Dir. Pharmacy Data Products
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Overview
Job Description
McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.
What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.
What You'll Do
TheDirector of Data Productsis responsible fordefining and delivering a portfolio ofpharmacy deriveddata products that enable clinical, operational, financial, and population health insights across the enterprise and for external customers. This role transforms complex healthcare data—claims, clinical, pharmacy, provider, andaccessdata—intotrusted, scalable, and compliant productsthat drive better outcomes, affordability, and performance.
The Director partners closely withclinical, pharmacy, operations, compliance, technology, and analytics teamsto ensure data products support regulatory requirements, care delivery, value-based care, and strategic growth initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
PharmacyData Product Strategy & Vision
Define and own thepharmacydata product strategy, aligning with enterpriseobjectivessuch as quality improvement, cost containment, access, and population health.
Develop and manage amulti-year roadmapfor healthcare data platforms and products, including claims, clinical, pharmacy, provider, risk adjustment, quality, andutilizationdata assets.
Identifyopportunities to enable value-based care, regulatory reporting, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.
Product Development & Delivery
Lead theend-to-end lifecycleofpharmacydata products, from discovery and business case development through design, launch, adoption, and optimization.
Partner with data engineering, analytics, interoperability, and platform teams to deliver reliable, performant, and scalable data products.
Define product requirements, KPIs, and success metrics such as data quality, timeliness, completeness, user adoption, and business impact.
Cross-Functional & Clinical Partnership
Serve as the primary data product leader, collaborating withAccess, Provider,Pharmacy, Operations, Finance, Legal/Compliance, andEngineeringstakeholders.
TranslatePharmacyand data complexity into clear insights and value propositions for executive, clinical, and non-technical audiences.
Support client-facing, sales, and account teams withpharmacydata product positioning, reporting capabilities, and analytics enablement (as applicable).
Data Governance, Privacy & Compliance
Ensure healthcare data productscomply withHIPAA, HITECH, CMS, state regulations, and internal privacy and security standards.
Partner with governance teams to implement data stewardship, lineage, metadata management, role-based access, and auditability.
Drive a culture ofdata trust, accuracy, and responsible use, particularly for clinical and member-sensitive data.
Financial & Value Management
Own prioritization, funding requests, and ROI measurement for healthcare data product investments.
Quantify and communicate value across quality performance, medical cost savings, operational efficiency, and risk reduction.
Advanced Analytics & Innovation
Champion innovation inpredictive analytics, AI/ML-enabled insights, population health analytics, and real-time reporting.
Evaluate and integrate external data sources (e.g., SDOH, clinical feeds, digital health, pharmacy data) to enhance product differentiation.
People Leadership
Lead, mentor, and develop a team of data product managers and product owners.
Establish best practices for healthcare data product management, agile execution, and stakeholder engagement.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree; MBA, MPH, MS in Health Informatics, Analytics, or related advanceddegree stronglypreferred.
8–12+ years of experience inhealthcare data, analytics, or product managementroles.
Deep knowledge ofhealthcare data domains, including claims, clinical (EHR), pharmacy, provider, and quality data.
Experienceoperatinginhighly regulated healthcare environments.
Proven ability to deliver complex data products with measurable clinical, operational, or financial outcomes.
Strong executive communication and influence skills.
Preferred Experience
Experience within ahealth plan, PBM, provider system, or healthcare technology company.
Familiarity withvalue-based care, quality measurement (HEDIS, Stars), risk adjustment, andutilizationmanagement.
Experience supportingregulatory reporting and compliance use cases.
Priorpeopleleadership experience in data or product organizations.
Key Competencies
Healthcare domainexpertise
Data product leadership and vision
Clinical and business partnership
Regulatory and compliance awareness
Data-driven decision making
Cross-functional influence
Success Measures
Adoption and satisfaction of healthcare data products by clinical, operational, and business users
Improvements in data quality, accessibility, and time-to-insight
Support of quality, cost, and population health outcomes
Successful delivery against roadmap with regulatory compliance
We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.
Our Base Pay Range for this position
$133,500 - $222,500McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson’s (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind:McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.
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McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer
McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.
McKesson welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation please contact us by sending an email to Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com.
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