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Data Analyst, Data & Analytics - Med USMPD

Medical Segment Business Analytics provides customer sales insights, sales revenue and gross profit analytics, pricing and seamless access to information and capabilities to enable strategy and execution. The Data Analyst, Data Analytics works with customer, marketing, sales, and third-party data. This individual is primarily responsible for distilling large, complex data sets into valuable insights through dashboarding, spreadsheets, and/or presentations.

We are seeking an analytics professional who excels in the extraction, manipulation, and visualization of data. Candidates must be experienced in providing analytical thought leadership and telling insight-driven data stories.

Accountabilities

The Data & Analytics Function oversees the analytics lifecycle in order to identify, analyze and present relevant insights that drive business decisions and anticipate opportunities to achieve a competitive advantage. This function manages analytic data platforms, the access, design and implementation of reporting/business intelligence solutions, and the application of advanced quantitative modeling.

Data Analytics applies business process knowledge and data analytics to develop, recommend and communicate timely, accurate, relevant and actionable insights to support business decisions and objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelors' Degree in related field, or equivalent work experience

• 5+ years of experience in Data Analytics field preferred

• Expert level experience with data visualization and using visual design principles to best communicate information (Tableau Desktop and Online experience preferred)

• Experience with relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server preferred)

• Expert level Experience with data exploration and mining tools (Alteryx experience preferred, Microsoft Excel)

• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (i.e. GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) or demonstrated eagerness to adopt emerging AI technologies

• Ability to identify business problems suited for AI automation and translate existing processes into agentic workflow solutions

• Ability to identify and troubleshoot critical issues

• Strong presentation skills preferred

• Develops clear and well-structured analytical plans and analyzes large datasets

• Helps business by interpreting data to assess and compare performance

• Experience with business-critical applications

• Experience translating vague requests into concrete deliverables

• Experience with migrating legacy systems to modern cloud-based analytical solutions

• Ability to adapt to fast changing environments

• Experience with complex data environments and leveraging disparate data sources, including 3rd party data

Responsibilities

• AWS/Google Cloud platform experience

• Agile implementation experience

• Understanding of database (SQL, Stored Proc), data ingestion, data warehouse, ETL etc.

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and orchestration platforms (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar)

• Experience working with SAP systems

• Experience with Python and/or R

• Understanding of Project management lifecycle

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects

• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures

• Works on complex projects of large scope

• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives

• Completes work independently receives general guidance on new projects

• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives

• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Anticipated salary range: $80,900 - $115,500

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage

• Paid time off plan

• Health savings account (HSA)

• 401k savings plan

• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Work-Life resources

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 6/15/2026 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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