Lead Data Analytics Strategist - Product & Strategy

Cardinal Health; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Health savings account

401k plan

MyFlexPay access

FSAs

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health in the United States seeks a senior data analytics leader to guide discovery, value realization, and product-first analytics initiatives across the organization.

You will coach analysts, collaborate with product owners, cloud teams, and business users to deliver scalable analytics solutions and data-driven insights that support strategic decisions. This role demands strategic thinking, mentoring capabilities, and a track record of elevating data capabilities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years guiding teams with a product-first framework.
• 7+ years in Data Analytics, BI, IT, or related field.
• Proven coaching, mentoring, and upskilling of analysts.
• Strong understanding of advanced analytics and AI applications.
• Experience with Big Data systems and cloud data lakes.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience delivering large cross-functional programs.

Responsibilities

• Coaching & Team Guidance: Lead, mentor, and coach data analytics managers, teams, and pod members.
• Strategic Analytics Leadership: Guide long-term analytics and data ecosystem strategy.
• Executive Partnership: Collaborate with Director, VP-level, and senior leadership.
• AI & Advanced Analytics Identification: Identify and champion AI use cases.
• Type 1 Value Realization: Build business cases delivering financial and operational value.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Owners, Platform, and App teams.
• Analytical Problem Solving: Lead discovery and root-cause analysis.
• Stakeholder Facilitation: Run workshops and gather requirements.
• Recommendation & Impact Assessment: Summarize financial and risk analyses.

Skills

Product mindset

Strategic leadership

Executive communication

Data analytics leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/ML familiarity

Big data/cloud data lakes

Job description

Cardinal Health in the United States seeks a senior data analytics leader to guide discovery, value realization, and product-first analytics initiatives across the organization.

You will coach analysts, collaborate with product owners, cloud teams, and business users to deliver scalable analytics solutions and data-driven insights that support strategic decisions. This role demands strategic thinking, mentoring capabilities, and a track record of elevating data capabilities.