Consultant, Learning Business Partner

Cardinal Health

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Consultant, Learning Business Partner (LBP) serves as a trusted advisor to business and program leaders, diagnosing performance needs and influencing learning strategy to enable business outcomes. This role operates with professional autonomy and judgment, tailoring solutions based on program context, maturity, and risk. The LBP applies consultative skills, learning expertise, and emerging digital and AI‑enabled tools to design, implement, and sustain effective performance solutions. LBP provides instructor-led trainings and manages training processes and content creation to maximize the value that employees gain from learning solutions.

Requirements

Knowledge of adult learning principles, instructional design methodologies, and learning evaluation practices.
Experience facilitating virtual and/or in-person learning experiences, positioned as one component of a broader learning strategy.
Ability to partner with instructional design and facilitation resources as needed.
Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
4+ years of experience in adult learning design preferred
Strong consulting skills
Project management experience
Experience in instructional design preferred
Experience in virtual and in-person facilitation including facilitation via Zoom or Teams
Microsoft Office Proficiency
Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and deliver quality results within aggressive timeframes

Nice To Haves

Healthcare, Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences Industry background preferred
Willingness to travel up to 10%

Responsibilities

Act as a learning and performance consultant to assigned programs by diagnosing business needs, clarifying desired outcomes, and recommending appropriate learning or performance solutions.
Partner with program and operational leaders to influence learning strategy, scope, prioritization, and timing based on business goals and program maturity.
Exercise professional judgment to challenge assumptions, clarify tradeoffs, and guide decision‑making rather than simply executing requests.
Navigate ambiguity and evolving program conditions while maintaining focus on agreed‑upon outcomes.
Provide consistent, aligned messaging across stakeholders while allowing flexibility in execution.
Own end-to-end planning, design and deploy learning strategies that address identified performance gaps using a variety of modalities, including instructor‑led training, CRM, digital learning, performance support, and reinforcement.
Leverage facilitation, instructional design, and content adaptation as tools within a broader consultative approach.
Ensure learning solutions are aligned with adult learning principles, business requirements, compliance considerations, and learner readiness.
Evaluate learning effectiveness and business impact, adjusting solutions as needed to improve outcomes.
Partner in change enablement by supporting adoption, messaging, and feedback loops related to new digital and AI‑driven learning solutions.