Project Manager, Strategic Account and Client Engagement

This position is remote and can be based anywhere in the United States. Candidates must be able to work EST of CST business hours.

What Strategic Account Solutions contributes to Cardinal Health 

The Strategic Account Solutions organization supports client engagement and project management within the context of nationally held summit events. The Project Manager will assist in managing customer project deliverables, support the account management team with execution of initiatives, coordinate all aspects of assigned customer projects (includes planning, timing, and execution within the constraints of a budget, schedule, and scope) while minimizing risk, and adhering to established processes and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Lifecycle: Drive the end-to-end project management for strategic account summit events across Oncology, Urology, Gastroenterology, and Rheumatology therapeutic areas, ensuring adherence to scope, timelines, and customer expectations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Conduct and lead internal and external project kick-off, implementation, and regular status meetings. Define customer requirements, track deliverables, and provide timely updates to account management and clients.
• Operational Planning & Oversight: Collaborate with internal operations to develop and maintain project plans, work orders, and chronologies. Monitor milestone progress, identify and escalate project risks, and ensure timely project closeout.
• Strategic Partnership: Serve as a primary resource for the account management team, managing projects within a matrixed organization and maintaining a strong customer service orientation.
• Financial & Process Management: Partner with account management and accounting to ensure timely invoicing. Monitor and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and maintain accurate project documentation, reports, and spreadsheets.
• Travel: Travel to summit events 8+ times annually (typically 1-3 nights per trip)

Qualifications

• 4+ years in project management, account management, or customer service experience, preferred
• Experience in client event coordination, management or planning, preferred
• Experience working with therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Urology, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to work with internal and external cross-functional stakeholders
• A self-starter with a high attention to detail
• Ability to problem solve and remain calm in a stressful situation
• Successfully multi-tasking in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to travel domestically up to 10x per year with advance notice, depending on business needs

Anticipated salary range: $80,900 - $100,000

Bonus eligible: No

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: 01/19/26 *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.