Senior Consultant, Change Management

Cardinal Health

Senior Consultant driving successful change management initiatives across the Global Technology & Business Services and Human Resources organizations at Cardinal Health. Collaborating with multiple levels to ensure effective change execution.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $105,100 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.
Design innovative and comprehensive change strategies to guide individuals, groups and organizations through changes.
Leverage industry insights and enterprise processes, tools and techniques to craft project change approaches which increase stakeholder adoption, minimize resistance and business disruption, and contribute to successful, sustainable outcomes.
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.
Collaboratively develop, tailor and refine detailed change plans for complex and transformational projects.
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.
Enable effective executive sponsorship and obtain senior leader support to drive needed changes across their organizations.
Plan and execute tailored change solutions for assigned projects, including transformational business and technology projects.
Partner with project management, communications, learning, IT, data analytics, finance and other functions to realize change management and broader project objectives.
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience preferred
Minimum seven years of change management experience preferred
Demonstrated ability to lead the people side of large-scale business, organizational or technology initiatives
Prosci® certification preferred
Experience supporting shared services organizations a plus
Experience in the healthcare industry a plus
CCMP certification a plus
Project management experience a plus
Proven ability to work independently and at the same time foster effective working relationships to collaboratively achieve results
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
Preference for roles and opportunities that demand a blend of proactive thought leadership, strategic planning and precise, sustained execution
Capacity to quickly build business acumen and apply relevant change management methodology in nuanced scenarios
Outstanding oral and written communication skills
Flexibility to adapt to evolving demands in a fast-paced environment
Disciplined attention to detail and accountability to fulfill assigned responsibilities and contribute to the overall success of each project.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

change managementstakeholder analysischange impact analysischange strategy designproject managementbusiness transformationorganizational changerisk managementmetrics establishmentchange portfolio management

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationadaptabilitystrategic planningproblem-solvingrelationship buildingthought leadershipattention to detailaccountability

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeProsci® certificationCCMP certification