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Senior Engineer, Workday AI Developer - Full-time
Cardinal Health
Springfield · On-site Full-time Senior $123k – $176k/yr Today
About the role
How Application Development & Maintenance (AD&M) Fuels Cardinal Health’s Success
| Area | What AD&M Does | Why It Matters to Cardinal Health |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic IT Enablement | Designs, builds, configures, and sustains the software platforms that power every line‑of‑business (clinical, supply‑chain, finance, HR, etc.). | Provides the digital backbone that lets the company deliver medicines, medical‑products, and services faster, more reliably, and at lower cost. |
| Cross‑Functional Collaboration | Works in agile, cross‑functional squads with business leaders, operations, compliance, and security teams. | Guarantees that technology solutions are tightly aligned with real‑world business needs, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. |
| Rapid Delivery & Continuous Improvement | Uses modern development practices (CI/CD, automated testing, DevSecOps) and a disciplined design‑control process. | Shortens time‑to‑market for new capabilities (e.g., e‑commerce portals, analytics dashboards, AI‑driven workflow tools) while maintaining the high‑quality standards required in healthcare. |
| Application Lifecycle Management | Handles the full lifecycle—requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance. | Keeps critical systems (e.g., order‑entry, inventory management, patient‑support tools) available 24/7, reducing downtime and protecting revenue streams. |
| Innovation Enablement | Provides the platform for emerging technologies—AI/ML, robotic process automation, low‑code/no‑code extensions (e.g., Workday AI agents, Workday Extend widgets). | Allows Cardinal Health to experiment, prototype, and scale intelligent automation that improves employee productivity, enhances the customer experience, and drives data‑driven decision making. |
| Data Integrity & Security | Embeds security controls, audit trails, and compliance checks (HIPAA, GDPR, SOX) into every application. | Protects sensitive health‑care data, mitigates risk, and upholds the trust of patients, providers, and partners. |
| Cost Efficiency & Scalability | Leverages cloud‑native services, micro‑services architecture, and reusable components. | Reduces infrastructure spend, improves scalability during demand spikes (e.g., pandemic surges), and enables a “pay‑as‑you‑grow” model. |
| Talent Development & Knowledge Transfer | Mentors junior developers, codifies best‑practice guidelines, and drives community of practice across the enterprise. | Builds a resilient, future‑ready technology workforce that can sustain long‑term innovation. |
Bottom‑Line Contributions
- Operational Excellence – By delivering reliable, high‑performing applications, AD&M ensures that order fulfillment, distribution, and clinical‑service processes run smoothly, directly impacting revenue and customer satisfaction.
- Business Agility – Rapid, iterative releases let Cardinal Health respond to market shifts (new regulations, product launches, pandemic‑related demand) faster than competitors.
- Innovation Pipeline – The team’s ability to integrate AI (e.g., Workday AI agents, Workday Illuminate) and low‑code extensions creates new, value‑adding services without massive re‑engineering effort.
- Risk Management – Embedded security, compliance, and design‑control practices protect the company from regulatory penalties and reputational harm.
- Cost Savings – Automation, cloud optimization, and reusable code libraries lower total cost of ownership (TCO) for the enterprise’s software portfolio.
In a Sentence
Application Development & Maintenance is the engine that transforms Cardinal Health’s strategic vision into concrete, secure, and scalable digital solutions—enabling faster service delivery, smarter operations, and sustained competitive advantage across the entire health‑care ecosystem.
Requirements
- AI/Automation & Agent Model Skills: Understanding agent lifecycle, skill/tool models, workflow-to-agent mapping, data-driven automations, triggers, and execution modes
- Coordinate with IT and HR administrators to manage app permissions and security protocols
- Partner with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate business needs into technical designs for Illuminate solutions
- AI/Automation & Agent Model Skills: Understanding agent lifecycle, skill/tool models, workflow-to-agent mapping, data-driven automations, triggers, and execution modes
Responsibilities
- Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services
- This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value
- Application Development & Maintenance performs configuration or coding to develop, enhance and sustain the organization's software systems in a cross-functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices
- This job family programs and configures end user applications, systems, databases and websites to achieve the organization's internal needs and externally-facing business needs
- Application Development & Maintenance partners with business leaders, investigates user needs and conducts regular assessments, maintenance and enhancements of existing applications
- We are seeking a forward-thinking Workday AI Solutions Integration Consultant to lead the implementation, configuration, and optimization of Workday’s next-generation AI capabilities—specifically Workday Everywhere, Workday Assistant, and Workday Illuminate
- This role combines AI innovation with Workday integration expertise to deliver smart, scalable, and secure workflows that enhance business operations
- The specialist will drive user experience transformation, streamline HR workflows, and support enterprise-wide adoption of intelligent automation
- Lead deployment of AI agents such as Recruiter Agent and Performance Review Agent
- Design, build, and deploy custom AI agents using Workday’s low-code/no-code tools and the Workday Build platform
- Configure anomaly detection, auto-filling, and contextual automation features across HR modules
- Create AI-powered applications and widgets using Workday Extend to embed personalized AI assistance directly into user workflows
- Enable and configure Workday Assistant across web and Microsoft Teams environments
- Develop guided workflows for time-off requests, job changes, and employee inquiries
- Monitor usage analytics and optimize conversational flows for accuracy and efficiency
- Oversee integration of Workday Assistant into Microsoft Teams
- Ensure seamless access to approvals, dashboards, and notifications within the flow of work
- Coordinate with IT and HR administrators to manage app permissions and security protocols
- Leverage Expanded AI Gateway APIs to embed Workday’s AI services into applications, including document intelligence for classification and data extraction
- Automate and connect processes across Workday and third-party systems using AI-enabled Workday Orchestrate
- Partner with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders to analyze requirements and translate business needs into technical designs for Illuminate solutions
- Monitor Workday releases, especially Illuminate features and developer tools, to assess impact and recommend new functionality
- Develop integrations and automations that uphold high standards for data integrity, security, and responsible AI practices
- Provide technical support and root cause analysis for AI-driven processes, integrations, and extensions
- Use Developer Copilot to automate the generation of code and process documentation
- Ability to manage lifecycle actions such as Discover, Register, Configure, and Activate agents preferred
- *_What Application Development & Maintenance contributes to Cardinal Health_**
- Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services
- This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value
- Application Development & Maintenance performs configuration or coding to develop, enhance and sustain the organization's software systems in a cross-functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices
- This job family programs and configures end user applications, systems, databases and websites to achieve the organization's internal needs and externally-facing business needs
- Application Development & Maintenance partners with business leaders, investigates user needs and conducts regular assessments, maintenance and enhancements of existing applications
- We are seeking a forward-thinking Workday AI Solutions Integration Consultant to lead the implementation, configuration, and optimization of Workday’s next-generation AI capabilities—specifically Workday Everywhere, Workday Assistant, and Workday Illuminate
- This role combines AI innovation with Workday integration expertise to deliver smart, scalable, and secure workflows that enhance business operations
- The specialist will drive user experience transformation, streamline HR workflows, and support enterprise-wide adoption of intelligent automation
- Lead deployment of AI agents such as Recruiter Agent and Performance Review Agent
- Design, build, and deploy custom AI agents using Workday’s low-code/no-code tools and the Workday Build platform
- Configure anomaly detection, auto-filling, and contextual automation features across HR modules
- Create AI-powered applications and widgets using Workday Extend to embed personalized AI assistance directly into user workflows
- Enable and configure Workday Assistant across web and Microsoft Teams environments
- Develop guided workflows for time-off requests, job changes, and employee inquiries
- Monitor usage analytics and optimize conversational flows for accuracy and efficiency
- Oversee integration of Workday Assistant into Microsoft Teams
- Ensure seamless access to approvals, dashboards, and notifications within the flow of work
- Leverage Expanded AI Gateway APIs to embed Workday’s AI services into applications, including document intelligence for classification and data extraction
- Automate and connect processes across Workday and third-party systems using AI-enabled Workday Orchestrate
- Monitor Workday releases, especially Illuminate features and developer tools, to assess impact and recommend new functionality
- Develop integrations and automations that uphold high standards for data integrity, security, and responsible AI practices
- Provide technical support and root cause analysis for AI-driven processes, integrations, and extensions
- Use Developer Copilot to automate the generation of code and process documentation
Benefits
dental_coveragepaid_time_offhealth_insurance
Skills
API GatewayDeveloper CopilotGraph APIHCMMicrosoft TeamsRaaSRESTSalesforceSAPServiceNowSOAPWorkdayWorkday AssistantWorkday BuildWorkday ExtendWorkday IlluminateWorkday Orchestrate
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