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McKesson Specialty Health is seeking a Senior Project Manager and Scrum Master to lead healthcare technology initiatives, with a focus on clinical inventory management systems and solutions. This hybrid role combines project management expertise with Scrum facilitation to deliver quality healthcare technology products while ensuring regulatory compliance and optimizing clinical supply chain operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning, budget management, and resource allocation for clinical inventory management systems and healthcare technology solutions while facilitating agile ceremonies and managing release scope and timelines.

• Manage the implementation and optimization of clinical inventory management platforms, supply chain technology solutions, and pharmaceutical distribution systems.

• Drive complex healthcare technology projects, including system integrations, clinical decision support systems, inventory automation platforms, and pharmaceutical supply chain technologies from concept through deployment.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including clinical staff, pharmacy operations, product teams, development teams, QA, account managers, and external vendors.

• Ensure all projects maintain compliance with healthcare regulations and pharmaceutical supply chain standards while maintaining audit-ready documentation.

• Mentor development teams and junior scrum masters, lead Scrum of Scrums, and drive continuous improvement in agile processes.

• Identify and mitigate project risks specific to clinical operations and supply chain disruptions, maintain project metrics and KPIs

• Prepare progress reports for executive stakeholders and clinical leadership, facilitate cross-team coordination between clinical and technical teams

• Manage enterprise-level, multi-phase healthcare technology implementations with budgets exceeding $1M and timelines spanning 12+ months

• Lead organizational change initiatives for healthcare technology and inventory management system implementations

• Negotiate and manage contracts with healthcare technology vendors, oversee vendor performance, and ensure contract compliance

• Present complex technical concepts to C-suite executives, clinical leadership, and board members

• Lead and influence team members across clinical staff, pharmacy operations, and technical teams

Minimum Requirement

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 7+ years of relevant experience.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Healthcare Informatics, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field

Certification

Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent)

Critical Skills

• Minimum 7+ years of experience in software development lifecycle, preferably in healthcare technology with a focus on clinical systems and inventory management platforms

• Minimum 7+ years of combined experience as Scrum Master and Project Manager leading complex healthcare technology initiatives

• Proven track record managing enterprise-level, multi-phase healthcare technology implementations

• Proficiency in Scrum methodologies and project management principles applied to healthcare technology environments

• Advanced experience with JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, project management tools, and clinical inventory management software platforms

• Deep understanding of healthcare regulations and pharmaceutical supply chain compliance

• Knowledge of pharmaceutical operations, clinical inventory optimization, and healthcare processes

• Experience with healthcare technology vendors specializing in inventory management, supply chain solutions, and clinical systems

• Understanding of clinical decision support systems and inventory automation platforms

Additional Skills

• Experience managing multiple concurrent complex projects with competing priorities and resource constraints

• Proven experience with clinical inventory management systems, supply chain optimization, pharmaceutical distribution platforms, and healthcare technologies

• Demonstrated success managing clinical decision support systems, inventory automation platforms, and healthcare technology integrations

• Experience in project budget development, cost control, financial reporting, and ROI analysis for healthcare technology investments

• Proven ability to negotiate and manage contracts with healthcare technology vendors

• Extensive experience leading organizational change initiatives in healthcare environments

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to present to executives and clinical leadership

• Demonstrated ability to lead team members across clinical and technical stakeholders

• Advanced skills in managing competing priorities, resolving conflicts, and facilitating consensus among diverse stakeholder groups

• Experience managing project crises and critical issues in healthcare environments where system downtime impacts patient care

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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