Description:
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.