Consultant, Learning Business Partner

Cardinal Health; Frankfort (KY); Remote; USD 69,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

Flexibility in spending accounts (FSAs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Consultant, Learning Business Partner to diagnose performance needs and influence learning strategy for core programs. The role combines advisory expertise with hands-on design, development, and deployment of learning solutions tailored to program maturity and risk.

The LBP will apply instructional design and facilitation skills across instructor-led, digital, and reinforcement modalities while enabling adoption with strong stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in adult learning design preferred.
• Strong consulting skills and ability to influence stakeholders.
• Project management experience.
• Experience in instructional design and facilitation (Zoom/Teams).
• Healthcare, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose performance needs and influence learning strategy for programs.
• Partner with program and operational leaders to shape learning scope and timing.
• Provide consultative guidance and challenge assumptions as needed.
• Plan, design and deploy learning strategies using instructor-led, digital and reinforcement modalities.
• Support adoption, messaging and feedback loops for new digital and AI-driven solutions.

Skills

Strong consulting skills

Project management

Facilitation

Collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Job description

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Full time

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What Learning Development & Delivery contributes to Cardinal Health

Learning develops, deploys and evaluates learning solutions to support employee development and build organizational capability in alignment to business strategies. This function analyzes learning needs and develops training curricula, technologies, and programs. This function also manages trainings provided by third-parties and partners with leaders and subject matter experts within functions and business units to deliver learning.

Learning Development and Delivery provides instructor‑led trainings and manages training processes to maximize the value that employees gain from learning solutions. This job family delivers training materials including presentations, guides and manuals, and course evaluations and coordinate training schedules based on training needs.

Job Summary

The Consultant, Learning Business Partner (LBP) serves as a trusted advisor to business and program leaders, diagnosing performance needs and influencing learning strategy to enable business outcomes. This role operates with professional autonomy and judgment, tailoring solutions based on program context, maturity, and risk. The LBP applies consultative skills, learning expertise, and emerging digital and AI-enabled tools to design, implement, and sustain effective performance solutions. LBP provides instructor‑led trainings and manages training processes and content creation to maximize the value that employees gain from learning solutions.

Responsibilities

Consultative Partnership & Business Alignment

• Act as a learning and performance consultant to assigned programs by diagnosing business needs, clarifying desired outcomes, and recommending appropriate learning or performance solutions.

• Partner with program and operational leaders to influence learning strategy, scope, prioritization, and timing based on business goals and program maturity.

• Exercise professional judgment to challenge assumptions, clarify tradeoffs, and guide decision-making rather than simply executing requests.

• Navigate ambiguity and evolving program conditions while maintaining focus on agreed‑upon outcomes.

• Provide consistent, aligned messaging across stakeholders while allowing flexibility in execution.

Learning Strategy, Design & Enablement

• Own end-to-end planning, design and deploy learning strategies that address identified performance gaps using a variety of modalities, including instructor‑led training, CRM, digital learning, performance support, and reinforcement.

• Leverage facilitation, instructional design, and content adaptation as tools within a broader consultative approach.

• Ensure learning solutions are aligned with adult learning principles, business requirements, compliance considerations, and learner readiness.

• Evaluate learning effectiveness and business impact, adjusting solutions as needed to improve outcomes.

• Partner in change enablement by supporting adoption, messaging, and feedback loops related to new digital and AI‑driven learning solutions.

• Knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design methodologies, and learning evaluation practices.

• Experience facilitating virtual and/or in‑person learning experiences, positioned as one component of a broader learning strategy.

• Ability to partner with instructional design and facilitation resources as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred

• 4+ years of experience in adult learning design preferred

• Strong consulting skills

• Project management experience

• Experience in instructional design preferred

• Experience in virtual and in‑person facilitation including facilitation via Zoom or Teams

• Healthcare, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences Industry background preferred

• Microsoft Office Proficiency

• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment and deliver quality results within aggressive timeframes

• Willingness to travel up to 10%

• Must work 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central Time Zone

Anticipated salary range : $68,500 - $97,700

Bonus eligible : No

Benefits

• 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

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.

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 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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Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) 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.

We are a crucial link between the clinical and operational sides of healthcare, delivering end-to-end solutions and data‑driving insights that advance healthcare and improve lives every day. With deep partnerships, diverse perspectives and innovative digital solutions, we build connections across the continuum of care.

With more than 50 years of experience, we seize the opportunity to address healthcare's most complicated challenges — now, and in the future.

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