Agile environments and using tools like Jira or Confluence.
• Experience working with commercial pharma datasets will be preferred.