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**_What Data Science contributes to Cardinal Health_** The Data & Analytics Function oversees the analytics life-cycle 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 Science applies base, scientific methodologies from various disciplines, techniques and tools that extracts knowledge and insight from data to solve complex business problems on large data sets, integrating multiple systems. At Cardinal Health's Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence (AI CoE), we are pushing the boundaries of healthcare with cutting-edge Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Our mission is to leverage the power of data to create innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and enhance the overall healthcare experience. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Data Scientist to join our team as a thought leader and architect of our AI strategy. You will play a critical role in fulfilling our vision through delivery of impactful solutions that drive real-world change. **_Responsibilities_** + Lead the Development of Innovative AI solutions: Be responsible for designing, implementing, and scaling sophisticated AI solutions that address key business challenges within the healthcare industry by leveraging your expertise in areas such as Machine Learning, Generative AI, and RAG Technologies. + Develop advanced ML models for forecasting, classification, risk prediction, and other critical applications. + Explore and leverage the latest Generative AI (GenAI) technologies, including Large Language Models (LLMs), for applications like summarization, generation, classification and extraction. + Build robust Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems to integrate LLMs with vast repositories of healthcare and business data, ensuring accurate and relevant outputs. + Shape Our AI Strategy: Work closely with key stakeholders across the organization to understand their needs and translate them into actionable AI-driven or AI-powered solutions. + Act as a champion for AI within Cardinal Health, influencing the direction of our technology roadmap and ensuring alignment with our overall business objectives. + Guide and mentor a team of Data Scientists and ML Engineers by providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to a team of skilled and geographically distributed data scientists, while fostering a collaborative and innovative environment that encourages continuous learning and growth. + Embrace a AI-Driven Culture: foster a culture of data-driven decision-making, promoting the use of AI insights to drive business outcomes and improve customer experience and patient care. **_Qualifications_** + 8-12 years of experience with a minimum of 4 years of experience in data science, with a strong track record of success in developing and deploying complex AI/ML solutions, preferred + Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred + GenAI Proficiency: Deep understanding of Generative AI concepts, including LLMs, RAG technologies, embedding models, prompting techniques, and vector databases, along with evaluating retrievals from RAGs and GenAI models without ground truth + Experience working with building production ready Generative AI Applications involving RAGs, LLM, vector databases and embeddings model. + Extensive knowledge of healthcare data, including clinical data, patient demographics, and claims data. Understanding of HIPAA and other relevant regulations, preferred. + Experience working with cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for data processing, model training, evaluation, monitoring, deployment and support. + Proven ability to lead data science projects, mentor colleagues, and effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. + Proficiency in Python, statistical programming languages, machine learning libraries (Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch), cloud platforms, and data engineering tools. + Experience in Cloud Functions, VertexAI, MLFlow, Storage Buckets, IAM Principles and Service Accounts + Experience in building end-to-end ML pipelines, from data ingestion and feature engineering to model training, deployment, and scaling. + Experience in building and implementing CI/CD pipelines for ML models and other solutions, ensuring seamless integration and deployment in production environments. + Familiarity with RESTful API design and implementation, including building robust APIs to integrate your ML models and GenAI solutions with existing systems. + Working understanding of software engineering patterns, solutions architecture, information architecture, and security architecture with an emphasis on ML/GenAI implementations. + Experience working in Agile development environments, including Scrum or Kanban, and a strong understanding of Agile principles and practices. + Familiarity with DevSecOps principles and practices, incorporating coding standards and security considerations into all stages of the development lifecycle. **_What is expected of you and others at this level_** + 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 **Anticipated salary range:** $121,600 - $173,700 **Bonus eligible:** Yes **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:** 07/30/2025 *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. \#LI-Remote _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. 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