Remote Senior Data Scientist - Biopharma Networks & RWE

Cardinal Health, Inc.; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 125,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist for Specialty Networks Solutions. The role leads real-world data product development across healthcare data ecosystems, combining clinical informatics, data engineering, and biopharma client strategy.

You will ensure data quality, optimize data availability, and unlock measurable commercial and clinical value for life sciences clients using advanced analytics and ML. Remote work across the United States is supported.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data science, analytics, or real-world evidence experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• Advanced degree in statistics, epidemiology, or related field preferred.
• Experience with complex healthcare datasets (EHR, claims, lab data).
• Proficient in SQL and at least one language (R or Python).
• Experience with Databricks and health data platforms.
• Strong understanding of healthcare data models and patient journeys.
• Proven ability to translate requirements into technical specs and scale data products.
• Demonstrated success influencing stakeholders in matrixed organizations.
• Excellent communication and consulting skills for technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Data Governance & Standards: define high-priority variable definitions and QC rules.
• Document pipelines and data models with decision logic for transformations.
• Harden data assets and analytics pipelines for production reliability and regulatory defensibility.
• Engineering Partnership: assess delivery quality and close gaps, manage client questions with engineering.
• Client & Strategic Partnership: join discovery, present findings and strategic recommendations.

Skills

SQL

R or Python

Healthcare data

Real-world evidence

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree in statistics/epidemiology

Tools

Databricks

Datavant

Job description

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist for Specialty Networks Solutions. The role leads real-world data product development across healthcare data ecosystems, combining clinical informatics, data engineering, and biopharma client strategy.

You will ensure data quality, optimize data availability, and unlock measurable commercial and clinical value for life sciences clients using advanced analytics and ML. Remote work across the United States is supported.