Principal Data Architect

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 Principal Data Architect will have responsibility for designing, implementing, and managing the data infrastructure supporting various data sets. The Principal Data Architect will work in a collaborative team environment to assess requirements, define technical strategy, and deliver solutions that help the organization migrate data solutions to new cloud infrastructure, as well as manage this system once migrated. The Data Architect must also have a vision for proper data management, system design, and will help drive strategies around implementing and improving data activities utilizing modern tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect decisions with a focus on business value. Adjust and architect due to an evolving business, regulatory and technical landscape.
• Guidance to invest in the right capabilities, lower cost & complexity, while improving speed to market Provide technical guidance to the technical and product teams that addresses business value and customer objectives
• Ability to communicate fluently in architecture, business and technical terminology and traverse seamlessly among each as needs and audience dictate
• Influence strategic decision making with internal and external stakeholders through positive collaboration
• Proactively research and share best practices on emerging technologies to enable continuous improvement
• Grow and mentor software engineers
• Innovate to help our clients, product and account management teams solve tough problems
• Support and champion collaboration and best practices within the McKesson technical community

Minimum Requirement

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 13+ years, with 8+ years, of direct work related experience. Less years required if has relevant Master's or Doctorate qualifications.

Education

4-year degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience

Critical Skills

• 13+ years as a Solutions Architect with recent hands on development experience
• 5+ years as a Tech Lead
• 7+ years experience as a senior software engineer /developer with C#, ASP.NET MVC in a go-to developer role
• 5+ years cloud experience (Azure, Amazon, Google); Azure is a plus
• 5+ years working in an Agile environment
• Technical build out of POCs (Proof of Concepts)
• Advanced knowledge of distributed software systems, design patterns and architecture principles

Additional Skills

• Commitment to our ICARE core values – Integrity, Customer-First, Accountability, Respect & Excellence
• Healthcare or pharmacy domain experience is a plus
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment to foster a positive work environment. Passion for learning the latest technologies with a track record of constantly expanding your expertise.
• Desire and ability to make entrepreneurial decisions as an architect.
• We’re looking for creative thinkers who enjoy being a part of the solution.

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

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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