Senior Data Scientist – Real-World Healthcare Analytics

Cardinal Health, Inc.; United States; 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

The Sr. Data Scientist in Cardinal Health's Specialty Networks Solutions leads the design, hardening, and deployment of real-world data products and advanced analytics for biopharma clients.

You will work at the intersection of clinical informatics, data engineering, and client strategy to ensure data quality and deliver measurable value. This remote role requires 8+ years in data science and healthcare data, deep SQL and Python/R skills, and experience with Datavant.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data science, advanced analytics, healthcare data, or real-world evidence, including experience supporting biopharma client, preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and at least one statistical or programming language such as R or Python, with experience in Databricks.
• Demonstrated expertise working with complex healthcare datasets (EHR, claims, lab data) and data quality control.

Responsibilities

• Data governance and standards: define governed variables, set QC rules, profile data, and document pipelines.
• Engineering partnership: ensure delivery meets requirements, manage client questions, and identify growth areas for pipelines.
• Client & strategic partnership: join discovery sessions, build prototype dashboards, and present analytical findings to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Data science

Advanced analytics

Healthcare data

Real-world evidence

SQL

R or Python

Data governance

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree in statistics/epidemiology/measurement

Tools

Datavant

Job description

The Sr. Data Scientist in Cardinal Health's Specialty Networks Solutions leads the design, hardening, and deployment of real-world data products and advanced analytics for biopharma clients.

You will work at the intersection of clinical informatics, data engineering, and client strategy to ensure data quality and deliver measurable value. This remote role requires 8+ years in data science and healthcare data, deep SQL and Python/R skills, and experience with Datavant.