Senior Data Analyst, GPO Operations - Remote

Cardinal Health, Inc.; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 107,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

Health savings account

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day

Flexible spending accounts

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks a Sr. Data Analyst for Specialty GPO Operations—remote anywhere in the US. You will own data and reporting for multiple pharmaceutical clients, build dashboards, and drive insights across operations and contracting.

You will reconcile data, analyze trends, and partner with IT and commercial teams to implement solutions. Strong Excel/Looker skills and SAP experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in data analytics, operations, financial analysis, or related analytics.
• Strong knowledge of GPO operations, pharmaceutical contracting, rebates and healthcare data processes.
• Advanced Excel with PivotTables, complex formulas and large data modeling; macros preferred.
• Experience with Looker or similar BI tools.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence.
• Excellent problem solving and communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with data reconciliations, root-cause analysis, and data quality management.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary data and reporting SME for a portfolio of ~10 pharmaceutical manufacturer clients, delivering actionable insights.
• Perform data reconciliations, identify root cause variances, and coordinate resolution up to 120 days.
• Clarify requirements by asking targeted questions to uncover underlying business needs, define requirements.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc reporting using advanced Excel and Looker on large datasets.
• Analyze trends, risks and opportunities; advise on operational improvements and customer experience.
• Collaborate with Commercial Technology and IT to design, validate dashboards and automated processes, including UAT.
• Operationalize and support GPO contracts, rebates, reporting and performance obligations.
• Drive continuous improvement through automation and standardized reporting practices.
• Define, monitor KPIs and reporting frameworks to measure business performance.

Skills

Data analytics

Excel

Looker

SAP

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Looker

Job description

Cardinal Health seeks a Sr. Data Analyst for Specialty GPO Operations—remote anywhere in the US. You will own data and reporting for multiple pharmaceutical clients, build dashboards, and drive insights across operations and contracting.

You will reconcile data, analyze trends, and partner with IT and commercial teams to implement solutions. Strong Excel/Looker skills and SAP experience are preferred.