Cencora is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Data Specialist to join its remote team. This opportunity is ideal for experienced data professionals looking to work within a global organisation supporting data-driven operations and high-quality information management.
In this role, you will manage, analyse, and optimise structured data systems to support business performance and operational efficiency. A strong understanding of relational databases, including Microsoft SQL Server, is essential, alongside the ability to write, optimise, and maintain SQL queries for accurate data manipulation and reporting.
Applicants should have practical experience building and maintaining data pipelines, including data migration projects across multiple systems and environments. Familiarity with integration technologies such as SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is highly desirable, as the role involves supporting automated workflows and seamless data integration processes.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to manage complex datasets while maintaining accuracy and compliance with data standards. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.
This remote Data Specialist role offers the opportunity to work with advanced data technologies, contribute to enterprise-level information systems, and develop a long-term career within a respected global organisation focused on operational excellence and innovation.
Position: Data Specialist
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive
Location: Remote
About Cencora
Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!
Job Details
This role is in support of Cencora’s veterinary and livestock production solutions marketed through our MWI Animal Health business. MWI Animal Health is a leading brand of Cencora, offering animal health services globally.
As a Data Specialist, you will be responsible for working with our customer data and various activities (e.g. migration, installation, cleaning, analysis, updates). You will work with multiple data-sources, including practice management systems, databases and flat-files. You will work on various projects, including data migration, analysis, updates and transformation. You will take ownership of each project and liaise with the end users to ensure successful completion. The role will be on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Data Processing and Development
- Processing of data from a range of source systems to target systems
- Data analysis, data collection and cleaning
- Data conversion integrity and verification
- Liaise with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle (data validation checks etc.) ensuring requirements are captured and met
- Create and maintain data pipelines
- Assist other technical teams on database optimisation
Additional Responsibilities:
- Provide assistance to technical teams to resolve data related issues
- Work with other departments to improve processes where data is involved
- Remote monitoring & diagnostics of data pipelines
- Work with technical teams on data backup, maintenance and processing
- Ability to work flexibly including evening and weekends where required
- Understand and comply with job relevant company practice standards at all times.
- Understand and work with the standard operating procedures
- Attend training sessions as appropriate.
- The above list is not exhaustive, and you may be required to carry out any other reasonable task as requested, appropriate to the scope of the post.
Experience, skills and knowledge requirements:
- Experience with relational databases (e.g MS SQL Server) and ability to write SQL
- Data pipeline experience (including migration) using a range of processes
- Experience of an integration technology (e.g. SQL Server Integration Services – SSIS)
- Strong analytical and organisation skills
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with staff and customers
- Experience of working in a fast paced and regulated environment
- Ability to work within a collaborative team as well as independently
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload whilst meeting deadlines
Desirable skills:
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Microsoft Azure)
- Experience with version control systems, container technology (e.g. Docker) and code quality best practices
- Experience with other database systems including non-relational databases
- Exposure to a programming language (Visual Basic/C# .NET preferred)
- Experience with business intelligence dashboards
- Experience of Linux or *nix based operating systems
What Cencora offers
Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email hrsc@cencora.com. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
Application Process
Application Deadline
Open until filled