About this opportunity
Cencora lists this Director - AI Initiatives opportunity in philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!
Job Details
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Director of AI Initiatives, within our Health Systems and Government Services (HGS) Business Unit (BU). This role is critical to ensure HGS remains competitive, innovative, and operationally excellent in an increasingly AI-driven industry landscape.
In this role you will serve as the strategic leader responsible for identifying, prioritizing, and driving artificial intelligence development opportunities across the HGS Business Unit. In this role you will develop, implement, improve and maintain policies, processes, workflows and escalation protocols to ensure consistent, high quality execution of all related activities. You will collaborate with multiple cross-functional departments and associates to identify AI opportunities that will improve the business; targeting actions essential to maintaining favorable outcomes related to financial performance, operational excellence, and Customer Experience.
We would value the following attributes:
Bachelors degree in business strategy, business development, corporate strategy, finance, data analytics, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
Masters degree in business strategy, business development, corporate strategy, finance, data analytics, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
8+ years of experience in strategy, business development, corporate development, management consulting, or a related field required.
Proven industry and operating model acumen in regulated and complex environments.
Experience leading and governing cross-functional decision-making forums to drive timely, documented outcomes.
Ability to negotiate priorities and trade-offs to align stakeholders on plans, sequencing, and outcomes.
Experience building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to advance strategic initiatives.
Able to Apply advanced analytics, modeling, and forecasting to inform capacity, cost, and value decisions.
Experience translating ambiguous business problems into structured analyses, options, and recommendations.
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit
Full time
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call or email We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
Who can apply
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