Director, Market Insights - Specialty Networks

At Cardinal Health, we aim to be a trusted partner, offering a broad range of innovative solutions that help our customers provide cost-efficient, more effective healthcare. Join our team, that strives each day to make healthcare more efficient, providers more effective, and patients as healthy as possible. Backed by nearly 100 years of experience, with more than 50,000 employees in nearly 60 countries and about USD220bn sales, Cardinal Health ranks among the top 15 on the Fortune 500.
 

Position Summary

Specialty Networks creates clinical and economic value for independent specialty providers and partners across multiple specialty GPOs. Specialty Networks’ PPS Analytics platform analyzes data from electronic medical records (EMR), practice management, imaging, and dispensing systems and transforms it into meaningful and actionable insights for providers and other stakeholders by using artificial intelligence and modern data analytics capabilities.  Our solutions include provider solutions, real world data and evidence research, and commercial technology platforms and data registries.

The Director, Market Insights serves as a key driver of data-informed decision-making for Specialty Networks. This role focuses on leveraging real-world data (RWD), advanced analytics, and market intelligence to support strategic initiatives across therapeutic areas. The Director translates complex data into actionable insights that inform product development, go-to-market strategies, and commercial execution.

Working closely with Product, Sales, and Strategy teams, this position ensures that Specialty Networks remains competitive and responsive to evolving provider, payer, and pharma needs through robust analytics and evidence-based recommendations.

This position reports to the SVP/GM, Specialty Networks.

This is a remote role with travel up to 15%.

Responsibilities

Data & Analytics Leadership

• Develop and maintain advanced analytics frameworks to monitor market trends, therapeutic area performance, and competitive dynamics.
• Utilize RWD and commercial datasets to generate insights that guide business development, targeting, and product prioritization.
• Create dashboards, reports, and predictive models to support executive decision-making and operational planning.

Market Intelligence & Insight Generation

• Conduct ongoing analysis of pharma and biotech pipelines, M&A activity, and emerging scientific trends.
• Deliver actionable intelligence through TA landscape reports, competitor benchmarking, and quarterly analytics briefs.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure insights are integrated into product roadmaps and go-to-market strategies.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with Product, Sales, and Partnerships teams to validate new TA opportunities using data-driven methodologies.
• Support alignment across marketing, provider engagement, and data product teams through clear analytics-based recommendations.

Success Metrics

• Quality and impact of analytics deliverables on strategic decisions
• Adoption of insights in product and commercial strategies
• Measurable improvements in targeting, engagement, and TA expansion outcomes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• 8–10 years in healthcare analytics, consulting, life sciences, or biopharma strategy with strong exposure to RWD and market intelligence, preferred
• Experience in therapeutic area pipeline analysis and competitive landscaping
• Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and statistical analysis platforms (e.g., SAS, R, Python).
• Strong understanding of specialty care ecosystems, including pharma commercialization and payer dynamics.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; experience influencing cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel as needed (up to 15%)

About Cardinal Health

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a global, integrated healthcare services and products company, providing customized solutions for hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories and physician offices worldwide.

The company provides clinically-proven medical products and pharmaceuticals and cost-effective solutions that enhance supply chain efficiency from hospital to home. Cardinal Health connects patients, providers, payers, pharmacists and manufacturers for integrated care coordination and better patient management.  Backed by nearly 100 years of experience, with approximately 50,000 employees in 46 countries, Cardinal Health ranks among the top 25 on the Fortune 500.

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.