At Cardinal Health, we strive to be healthcare’s most trusted partner and to improve the lives of people every day. We’re continually adapting and evolving to fulfill that mission, and we’re looking for a proven change management leader to help drive successful and lasting change across our organization.
What Change Management contributes to Cardinal Health
Transformation enables the organization to drive complex and transformational programs through disciplined project/program management and change management strategies.
Change Management provides processes, tools and techniques to successfully transition individuals, groups and organizations from current state to future state. This job family creates and implements change management strategies and plans that increase employee adoption, minimize resistance, and improve the likelihood of successful, sustainable outcomes.
Job Summary
This Senior Consultant, Change Management will collaborate across multiple levels and functions of the enterprise to lead the people side of major business initiatives. They will join an experienced team of change management professionals partnering to contribute and apply best practices and elevate enterprise ability to successfully move through change.
Responsibilities
Contribute change management expertise and thought leadership to assigned internal clients, bringing a consistent change focus to all aspects of their operation.
Define and implement a holistic change framework to support client strategic objectives and initiatives. Identify and address interdependencies, risks and opportunities across projects and shared stakeholders.
Proactively manage a client change portfolio, partnering with leadership to prioritize engagements and address concerns in the context of enterprise objectives and standards.
Collaboratively design, refine and execute innovative, comprehensive and tailored change solutions to guide individuals and groups through complex technology, process and organizational changes.
Enable effective executive sponsorship and obtain senior leader support to drive needed changes across their organizations.
Leverage industry insights and enterprise processes, tools and techniques to craft project change approaches which contribute to successful, sustainable outcomes, increase stakeholder adoption and anticipate and manage resistance.
Conduct rigorous stakeholder and change impact analysis to identify, engage and equip all involved or affected stakeholders – employees as well as external partners – to work through changes and fully embrace future ways of working.
Establish aligned metrics to monitor the progress of change efforts and evaluate stakeholder readiness and opportunities. Adapt the change approach to address newly discovered insights throughout each project engagement.
Partner with project management, communications, learning, IT, data analytics, clinical, operational, financial, and other functions to enable transition to future-state solutions while minimizing disruption to business operation and patient/customer care.
Develop and execute go-live readiness, hypercare, reinforcement and stabilization plans for affected stakeholders, including employees plus external suppliers, customers and physicians or other clinical staff as applicable.
Participate in project leadership, partnering with steering committees and other governing bodies to advance project objectives.
Foster change capability and change leadership across the enterprise, coaching project teams and equipping leaders and individuals to embed change agility into how we work.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience preferred
Minimum seven years of change management experience preferred
Prosci® certification preferred
Experience working with healthcare technology, including deployment of EHR, PMS or related systems preferred
Experience interacting with clinicians such as physicians and advanced practice providers as well as practice administrative staff such as revenue cycle or billing teams a plus
Experience working in clinical or specialty healthcare environments such as Oncology or Urology practices a plus
CCMP certification a plus
- Demonstrated ability to lead the people side of large-scale business, organizational or technology initiatives
Proven ability to work independently and at the same time foster effective working relationships to collaboratively achieve results
Disciplined attention to detail and accountability to fulfill assigned responsibilities and contribute to the overall success of each project
Recognized success serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, advocating for change management best practices and infusing a change leadership perspective into decisions while balancing constraints and navigating ambiguity
Capacity to quickly build business acumen and apply relevant change management methodology in nuanced scenarios
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Willingness to travel up to 25%
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: $105,100-$150,000
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: 07/17/2026 *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.
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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum seven years of change management experience
- Prosci certification
- Experience working with healthcare technology, including deployment of EHR or PMS systems
- Experience interacting with clinicians and practice administrative staff (revenue cycle, billing)
- Experience in clinical or specialty healthcare environments (e.g., Oncology, Urology)
- CCMP certification
- Demonstrated ability to lead the people side of large-scale business, organizational or technology initiatives
- Proven ability to work independently while fostering effective collaborative relationships
- Disciplined attention to detail and accountability
- Recognized success serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and infusing change leadership
- Capacity to quickly build business acumen and apply change management methodology
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- Willingness to travel up to 25%
Cardinal Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cardinal Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Cardinal Health.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is frequently described as generous, including examples like multiple weeks of vacation, additional sick days, and in some roles even “unlimited” or untracked time off. Parental leave, paid holidays, and volunteer time further broaden the overall leave offering.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with added supports such as preventive care, telehealth/clinic access, mental health resources, and EAP counseling. Wellness programs and incentives (e.g., premium discounts tied to checkups or healthy lifestyle actions) add to the perceived breadth of healthcare-related support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match, along with programs like stock purchase/equity participation and charitable matching, contribute to a stronger total rewards picture beyond base pay. Additional financial supports such as disability coverage and early wage access also enhance the overall package.
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What We Do
Cardinal Health is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. With 50 years in business, operations in more than 35 countries and approximately 44,000 employees globally, Cardinal Health is essential to care. We are navigating the complexities of healthcare and providing scaled solutions to help our customers thrive in a changing world. We strive to be a trusted healthcare partner by driving growth in evolving areas of healthcare, while building upon our distribution, products, and solutions to meet customer needs.
