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Cardinal Health - Company profile

Industry
  • Consumer Goods
  • Pharmaceuticals
Company type Public
Year founded 1971
Revenues in 2007 87 billion
Global headquarters Dublin, Ohio, USA
# Employees worldwide 40,000
Most common preferred study background No preference - all degree disciplines
Contact person college.relations@cardinalhealth.com
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Required skills

Leadership 7
Team working 7
Problem solving 7
Communication 7
Creativity 7
Commercial Awareness 7
Pressure Resistance 6
Flexibility 6
Networking 6

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About us
Improving people's lives: Focused on the high-growth healthcare market, Cardinal Health has built the industry's broadest suite of products and services that help improve quality, safety and efficiency all along the chain of care. With our unparalleled resources, expertise and proprietary offerings, we deliver integrated solutions that are innovative and practical. To our customers, this means we help them focus on what matters most - improving people's lives.

EPPIC Core Values
These are the timeless, guiding principles of our culture. Our values define who we are and how we do business - as individuals and as a company.

Ethical: We act with uncompromising integrity. We embrace a culture of compliance, operate within the letter and spirit of the law and avoid conflicts of interest. We honor our commitments. We treat others with dignity, respect and compassion. We speak up when something is not right and confront the difficult issues. We are responsible members of the community.

People driven: We practice inclusion, value diversity and encourage work/life effectiveness. We take pride in our work and celebrate our wins. We promote an atmosphere of recognition and we reward high performers. We are empowered to make decisions and are involved in the business. We provide each other timely, positive and constructive feedback. We use tools and resources effectively to meet changing conditions and demands. We take advantage of opportunities to grow and learn

Performance driven: We have a bias for action. We understand and anticipate customer needs and respond to them. We set stretching goals, objectives and performance measures. We make fact- and value-based decisions that balance the near- and long-term. We use good business judgment and are financially responsible.

Innovative: We promote customer-driven innovation and drive solutions to relization. We create products and services that drive competitive advantage.
We explore new possibilities and challenge the status quo. We embrace prudent risk-taking. We leverage setbacks to spur new thinking. We drive operational excellence, speed and simplicity.

Collaborative: We work together with confidence and trust. We recognize the unique contribution of each individual and the value of teamwork. We encourage respectful debate and disagreement. We commuicate openly and candidly. We enhance the customer experience by seeking opportunities to work globally with customers and others across the organization.

What we offer

Why Cardinal Health?


Our employees are developing the innovative products and services that make healthcare safer and more productive. A career with Cardinal Health provides an opportunity to join a global, growing company genuinely committed to making a difference for our customers and our communities.

Meaningful work
Healthcare is a relentless business. Perfection is required every day, all day. Demand for care is accelerating. The patient population is aging. Talent shortages are growing. These are the challenges our customers face. Cardinal Health employees provide the leading products, services and technologies that support healthcare providers and manufacturers in their critical work:

  • 50% of all U.S. surgeries use Cardinal Health medical supplies, including surgical drapes, gowns, gloves and instruments.
  • 33% of all prescription, medical, surgical and lab products flow through our advanced logistics systems. We support 90% of all U.S. hospitals.


Strong values
Cardinal Health offers one of the broadest portfolios of healthcare products and services in the world. We maintain this market-leading position through our employees' desire for growth, strong customer focus, dedication to operational excellence and emphasis on leadership development. Our EPPIC Core Values provide us with a common foundation for reaching our goals:

  • Ethical
  • People driven
  • Performance driven
  • Innovative
  • Collaborative

This is how we define how we work together to help healthcare professionals focus on what really matters - improving people's lives.

Benefits
Cardinal Health's benefits program gives employees the flexibility to select benefits that meet their needs and the needs of their families. We offer health, welfare and financial benefits, along with the information employees need to make informed decisions about their care. Our goal is to promote quality of life, personal performance, and ultimately lower healthcare costs, through preventative care. Our benefits program includes:

  • Medical, dental and vision care coverage
  • Paid-time-off plan
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Flexible healthcare spending accounts
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Basic life insurance
  • Business travel insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Adoption assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement

Diversity and inclusion
The diverse talent of our employees is a driving force behind Cardinal Health and represents an ongoing source of effectiveness in healthcare for our customers. At Cardinal Health, we define diversity as openness and appreciation for ideas that are different from one's own. We see it as a business imperative. Cardinal Health is committed to a workforce that is free of discrimination. We respect differences in culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and race. We are committed to equal opportunity. We respect individual rights to achieve professional and personal balance. Results and real accomplishments are the best way to judge performance.

Who we look for

Who should apply?

Cardinal Health primarily recruits recent graduates who meet the
following minimum requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale 
  • Relevant internship experience
  • Strong leadership and communication skills
  • Process and results orientation

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