Lead, Business Data Strategy

About the role

A lead individual contributor role within US Pharmaceutical Distribution focused on advancing the Intelligent Data Platform (IDP) from build to scale. This role is accountable for driving platform adoption, operationalizing data products, and translating business needs into prioritized, high-impact data and AI capabilities. The role partners across the business unit, data engineering, and AI teams to ensure the platform delivers measurable business value—not just technical outputs.

Responsibilities

• Drive IDP strategy and operationalization — Lead the transition from legacy data environments (e.g., Snowflake) to IDP, ensuring alignment to business priorities, clean intake, and disciplined execution tied to USPD outcomes.
• Own data product adoption and effectiveness — Ensure IDP data products are usable, trusted, and embedded in day-to-day decision-making across operational and business teams.
• Translate business needs into prioritized work — Partner with operational and business leaders to shape use cases, define requirements, and prioritize work based on business impact.
• Orchestrate cross-functional delivery — Coordinate across data engineering, analytics, and AI teams to deliver integrated solutions—holding teams accountable to outcomes, timelines, and quality.
• Advance business-led AI enablement — Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and scale AI opportunities that improve decision-making and operational efficiency across the business unit.
• Track and communicate business impact / Ensure data governance alignment — Define success measures and communicate how IDP and AI capabilities improve decision-making and efficiency.
• Persistently partner with data governance teams to ensure data products meet standards for quality, access, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum Requirement: Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience. Less years required if has relevant Master’s or Doctorate qualifications.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field.
• Critical Skills: 10+ years of experience across business, operations, data, or analytics in a large, complex organization.
• Additional Skills: Strong ability to translate between business and technical teams, working knowledge of modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks), experience driving adoption of data and analytics solutions, operational mindset (intake, prioritization, governance, scaling), clear, executive-level communication focused on outcomes and decisions, ability to lead through influence across multiple teams.

Qualifications

None specified

Skills

None specified

Benefits

• Coverage you can rely on- Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Health Spending Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Benefits that go beyond your base pay- 401(k) (U.S.)
• Pension (Canada)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Mental Health Programs
• Flexible Schedules
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program
• Education Reimbursement
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Flexible Work Environment

Pay

$136,300 - $227,100

Schedule

This role is a hybrid position. The selected candidate is expected to work on-site at our Las Colinas office a minimum of two (2) days per week, with the remaining days worked remotely. Specific in-office days may be designated based on team needs and business priorities.

Working Conditions

Traditional office or hybrid environment, depending on location. Some travel required for cross-site collaboration and customer/partner engagements.

McKesson Compliance

McKesson complies with all applicable U.S. immigration laws and regulations. The Company does not provide employer support or sponsorship for any immigration related employment benefit for this role.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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