Sr. Manager, Strategic Innovation & Business Development

Overview

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.

Sr. Manager, Strategic Innovation & Business Development

Team:
Strategic Innovation & Business Development

Current Need:

McKesson’s Corporate Strategy & Business Development (CSBD) strategic innovation arm, Strategic Innovation & Business Development (SIBD) is seeking a high‑performing, digital‑first Senior Manager to accelerate enterprise growth through innovation, advanced analytics, and AI‑enabled operating models. This role will help design, test, and launch enterprise‑wide pilots that unlock measurable business value, modernize workflows, and strengthen McKesson’s competitive advantage.

The ideal candidate brings a strategic mindset, comfort with emerging technology, and the ability to translate ambiguous problems into validated, scalable solutions. Acting as a change agent, this individual can fluidly shift between big‑picture strategy and project‑level detail, guiding teams and stakeholders through complex issues to achieve measurable, enterprise‑level results. This position reports to the Vice President, Strategic Innovation & Business Development.

Ideation and Insights Generation:

• Conduct stakeholder interviews and cross‑functional research, leveraging digital discovery tools and data‑driven analysis to surface actionable insights
• Apply design thinking, continuous discovery, and AI‑assisted research methods to identify high‑value innovation opportunities
• Develop and maintain prioritization frameworks that integrate business value, technical feasibility, data readiness, and AI‑enablement potential

Build, test, and launch Innovation work streams:

• Define project scope and design proofs of concept, incorporating automation opportunities, data architecture considerations, and responsible‑AI guardrails
• Partner with internal teams and external innovation/AI vendors to develop pilots powered by modern digital capabilities
• Monitor performance using digital dashboards, KPIs, and real‑time analytics to track progress against success criteria
• Utilize experimentation frameworks—including rapid prototyping and A/B testing—to validate value quickly and iteratively

Business Case and Investment Pitch:

• Lead complex business, financial, and data analyses to quantify the impact of proposed innovations, including AI‑driven efficiency, quality, cost, and employee‑experience outcomes
• Build investment cases that incorporate technical assumptions (e.g., model lifecycle costs, integration requirements, compliance considerations)
• Develop compelling enterprise‑ready materials to support executive decision‑making and funding approvals

Project Implementation:

• Drive project management with a digitally enabled approach, leveraging collaborative platforms, workflow automation, and AI‑powered documentation tools
• Manage project scope and change‑control processes in environments where digital, data, or AI components may evolve rapidly
• Actively communicates with customer leadership, project sponsors, key stakeholders, and project teams
• Determine business roles and resources needed to ensure successful implementation
• Develop impact analyses that assess business value, quality, risk, and operational readiness; including AI‑related risks such as bias, reliability, and data governance
• Lead development of dashboards, scorecards, forecasting models, and executive‑level analytics to demonstrate performance and adoption

Team Operations:

• Support operational excellence through standardized tools, digital templates, and reusable frameworks that accelerate innovation cycles
• Lead administrative functions related to budget,…