Manager, Data & Advanced Analytics

Cardinal Health; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 107,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401k plan

MyFlexPay access

FSAs

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Cardinal Health's Sonexus Access and Patient Support division seeks a Manager of Data Analytics & Decision Science to lead a team turning data into insights that drive decisions and measurable outcomes. The role partners across analytics, operations, technology, and strategy to modernize workflows with Databricks, automation, data science, and AI-enabled analytics.

The position emphasizes strong people leadership and business partnership, delivering cross-program analytics and clear

Qualifications

• Translates business problems into analytical questions and recommendations.
• Leads and develops analysts or analytics teams.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms (Databricks preferred).
• Strong SQL and BI tool knowledge (Tableau/Power BI).
• Experience applying AI or generative AI to analytics or workflows.
• Healthcare/pharma/payer or related industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing analytics team.
• Partner with business leaders to identify questions and opportunities analytics can support.
• Deliver insights that improve patient, operational, customer, and financial outcomes.
• Develop cross-program analytics to identify trends and benchmarks.
• Communicate complex findings clearly to senior leaders and nontechnical audiences.
• Collaborate with data engineering, technology, governance, and other teams to ensure trusted, scalable data.

Skills

Analytical problem framing

Team leadership

Databricks

SQL

Tableau/Power BI

AI / Generative AI in analytics

Healthcare/pharma domain

Education

Bachelor in analytics/data science/stats/economics/CS/engineering or related

Tools

Databricks

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

US-Nationwide-FIELD

Full time

Cardinal Health Sonexus™ Access and Patient Support helps specialty pharmaceutical manufacturers remove barriers to care so that patients can access, afford and remain on the therapy that is life changing and life saving. Our diverse expertise in pharma, payer and hub services allows us to deliver best-in-class solutions—driving brand and patient markers of success. We’re continuously integrating advanced and emerging technologies to streamline patient onboarding, qualification and adherence. Our non-commercial specialty pharmacy is centralized at our custom-designed facility outside of Dallas, Texas, empowering manufacturers to rethink the reach and impact of their products.

Together, we can get life-changing therapies to patients who need them—faster.

Job Summary

The Manager, Data Analytics & Decision Science will lead a team responsible for turning data into insights that improve decisions, drive action, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

This leader will help evolve the analytics function from primarily reporting on what happened to helping the business understand why it happened, what may happen next, and what actions should be taken.

The role requires a strong people leader and business partner who can operate across analytics, operations, technology, and strategy. The Manager will also play a key role in modernizing how the team works, including adoption of Databricks, automation, data science, and AI-enabled analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing analytics team.
• Partner with business leaders to identify the most important questions, decisions, and opportunities analytics can support.
• Deliver insights that improve patient, operational, customer, and financial outcomes.
• Develop analytics that look across businesses and programs to identify trends, benchmarks, leading indicators, and opportunities that may not be visible within individual programs.
• Communicate complex findings clearly to senior leaders and nontechnical audiences.
• Partner with data engineering, technology, governance, and other teams to ensure analytics is built on trusted and scalable data.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience, preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in analytics, data science, statistics, economics, business, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience, preferred
• Strong ability to translate business problems into analytical questions and recommendations.
• Experience leading and developing analysts or analytics teams.
• Experience with Databricks or a similar modern cloud data and analytics platform.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and business intelligence or visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience applying AI or generative AI to analytics or business workflows.
• Healthcare, pharmaceutical, patient services, specialty pharmacy, payer, or related industry experience.

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, front line supervisors and/or business support staff
• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
• Ensures employees operate within guidelines
• Decisions have a short term impact on work processes, outcomes and customers
• Interacts with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management
• Interactions normally involve resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects
• Gains consensus from various parties involved

TRAINING AND WORK SCHEDULES

• Your new hire training will take place 8:00am - 5:00pm CST, mandatory attendance is required.
• This position is full-time (40 hours/week). Employees are required to work Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 6:00pm CST. Schedule may vary depending on business needs.

REMOTE DETAILS

• You will work remotely, full-time. It will require a dedicated, quiet, private, distraction free environment with access to high-speed internet. We will provide you with the computer, technology and equipment needed to successfully perform your job. You will be responsible for providing high-speed internet. Internet requirements include the following:Maintain a secure, high-speed, broadband internet connection (DSL, Cable, or Fiber) at the remote location. Dial-up, satellite, WIFI, Cellular connections are NOT acceptable.
• Download speed of 15Mbps (megabyte per second)
• Upload speed of 5Mbps (megabyte per second)
• Ping Rate Maximum of 30ms (milliseconds)
• Hardwired to the router
• Surge protector with Network Line Protection for CAH issued equipment

Anticipated salary range: $106,700 - $152,400

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits

• 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

10/19/2026

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.

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities.

We are a crucial link between the clinical and operational sides of healthcare, delivering end‑to‑end solutions and data‑driving insights that advance healthcare and improve lives every day. With deep partnerships, diverse perspectives and innovative digital solutions, we build connections across the continuum of care.

With more than 50 years of experience, we seize the opportunity to address healthcare's most complicated challenges — now, and in the future.

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