IT Project Manager

THE COMPANY and BUSINESS

Essential to care™

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, ranks among the top 20 in the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a global, integrated healthcare services and products company.

We provide customized healthcare solutions for hospitals, pharmacies, and clinics worldwide, enhancing supply chain efficiency and patient care. Our clinically proven products and pharmaceuticals connect patients, providers, and manufacturers for better care coordination.

With nearly 100 years of experience, our 48,000 mission-driven partners in 30+ countries strive to advance healthcare and improve lives every day. We are committed to innovative, cost-effective solutions that improve lives and drive continuous improvement in healthcare.

Our $12B Global Medical Products and Distribution Segment manufactures and distributes Cardinal Health brand products across the globe.

We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Cardinal Health Japan IT team. If you are passionate about technology, thrive in a collaborative environment and dedicated to making a positive impact on healthcare, we want to hear from you!

What “Project Manager” contributes to Cardinal Health

As a project manager, you’ll play a critical role for supporting the projects and services for Commercial IT in Japan by closely working with local/regional and global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning and designing cloud-based applications.
• Deploying and debugging cloud initiatives as needed in accordance with company guidelines/best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Employing exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they snowball into problems.
• Ensure the quality and on time delivery of projects.
• Act as bridge between local and regional/global teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Provide regular status, anticipate challenges, communicate dependencies, issues, and risks.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to provide consistent and collaborative delivery.
• Closely work with infrastructure, network, and security teams to ensure proper sizing exercise is done and ensure solution performance meets defined SLA’s.
• Work with Enterprise Architecture and Cardinal Health Global IT teams to resolve any technical complexities during development.
• Closely work with other functional teams and ensure adequate, proactive involvement of IT team in solutions and service delivery concerns.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Japanese is a must.
• 5+ years of experience in software management cloud-based applications.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to stay focused on completing tasks and meeting goals within a busy workspace.
• Proven ability to analyze business requirements and create detailed technical designs.
• Experience in investigating and resolving production issues.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Innovative mindset with a passion for learning & continuous improvement.

Preferred:

• Experience with Agile development methodologies and CI/CD processes.
• Knowledge on Atlassian tools such as Jira, confluence.
• Certifications as a GCP or AWS cloud architect.
• Database experience, including knowledge of SQL and related data stores such as SQL, Oracle, Postgres.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an international team environment.

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.