Project Manager- EIT Service Center

About this role

What IT Program & Project Management contributes to Cardinal Health
The IT Service Center serves as the primary point of contact for resolving technical issues and addressing client inquiries in alignment with established service level objectives, processes, and procedures. In addition to day-to-day support, the IT Service Center plays a critical role in ensuring readiness for the deployment of new technologies, applications, and processes across Cardinal Health.


As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for driving projects through the full lifecycle—from initiation to closure—while leveraging industry-standard tools, methodologies, and best practices to achieve project objectives. This role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes that support both IT and business goals.


Responsibilities

• Lead Complex IT Projects: Manage end-to-end delivery of IT initiatives within the Service Center, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategic priorities.
• Project Planning & Execution: Leverage Hive to develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocations. Drive execution through disciplined project management methodologies including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and closing processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary liaison between IT teams, business advisors, leadership and front-line analysts. Facilitate clear communication of project objectives, status, risks, and dependencies.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks. Maintain RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs and proactively resolve issues to minimize impact.
• Budget & Resource Management: Monitor project budgets and resource utilization. Effectively balances competing project constraints including but not limited to scope, quality, schedule, funding, budget, resources, and risk, to manage project s...