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McKesson

Supplies medicines and technology to healthcare teams

Senior Manager, Pharmaceutical Distribution Systems

Enterprise ApplicationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience shaping application strategy based on business priorities and service management principles.
  • Demonstrated project management and project leadership experience.
  • Experience with systems implementation, workflow processes, and application support.
  • Experience working with incident, problem, and change management processes and tools.
  • Ability to partner and collaborate across teams and organizations to optimize outcomes.
  • Ability to work across multiple IT groups to ensure end-to-end performance.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and coordinate team activities.
  • Deep knowledge of change management practices, methods, and techniques to adapt, drive, and implement change.
  • Proficiency in service management competencies including stakeholder management, planning and prioritization, outcome orientation, and problem solving.
  • Competence in customer relationship management, reporting, and service management.
  • Demonstrated application of change management, design thinking, and continuous improvement techniques to drive adoption and transformation.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the MBA and SOAD application landscape, including IBM iSeries systems and custom-developed solutions.
  • Ensure platform stability, performance, and alignment with pharmaceutical distribution business needs.
  • Participate in modernization initiatives and coordinate system enhancements with infrastructure and development teams.
  • Own IT execution of new manufacturer onboarding into MBA and SOAD, coordinating business requirements, EDI and integration readiness, testing, cutover support, and cross-functional alignment with distribution centers, quality assurance, finance, supply chain, and external partners.
  • Maintain and prioritize the product change backlog for MBA, SOAD, and related applications.
  • Lead adherence to IT General Controls across the MBA and SOAD landscape.
  • Maintain Sarbanes-Oxley compliance by enforcing change management, access control, and data integrity standards.
  • Lead operational accountability, including iSeries operations, custom applications, production stability, system health, P1/P2 incident leadership, P3/P4 oversight, root-cause resolution, and corrective-action follow-through.
  • Drive vulnerability management.
  • Govern MBA access management, including SailPoint role-based access, user access review readiness, restricted menu-option governance, access-control evidence, segregation of duties, and audit remediation.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define business outcomes and align applications with organizational goals.
  • Manage a team of IT professionals and operational partners.
  • Develop and execute application strategy and roadmap, incorporating business, IT, and vendor feedback.
  • Govern application lifecycle activities, including release planning, backlog management, and technical debt reduction.
  • Define and track key performance indicators and service-level goals to measure application value and performance.
  • Ensure applications meet security, compliance, and risk-mitigation standards.
  • Manage the application budget, monitor return on investment, and reduce total cost of ownership.
  • Gather and analyze user feedback and application data to drive continuous improvement and maximize application value.
  • Resolve incidents, problems, and roadblocks affecting application performance and service delivery.
  • Partner with vendors and internal teams to optimize application support, performance, and fulfillment of contractual obligations.
  • Provide transparency on application costs and contribute to budget-allocation decisions.
  • Communicate application goals, progress, and priorities to stakeholders to build support and alignment.
  • Apply change-management principles to execute application strategy effectively.
  • Ensure application lifecycle management, including technical-debt reduction and alignment with architectural standards.
  • Own capacity planning and backlog governance for MBA and SOAD, balancing incidents, enhancements, onboarding, compliance, technical debt, vulnerabilities, patching, and project commitments.
  • Promote McKesson's iCare and ILead principles through coaching, employee development, inclusion, accountability, stakeholder partnership, continuous improvement, and leadership role modeling.

About the Company

McKesson

Supplies medicines and technology to healthcare teams

McKesson distributes medicines and medical supplies to pharmacies, hospitals and other care providers, alongside services that connect drug manufacturers with patients. Its specialty businesses support community cancer care and clinical research, extending its work beyond moving products through warehouses. The company buys drugs and supplies from manufacturers for resale, while its software helps pharmacies manage inventory and healthcare teams secure insurance approval for prescriptions. It also sells practice management and patient support services to clinicians and drugmakers. McKesson traces its business roots to 1833 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Irving, TX
Founded
1833

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