About The Company
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.
About The Role
The Lead Data Engineer is a senior individual contributor within McKesson's Decision Intelligence organization. This role is responsible for leading the design, development, and operational management of scalable data engineering and analytics solutions across the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain and Services (PSaS) Business Unit. As a technical leader, the Lead Data Engineer combines deep hands-on engineering expertise with solution leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional influence. You will play a critical role in shaping data architecture, ensuring the quality and reliability of data products, and enabling advanced analytics and machine learning initiatives.
This position requires a proactive approach to technical delivery, collaboration with stakeholders, and adherence to best practices in data engineering. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise data environments, demonstrate strong leadership capabilities, and possess a comprehensive understanding of modern data platforms and tools.
Qualifications
Recognized expertise in data engineering and analytics within large, enterprise environments.
Strong ability to independently lead complex technical initiatives with minimal oversight.
Proven experience influencing technical direction and mentoring other engineers without formal people management responsibility.
Deep understanding of data architecture, ETL/ELT patterns, and large-scale data processing.
Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration skills.
Minimum of 10+ years of relevant experience, with a degree or equivalent qualification.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end technical delivery for complex data engineering initiatives or domains, ensuring alignment with business goals and enterprise standards.
- Serve as a senior technical point of contact for data engineering within cross-functional squads, providing guidance and expertise.
- Design and build scalable, reliable batch and real-time data pipelines across internal and external systems, ensuring data integrity and performance.
- Lead solution design discussions and influence architectural decisions in collaboration with Data Architects and enterprise teams.
- Define and uphold engineering standards, patterns, and best practices aligned with enterprise data strategy.
- Mentor and guide data engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical coaching to foster a culture of excellence.
- Ensure the quality, reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability of data products and pipelines.
- Partner with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Analysts, and business stakeholders to translate analytical requirements into scalable data solutions.
- Drive automation and reusability in data engineering solutions to improve efficiency and reduce technical debt.
- Oversee testing strategies, production readiness, observability, and operational stability of data pipelines.
- Proactively identify technical debt and lead efforts to remediate issues, optimizing system performance and maintainability.
- Support advanced analytics and machine learning use cases through optimized data models and pipelines.
- Communicate technical designs, tradeoffs, risks, and outcomes clearly to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
Benefits
At McKesson, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, financial security, and overall well-being. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive compensation, health insurance options, retirement plans, paid time off, and wellness programs. We also provide opportunities for professional development, continuous learning, and career advancement. Additionally, employees benefit from a collaborative and inclusive work environment that values diversity and innovation. Specific benefits are tailored to meet regional requirements and individual needs, ensuring our team members are well-supported throughout their careers.
Equal Opportunity
McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide 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. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact us via the designated channels. Resumes or CVs submitted through unauthorized channels or to personal email accounts are not accepted.
