Senior Program Specialist — Pharma Supply Resiliency

AmerisourceBergen Pharmaceutical Distribution and Strategic Global Sourcing; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 76,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a Senior Program Specialist to serve as a subject matter expert for pharmaceutical supply resiliency programs. The role demands independent management of day-to-day activities, cross-functional collaboration, and proactive risk handling to deliver outcomes.

You will lead customer and internal meetings, drive implementations, and ensure effective communication while coordinating with multiple teams in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong program and project management skills
• Autonomy in objective-driven work
• Ownership mentality and accountability
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking
• Customer-facing communication with stakeholders
• Presentation and public speaking abilities
• Ability to develop subject matter expertise across programs
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Excellent time management in fast-paced environments
• AI fluency to responsibly use AI-enabled tools

Responsibilities

• Serves as a subject matter expert across pharmaceutical supply resiliency programs.
• Independently manages program responsibilities, customers, projects, and workstreams to completion.
• Manages competing priorities, timelines, risks, and action items to meet deadlines.
• Resolves operational issues with sound judgement and escalation when needed.
• Leads customer and internal meetings, presentations, and training.
• Supports customer implementations from planning through go-live.
• Builds cross-functional partnerships to drive program outcomes.
• Monitors performance, analyzes trends, and identifies improvement opportunities.
• Maintains clear project documentation and trackers.
• Identifies opportunities to standardize workflows and processes.
• Supports program integration and future-state process development.
• Communicates complex information clearly for actionable next steps.
• Adapts to evolving program needs and takes ownership of new initiatives.

Skills

Program management

Autonomy

Ownership mentality

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Customer communication

Public speaking

Cross-functional coordination

Time management

AI fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration/healthcare/supply chain

Pharmacy Technician Certification

Project/program management experience

Job description

Cencora is seeking a Senior Program Specialist to serve as a subject matter expert for pharmaceutical supply resiliency programs. The role demands independent management of day-to-day activities, cross-functional collaboration, and proactive risk handling to deliver outcomes.

You will lead customer and internal meetings, drive implementations, and ensure effective communication while coordinating with multiple teams in a dynamic environment.