Senior Data Scientist - Real-World Data & Biopharma

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Paid parental leave

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Work-Life resources

Job summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. seeks a Senior Data Scientist for Specialty Networks Solutions to design and deploy high‑impact real‑world data products.

You will work at the intersection of clinical informatics, data engineering, and client strategy to ensure data quality and unlock measurable value for life sciences clients. You will apply expertise across EHR, claims, and lab data, build scalable analytics and dashboards, and partner with engineering to productionize models and insights for biopharma

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data science, advanced analytics, healthcare data, or real‑world evidence
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience
• Advanced degree in measurement, statistics, epidemiology, or related field preferred
• Experience with complex healthcare datasets (EHR, claims, lab data, genomics)
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and at least one language such as R or Python; Databricks experience
• Understanding of healthcare data models, patient journeys, and real‑world evidence methodologies
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specs and collaborate with engineering
• Strong stakeholder influence in matrixed organizations and solid communication skills

Responsibilities

• Define data governance standards for high-priority variables.
• Set QC rules for data transformations and profile datasets.
• Document data pipelines and decision logic across transformations.
• Harden data assets and pipelines for production reliability and compliance.
• Collaborate with engineering to ensure data delivery meets client requirements.
• Lead discovery conversations and prototype dashboards on real data.
• Present analytical findings and recommendations to technical and executive audiences

Skills

SQL proficiency

Statistical analysis

Python/R programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree in measurement/statistics/epidemiology

Tools

Databricks

Datavant

SQL

Job description

Cardinal Health, Inc. seeks a Senior Data Scientist for Specialty Networks Solutions to design and deploy high‑impact real‑world data products.

You will work at the intersection of clinical informatics, data engineering, and client strategy to ensure data quality and unlock measurable value for life sciences clients. You will apply expertise across EHR, claims, and lab data, build scalable analytics and dashboards, and partner with engineering to productionize models and insights for biopharma