Data Analyst

Cardinal Health, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 82,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

401k savings plan

HSA

MyFlexPay access

FSAs

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking a Data Analyst, Data Analytics to transform complex datasets into actionable insights.

You will build dashboards, reports, and analyses that inform strategy across customer, sales, revenue, pricing, and operations. The role requires strong data extraction, transformation, and storytelling skills, coupled with business judgment and the ability to translate questions into concrete deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or related analytics function preferred.
• Experience with large, complex data sets and multiple data sources.
• Hands-on experience with SQL-based analysis (Oracle/SQL Server preferred).
• Advanced experience building dashboards and visualizations (Tableau/Looker).
• Experience with data exploration and ETL/ELT tools such as Alteryx.

Responsibilities

• Design, development, and delivery of BI and analytics solutions.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualizations for stakeholders.
• Translate ambiguous business questions into analytical deliverables.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data accuracy and usability.
• Provide insights and recommendations to improve business decisions.
• Support legacy reporting modernization to cloud-based analytics.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Storytelling

Business acumen

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google BigQuery

Databricks

SQL

Tableau

Looker

Alteryx

Python

R

SAP

Job description

Medical Segment Sales Analytics delivers customer, sales, revenue, gross profit, pricing, and operational insights that enable informed strategy and execution. The Data Analyst, Data Analytics will work with customer, marketing, sales, distribution, and third-party data to convert complex data sets into clear, actionable insights through dashboards, reports, analyses, spreadsheets, and executive-ready presentations.

We are seeking a highly analytical, business-oriented professional who is skilled in data extraction, transformation, validation, visualization, and storytelling. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical capabilities with sound business judgment, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to translate ambiguous business questions into meaningful analytical deliverables.

Role Overview and Key Accountabilities

The Data & Analytics function oversees the analytics lifecycle to identify, analyze, and communicate relevant insights that support business decisions, improve execution, and anticipate opportunities for competitive advantage. This role will contribute to the design, development, and delivery of business intelligence and analytics solutions, while helping ensure data accuracy, consistency, usability, and adoption across stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, reporting, or related analytics function preferred.
• Strong experience working with large, complex data sets and multiple data sources, including customer, sales, distribution, operational, and third-party data.
• Hands-on experience with Google BigQuery, Databricks, relational databases, and SQL-based analysis; Oracle and SQL Server experience preferred.
• Advanced experience developing dashboards, reports, and visualizations using tools such as Tableau and Looker, with strong understanding of visual design principles and effective information presentation.
• Experience using data exploration, preparation, and mining tools such as Alteryx.
• Ability to define analytical plans, develop hypotheses, analyze performance trends, and translate findings into practical business recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to convert ambiguous or evolving business requests into clear requirements, analytical approaches, and concrete deliverables.
• Experience supporting business-critical applications, identifying issues, troubleshooting root causes, and partnering with technical teams to resolve data or reporting defects.
• Experience with modernizing, migrating, or supporting legacy reporting and data environments into cloud-based analytical solutions.
• Strong communication, presentation, and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain complex analysis clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment while managing priorities, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience with Celonis or other process mining solutions.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL/ELT processes, stored procedures, data ingestion patterns, and dimensional modeling.
• Experience working with SAP or other enterprise source systems.
• Working knowledge of Python and/or R for data analysis, automation, or statistical modeling.
• Understanding project management lifecycle concepts and cross-functional delivery practices.
• Exposure to AI-enabled analytics, prompt engineering, and emerging agentic AI frameworks to improve productivity and analytical outcomes.

What Is Expected at This Level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge of data analytics concepts, business processes, technical capabilities, and reporting practices to complete varied assignments and projects.
• Works independently on complex assignments of moderate to large scope, receiving general guidance on new or highly complex work.
• Develops practical, scalable, and well-documented analytical solutions that align with business objectives and organizational standards.
• Partners with business stakeholders understand objectives, clarify requirements, and translate business needs into analytical and technical solutions.
• Communicates insights, risks, assumptions, and recommendations clearly through dashboards, written summaries, and presentations.
• Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, including business partners, technology teams, offshore resources, and peer analytics teams.
• Contributes to process improvements, standards, documentation, and reusable analytical approaches that improve quality and efficiency.
• Ensures work is reviewed against business objectives, quality expectations, data accuracy, and timely delivery.
• May provide guidance or mentorship to less experienced colleagues and help promote analytics best practices across the team.

Anticipated salary range:$82,100 - $117,200

Bonus eligible:No

Benefits:Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage

• Paid time off plan

• Health savings account (HSA)

• 401k savings plan

• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Work-Life resources

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close:8/24/2026

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.