Director, Software Reliability and Support Engineering

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.

The Director of Software Support & Technical Operations is responsible for the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of Level 2 and Level 3 support for the company’s healthcare software products. This role ensures reliable, compliant, and high‑quality support for mission‑critical systems used in healthcare environments. The Director leads highly skilled technical teams, bridges product engineering and customer‑facing support, and drives operational excellence, scalability, and customer satisfaction.

Embraces technology particularly the use of AI to enhance the customer experience.

This position requires a balance of people leadership, deep software understanding, and strong operational discipline, with particular emphasis on managing a highly technical Level 3 team and an experienced Level 2 team with deep product expertise.

• Own the overall Level 2 and Level 3 support strategy, aligning support operations with business objectives, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements in healthcare.
• Build, lead, mentor, and retain high‑performing technical teams, including managers and senior individual contributors.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, career paths, and skill progression for Level 2 and Level 3 support staff.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and collaboration across Support, Engineering, Product, and Customer Success.

• Lead a highly skilled technical team responsible for complex defect analysis, deep troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and advanced remediation.
• Serve as the executive escalation point for critical production incidents and customer-impacting issues.
• Partner closely with Engineering to:
  • Drive defect resolution and prioritization
  • Improve software quality and stability
  • Influence architecture, observability, and supportability
• Ensure effective post‑incident reviews and corrective action plans are completed and tracked.

• Oversee Level 2 support, which serves as a step up from Level 1 and provides deep software and product knowledge with some technical troubleshooting capability.
• Ensure Level 2 effectively triages, investigates, and resolves issues before escalation to Level 3.
• Define clear escalation criteria, handoff processes, and documentation standards between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.
• Improve first‑time resolution rates and reduce unnecessary escalations through training and process improvements.

• Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) such as SLA adherence, mean time to resolution (MTTR), backlog health, and incident recurrence.
• Implement scalable processes, tooling, and automation to improve efficiency and support growth.
• Ensure support operations meet healthcare compliance requirements (e.g., HIPAA, data privacy, security standards).
• Own incident management processes, including on‑call rotations, severity definitions, and communications.

• Act as a primary liaison between Support and Engineering, ensuring smooth feedback loops and shared ownership of product quality.
• Partner with Product Management to provide customer‑driven insights, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Customer Success and Account teams on high‑impact customers and strategic initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of…