Senior Program Manager, Technical Program Management

Cencora, Inc.; Idaho; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Professional development resources

Mentorship programs

Volunteer activities

Job summary

Cencora, Inc. is seeking an experienced technical program manager to drive complex initiatives across engineering, product, data, and business teams. You will develop plans, manage risks, and ensure governance and execution excellence in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes stakeholder communication, escalation procedures, and mentoring junior PMs, with a focus on delivering value and maintaining momentum across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 4+ years of experience in technical project management, program management, or a related field required.
• Certification in PMP, PMI-ACP, agile methodologies, or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Bridges strategy, execution and governance ensuring larger-scale initiatives deliver on business value.
• Develops integrated program plans, milestone schedules, risk registers, and governance routines that maintain delivery visibility and stakeholder alignment.
• Coordinates cross-functional dependencies across engineering, product, data, and business teams to resolve blockers and maintain program momentum.
• Delivers program risks and issues by applying structured escalation frameworks and facilitating decision-making with appropriate stakeholder involvement.
• Produces executive-ready program status reporting, delivery dashboards, and decision briefings that communicate progress, risks, and required actions.
• Drives improvements to project management practices, delivery frameworks, and program governance standards to improve execution quality and consistency.
• Guides less experienced project managers on planning methods, risk management, and stakeholder communication practices.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or related field

Tools

PMP certification

PMI-ACP certification

Agile methodologies

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail. Bridges strategy, execution and governance ensuring larger-scale initiatives deliver on business value. Develops integrated program plans, milestone schedules, risk registers, and governance routines that maintain delivery visibility and stakeholder alignment. Coordinates cross‑functional dependencies across engineering, product, data, and business teams to resolve blockers and maintain program momentum. Delivers program risks and issues by applying structured escalation frameworks and facilitating decision‑making with appropriate stakeholder involvement. Produces executive‑ready program status reporting, delivery dashboards, and decision briefings that communicate progress, risks, and required actions. Drives improvements to project management practices, delivery frameworks, and program governance standards to improve execution quality and consistency. Guides less experienced project managers on planning methods, risk management, and stakeholder communication practices.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 4+ years of experience in technical project management, program management, or a related field required.
• Certification in PMP, PMI-ACP, agile methodologies, or equivalent preferred.

What Cencora offers

• medical, dental, and vision care
• backup dependent care
• adoption assistance
• infertility coverage
• family building support
• behavioral health solutions
• paid parental leave
• paid caregiver leave
• training programs
• professional development resources
• opportunities to participate in mentorship programs
• employee resource groups
• volunteer activities
• and much more

For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law. The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non‑discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request‑by‑request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We’re a purpose-driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.