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McKesson

Director Data Engineering

Mississauga, ON, Canada

Pay: $126,900 - $169,200
Job type: Full-time

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Responsibilities

The Director of Data Engineering will lead the design, development, and optimization of data products while setting the technical vision for the USPD Decision Intelligence organization. This role involves managing high-performing teams, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring the delivery of scalable, AI-ready data solutions.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 12 years of professional IT experience, including 4 years in leadership roles, and a Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering. Proficiency in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, Databricks, and modern data architecture patterns is essential for this position.

Experience

10+ years

Education

postgraduate degree

Working hours

40 hours per week

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Skills

Data Engineering
Microsoft Azure
Databricks
Python
Scala
SQL
.NET
Data Architecture
Data Governance
Machine Learning
Generative AI
RAG-ready architectures
Leadership
Strategic planning
Cloud computing
Data pipelines

Benefits

Annual bonus
Long-term incentive opportunities

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Keywords

Data Engineering
Microsoft Azure
Databricks
Azure Data Factory
Synapse Analytics
Data Lake Storage
Event Hubs
Cosmos DB
Python
Scala
SQL
.NET
Generative AI
RAG
Medallion architecture
Unity Catalog
Data Governance
DevOps
AI-driven data observability
Leadership
Healthcare
Pharmaceutical Distribution
Cloud computing
Data strategy
Machine learning
Real-time analytics
Data ingestion
Strategic planning
Budget management
Vendor management

Original 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.

We are seeking an exceptional Director of Data Engineering to join McKesson Technology US Pharmaceutical Distribution (USPD) Decision Intelligence organization and lead the execution of design, development, and optimization of USPD data products. This role involves setting the technical vision, managing high-performing teams, and aligning data strategy with business objectives while managing large-scale data products built on modern data stack. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to align data capabilities with business objectives and overseeing data governance, security, and best practices. The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with proven leadership capabilities to deliver high-impact data solutions that power critical business decisions across our USPD portfolio.

Key Accountabilities:

Strategic Leadership
Partner with executives, business leaders, and technology stakeholders to define data architecture vision and roadmap
Drive innovation in data engineering practices, emerging technologies, and platform capabilities to maintain competitive advantage
Establish data engineering standards, best practices, and governance frameworks across the organization
Technical Excellence
Design, build, and maintain scalable and AI-ready data products leveraging Microsoft Azure ecosystem, ensuring efficient data ingestion, transformation, and storage.
Lead advanced implementation of Databricks for large-scale data processing, machine learning workflows, and real-time analytics
Organizational Leadership
Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Data Engineering Directors, and technical specialists
Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Data Science, Analytics, IT, and Business Intelligence teams to deliver integrated solutions
Establish talent development programs, technical career progression paths, and engineering excellence initiatives
Foster culture of innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence within the data engineering organization
Operational Excellence
Lead delivery of USPD data engineering products development in alignment with USPD DI Operations uptime, optimal performance, and cost efficiency
Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and incident response capabilities for mission-critical data systems
Partner with Enterprise Data Platform team to implement automation and AI accelerator initiatives, and DevOps practices to enhance deployment speed and operational reliability
Manage technology budgets, vendor relationships, and strategic partnerships to optimize total cost of ownership
Leverage AI in Data Engineering lifecycle, accelerate code generation, and design and implement robust data pipelines (optimize SQL performance, and implement Self-Healing pipeline logic) supporting petabyte-scale data ingestion, transformation, and distribution
Ensure data platform security, compliance, and performance optimization across all environments

Minimum Requirements

12+ years experience of professional experience in related IT field with 4+ years experience in leadership, planning and communication roles.

Critical Skills

Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure data services ecosystem (Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Data Lake Storage, Event Hubs, Cosmos DB)
Advanced proficiency with Databricks platform and advanced analytics workflows
Extensive experience with BI development, administration, and enterprise deployment
Strong foundation in modern data architectures, scalable Lakehouse using Medallion patterns and Unity Catalog; "RAG-ready" infrastructures and AI-driven data observability to automate quality and drift detection, real-time streaming, and event-driven systems
Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Python, Scala, SQL, .NET) and infrastructure

Additional Experience

Strong technical aptitude and experience with a wide variety of technologies
Ability to rapidly learn and if required evaluate a new tool or technology
Strong verbal & written communication skills
Demonstrated technical leadership experience
Be an innovative thinker
Must have a strong customer and quality focus
Have been successful in working across organizational boundaries, bringing together people with diverse perspectives and experience to find solutions to complex technical issues
Proven experience in architecting AI-First Data Platforms, leveraging Generative AI to automate data curation workflows and implementing RAG-ready architectures that serve both structured BI and unstructured LLM applications.
Azure certifications (Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert)
Databricks certifications (Professional Data Engineer, Professional ML Practitioner)
Experience in regulated industries (healthcare, financial services, manufacturing)

Education

Master’s. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.

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

$126,900 - $169,200

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McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.

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 is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) [email protected] or (Canada) [email protected]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

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