Senior Specialist, Data Analytics, Category Planning

Cardinal Health

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust

Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Dublin, OH
Salary
$68,500–$88,020 / yr
Posted
36 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

Market check

Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $165k
This role $78k
$52k most similar roles pay here $225k

This role pays less than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $132,943–$196,413 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $78k versus about $165k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health is a global healthcare services and products company specializing in pharmaceutical distribution, medical products, and supply chain solutions for healthcare providers and pharmacies. Industry: Healthcare Distribution & Services

Cardinal Health currently has 36 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $94,900–$135,600 across 32 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Cardinal Health

At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Specialist, Data Analytics, Category Planning

Senior Specialist, Data Analytics - Category Planning joins the Category Planning team as a strategic partner within Consumer Health Category Management. This role serves as the engine for business decisions by transforming market and performance data into actionable insights to shape category strategies and product assortments. Responsibilities include executing recurring reports, triaging ad hoc requests, managing the analytics pipeline, ensuring data integrity through quality assurance, and documenting standard operating procedures. The position requires proficiency in modern BI tools like Looker, PowerBI, or Tableau, with preferred experience in Alteryx for workflow automation, SQL queries, and cloud data warehouses like Google BigQuery. Candidates may also utilize AI tools like Gemini or Copilot. The role addresses complex commercial challenges by bridging the gap between raw data and execution within the pharmaceutical distribution and consumer health sectors.

What you'll do

  • Execute recurring standard reports with consistent timing and formatting for business stakeholders.
  • Transform ad hoc data requests into actionable deliverables by identifying core business questions.
  • Manage the analytics pipeline by triaging incoming requests and scoping requirements and deadlines.
  • Maintain reporting infrastructure by monitoring dashboard health and resolving broken links or missing data.
  • Document report logic, inputs, and calculation notes in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
  • Perform quality assurance including reasonableness checks, variance flags, and source reconciliations.
  • Prepare key metrics and summarize critical insights to support leadership decision-making.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Data Science, or equivalent work experience preferred.
  • 1-3 years of experience in category management/planning analytics, commercial/sales operations analytics, or a similar data-driven role.
  • Experience using modern BI tools such as Looker, PowerBI, or Tableau to maintain dashboards is preferred.
  • Beginner proficiency in writing SQL queries and exposure to cloud data warehouses like Google BigQuery is a plus.
  • Exposure to workflow automation tools like Alteryx is a plus.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to clarify business questions while providing proactive updates are required.
  • Solid analytical problem-solving skills with strict attention to detail and data hygiene are required.
  • Experience with enterprise ERP systems (e.g., SAP) or the Pharmaceutical Distribution/Consumer Health industry is a plus.

More like this

Similar roles

Senior Analytics Specialist Developer

JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle)

Remote (Chicago, IL) 30 days ago
Tableau Power BI SQL Python Databricks Power Automate Microsoft DevOps Agile UAT AI Automation Analytics Lifecycle
3+ yrs exp Remote

Senior Data Specialist

Caterpillar

Chicago, IL 46 days ago $160,555$169,060
Data Architecture ETL AWS Python SQL S3 DynamoDB RDS Lambda SQS SNS CloudFormation EC2 ECS VPC PowerShell JSON Apigee Postman NoSQL
5+ yrs exp

Senior Data Specialist

Caterpillar

Chicago, IL 46 days ago $160,555$169,060
Data Architecture ETL AWS Python SQL S3 DynamoDB RDS Lambda SQS SNS CloudFormation EC2 ECS VPC PowerShell JSON Apigee Postman Data Governance
5+ yrs exp

Senior Data Scientist

Walmart

Seattle, WA 147 days ago $108,000$216,000
Python SQL Java Machine Learning Statistics Spark Scala R scikit learn TensorFlow Data Visualization Natural Language Processing Recommendation Systems Optimization Models WCAG) 2.2 AA
3+ yrs exp