Director of New Solutions: Strategy, Launch & Growth

Cardinal Health; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 137,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks a Director of New Solutions Development to lead the end-to-end lifecycle of customer-facing solutions for health systems and retail pharmacies. You will guide ideation through to go-to-market, manage the portfolio, and partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, IT, and Compliance to deliver measurable outcomes.

You will drive governance, financial modeling, and ROI, while building a high-performance team culture and talent pipeline. Travel approximately 10–15% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 12+ years in product development, management, marketing or related field.
• Experience with customer-facing solutions supporting health systems, retail pharmacies and other pharmacy classes of trade.
• Experience managing solutions portfolios with governance and optimization.
• Strong business case development, financial models, and performance tracking for new programs.
• Team leadership experience including leading other people leaders is strongly preferred.
• Experience partnering in a matrixed environment and collaborating with senior leaders.
• Background in software and/or product development methodologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel as needed, estimated 10-15%.

Responsibilities

• Set the strategic direction for the New Solutions Development function and communicate it across Pharmaceutical and Specialty Distribution teams.
• Lead new solutions development from ideation through launch with alignment to strategy, market demand, and financial commitments.
• Govern stage-gate processes and lifecycle management for the portfolio with governance and prioritization.
• Develop and manage a pipeline of new solution ideas balancing innovation, capacity, and ROI.
• Analyze market trends and voice of customer data to identify opportunities to expand the portfolio.
• Define technical requirements with IT and SMEs to meet market needs and business objectives.
• Collaborate with marketing and sales to ensure go-to-market readiness and customer adoption.
• Drive business-case execution including revenue, cost savings, and performance tracking.
• Monitor performance of programs and optimize or rationalize offerings as needed.
• Oversee transitions of new solutions to operational owners as initiatives mature.
• Provide leadership for cross-functional strategic initiatives and talent development.

Skills

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Leadership experience

Matrixed environment

Business cases & finance

Software/Product dev

Customer-facing solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Governance processes

Job description

Cardinal Health seeks a Director of New Solutions Development to lead the end-to-end lifecycle of customer-facing solutions for health systems and retail pharmacies. You will guide ideation through to go-to-market, manage the portfolio, and partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, IT, and Compliance to deliver measurable outcomes.

You will drive governance, financial modeling, and ROI, while building a high-performance team culture and talent pipeline. Travel approximately 10–15% is expected.