Director, PMO & Consulting Services - Access and Patient Support

Position Summary

Cardinal Health Sonexus™ Access and Patient Support helps specialty pharmaceutical manufacturers remove barriers to care so that patients can access, afford and remain on the therapy they need for a better quality of life. Our diverse expertise in pharma, payer and hub services allows us to deliver best-in-class solutions—driving brand and patient markers of success. We’re continuously integrating advanced and emerging technologies to streamline patient onboarding, qualification and adherence. Our non-commercial specialty pharmacy is centralized at our custom-designed facility outside of Dallas, Texas, empowering manufacturers to rethink the reach and impact of their products.

Together, we can get life-changing therapies to patients who need them—faster.

The Director, PMO & Consulting Services, is responsible for the overall management of projects and implementations for Sonexus Access & Patient Support. This includes scope, schedule, budget, and customer acceptance on small to large multi complex projects/programs to achieve tactical and strategic benefits. These projects may be focused on achieving a single goal, such as a major system implementation, or leading the implementation of a portfolio of projects for a client or internal stakeholder such as operations or IT.

This role will lead Project Managers and Implementation Consultants in a seamless direction to provide high service value to the Sonexus Access & Patient Support business units by developing partner relationships with the business and their leadership. The success of the PMO is highly dependent on the continuous transformation of the project managers to a trusted leader/advisor.

This leader is a change agent expected to champion the use of best practice standards in project management, implementation setup, product definition through standard process and data governance. Continuous improvement in use of tools at the project and enterprise level that improves decision making and reporting is expected.

This leader must lead and execute a strong communication plan. The Director is responsible for proactive risk mitigation of all issues that affect projects/programs which may include multiple stakeholders and will help manage the relationships with users and sponsors. Effective written and oral communications with and between business executives and team members are fundamental to effectiveness and success.

The Director is a seasoned professional with strong ability to positively influence outcomes with a customer centric focus and allows his/her role to represent Sonexus as a valued partner to clients and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of project management methodologies including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing processes

• Leads a portfolio of projects and programs, ensuring alignment to business priorities and successful delivery of strategic outcomes

• Drives consistent and standardized execution across project planning, requirements definition, testing, and implementation activities

• Establishes clear governance, operating rhythms, and reporting frameworks to provide transparency into project performance, risks, and forecasts

• Partners cross-functionally with Commercial, Operations, Product, and IT teams to deliver seamless client and program outcomes

• Strengthens client implementation delivery through strong leadership presence, accountability, and proactive stakeholder engagement

• Builds and develops a high-performing team of Project Managers and Implementation Consultants, elevating capabilities to operate as trusted advisors and solution leaders

• Monitors performance and recommends scope, schedule, cost, and resource adjustments to ensure successful outcomes

• Connects short-term execution to long-term business objectives and value realization

• Communicates project status including health, forecast, issues, and risks in an open and transparent manner to stakeholders

• Balances competing project constraints including scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, and risk to optimize delivery

• Aligns project objectives with broader organizational goals and client expectations

• Provides input to contracts and ensures alignment between scope, delivery expectations, and accountability

• Negotiates effectively to secure resources and stakeholder alignment necessary for successful execution

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent work experience preferred

• 8+ years of experience in project management, program delivery, or consulting leadership required, ideally within patient services or patient access HUBs

• Prior team leadership experience required

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional programs and client implementations

• Strong understanding of end-to-end program delivery including scoping, requirements, testing, user acceptance, and deployment

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products required

• PMP certification preferred

• Ability to travel up to 30%

Anticipated salary range : $116,500 – $207,755

Bonus eligible : Yes

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

Application window anticipated to close : 6/15/2026 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

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.

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