Consultant, Learning Business Partner

Cardinal Health, Inc.; United States; On-site; 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

MyFlexPay access to wages

Job summary

Cardinal Health, Inc. is seeking a Consultant, Learning Business Partner (LBP) to diagnose performance gaps and tailor learning strategies that drive business outcomes. This role applies instructional design, facilitation, and emerging digital tools to design, implement, and sustain effective performance solutions.

The LBP will deliver instructor-led trainings, manage processes, and collaborate with leaders and SMEs to maximize the value employees gain from learning programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of experience in adult learning design
• Strong consulting skills
• Project management experience
• Experience in instructional design
• Experience in virtual and in-person facilitation including Zoom or Teams
• Healthcare, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences 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

Responsibilities

• Act as a learning and performance consultant to assigned programs by diagnosing business needs and recommending learning solutions.
• Influence learning strategy, scope, prioritization, and timing based on business goals and maturity.
• Provide professional judgment to challenge assumptions and guide decision-making.
• Navigate ambiguity while maintaining focus on outcomes.
• Support adoption, messaging, and feedback loops for new digital and AI-driven learning solutions.
• Facilitate virtual and in-person sessions as part of a broader learning strategy.

Skills

Strong consulting skills

Project management experience

Facilitation (virtual & in-person)

Time management in fast-paced env

Travel up to 10%

Work hours 8:00 AM–5:00 PM CT

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Zoom

Teams

Job description

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 learningstrategyto enable business outcomes. This roleoperateswith professional autonomy and judgment, tailoring solutions based on program context, maturity, and risk. The LBP applies consultative skills, learningexpertise, and emerging digital and AI‑enabled tools to design, implement, and sustain effective performance solutions.LBPprovides instructor-ledtrainingsand manages training processesand content creationto 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 recommendingappropriate learningor 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 whilemaintainingfocus 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 anddeploy learning strategies that address identified performance gaps using a variety of modalities, includinginstructor‑ledtraining,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.
• Experiencefacilitatingvirtual and/or in‑person learning experiences, positioned as onecomponentof 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 aggressivetimeframes
• 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

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

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.