Senior Data Scientist, Real-World Evidence – Remote

Cardinal Health, Inc.; Denver (CO); 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

Access to wages before pay day with my

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short- and long-term disability

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist to lead design, hardening, and deployment of real-world data products for biopharma clients. The role sits at the intersection of clinical informatics, data engineering, and client strategy to ensure data quality and unlock commercial value.

The position requires deep healthcare data expertise (EHRs, claims, lab data) and strong ML capabilities, with an engineering approach to production-grade analytics. Remote work in the US with EST/CST hours.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data science, advanced analytics, healthcare data, or real‑world evidence, with biopharmaceutical client experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• Advanced degree in statistics, epidemiology or related field is preferred.
• Experience with complex healthcare datasets (EHR, claims, lab data, genomic data).
• Proficient in SQL and at least one language such as R or Python; Databricks experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of healthcare data models and patient journeys; RWE methodologies.
• Ability to translate requirements into technical specs and deliver scalable data products.
• Proven stakeholder influence in matrixed organizations; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Data Governance & Standards: define governed definitions for key variables and QC rules.
• Engineering Partnership: assess delivery quality and close data-flow gaps.
• Client & Strategic Partnership: engage with biopharma clients and present analytical findings.

Skills

SQL

R/Python

Healthcare data knowledge

Data governance

Communication & consulting

Stakeholder management

Machine learning

Real-world evidence

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree in measurement, statistics, epidemiology, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Sr. Data Scientist to lead design, hardening, and deployment of real-world data products for biopharma clients. The role sits at the intersection of clinical informatics, data engineering, and client strategy to ensure data quality and unlock commercial value.

The position requires deep healthcare data expertise (EHRs, claims, lab data) and strong ML capabilities, with an engineering approach to production-grade analytics. Remote work in the US with EST/CST hours.