Senior Data Analyst - Product and Strategy Lead

Cardinal Health is seeking a senior data analytics leader to guide teams through product discovery, value realization, and the development of strategic analytics capabilities. The role coaches analytics teams, partners with executives and cross-functional technical teams, identifies AI and advanced analytics opportunities, and delivers scalable, data-driven solutions with measurable business impact.

Responsibilities:

• Coaching & Team Guidance: Lead, mentor, and coach data analytics managers. Teams, and pod members with a product-first mindset, fostering professional growth and ensuring the delivery of high-quality analytical solutions
• Strategic Analytics Leadership: Contribute to and guide the long-term analytics and data ecosystem strategy for the organization, aligning department-level goals with broader corporate objectives
• Executive Partnership: Partner directly with the Director, VP-level, and senior leadership to identify, prioritize, and scope new business and segment-wide data use cases
• AI & Advanced Analytics Identification: Proactively collaborate with the business, AI COE, and digital solutions teams to identify, evaluate, and champion potential AI and advanced analytics learning use cases
• Type 1 Value Realization: Work closely with digital solutions managers and business partners to identify critical problems and construct robust business cases focused on delivering high-impact, Type 1 financial and operational value
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Owners, Platform, and Application teams, and developers to design and implement scalable analytics products
• Analytical Problem Solving: Lead the team in performing discovery, hypothesis validation, and root-cause analysis to solve complex business problems
• Stakeholder Facilitation: Plan and lead collaborative workshops, alignment sessions, and requirements gatherings with senior stakeholders to translate complex business needs into clear data requirements
• Recommendation & Impact Assessment: Formulate data-driven strategic recommendations, providing comprehensive summaries of financial impacts, operational outcomes, and risk-benefit analyses of alternative solutions
• Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects
• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
• Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models
• Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope
• Projects may have significant and long-term impact
• Provides solutions which may set precedent
• Independently determines method for completion of new projects
• Receives guidance on overall project objectives
• Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Requirements:

• • Coaching & Mentorship: Proven track record of successfully coaching, mentoring, and upskilling data analysts and cross-functional team members in technical and analytical methodologies
• • Advanced Analytics & AI Familiarity: Strong conceptual understanding of advanced analytics and identifying business applications for AI/ML technologies
• • Enterprise Infrastructure: Experience working with Big Data systems, cloud-based Data Lakes, and enterprise data visualization/scorecard platforms
• • Executive Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex analytical findings, data stories, and strategic recommendations clearly to senior executive audiences
• • Large-Scale Program Delivery: Proven experience successfully driving initiatives within programs of large organizational scope, high complexity, and multi-functional reach
• • Strategic & Product Mindset: 4+ years of experience guiding teams with a product-first framework, managing analytical products through their lifecycle, and developing long-term data strategies preferred
• • 7+ years of experience in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, IT, Operational Excellence, or a related field, with a demonstrated history of operating at a senior or lead level preferred