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# Manager, Data & Advanced Analytics

- **Company:** Cardinal Health
- **Location:** Topeka, KS, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Information Engineering, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Databricks
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13647009

## About the Role

+ 8-12 years of experience, preferred

 + Bachelor's degree in analytics, data science, statistics, economics, business, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience, preferred

## Description

The Manager, Data Analytics & Decision Science will lead a team responsible for turning data into insights that improve decisions, drive action, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

This leader will help evolve the analytics function from primarily reporting on what happened to helping the business understand why it happened, what may happen next, and what actions should be taken.

The role requires a strong people leader and business partner who can operate across analytics, operations, technology, and strategy. The Manager will also play a key role in modernizing how the team works, including adoption of Databricks, automation, data science, and AI-enabled analytics.

Responsibilities

 + Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing analytics team.

 + Partner with business leaders to identify the most important questions, decisions, and opportunities analytics can support.

 + Deliver insights that improve patient, operational, customer, and financial outcomes.

 + Develop analytics that look across businesses and programs to identify trends, benchmarks, leading indicators, and opportunities that may not be visible within individual programs.

 + Communicate complex findings clearly to senior leaders and nontechnical audiences.

 + Partner with data engineering, technology, governance, and other teams to ensure analytics is built on trusted and scalable data.


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