Strategic Programs Leader – Health Tech & Partnerships

Cardinal Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 107,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Programs, to lead the design, build-out and execution of strategic healthcare programs. You will own partnerships, drive revenue initiatives, and collaborate across Health Plan Sales, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and Operations to ensure program success.

The role emphasizes market-driven strategy, program analytics, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on labs, biomarkers, wearables, and consumer-health intersections.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• 8-12 years of experience, preferred.
• Direct experience working for or with health plans.
• Experience in strategy development, business case design, and/or project management.
• Experience in B2B or direct-to-consumer program offerings, labs/diagnostics realm preferred.
• Experience in managing external partnerships or strategic customer relationships in healthcare industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leverages market dynamics to develop strategic positioning and business cases for program offerings
• Applies strong interpersonal skills, strategic mindset, market expertise, and financial and business acumen to inform program design and execution
• Fosters key relationships with external partners who are critical to overall program design and execution; informs design of partnership approach and corresponding agreements
• Collaborates with cross functional stakeholders including Health Plan Sales, Legal, Finance, Marketing, Operations, and other teams within the Cardinal Health enterprise to gain internal alignment and gather information necessary to execute on programs
• Leads and owns execution of programs in partnership with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Works with leadership and peers to define the build out of program performance tracking and analytics reports and dashboards
• Attends industry events to stay abreast of market developments, liaise with partners, and assess new opportunities.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Healthcare industry knowledge

Education

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

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategic Programs, to lead the design, build-out and execution of strategic healthcare programs. You will own partnerships, drive revenue initiatives, and collaborate across Health Plan Sales, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and Operations to ensure program success.

The role emphasizes market-driven strategy, program analytics, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on labs, biomarkers, wearables, and consumer-health intersections.