Sr Director Genospace Engineering

McKesson • Nashville, TN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 Senior Director, Genospace Engineering role is a critical technology leadership role responsible for leading Genospace’s engineering (software and data), operations, and quality functions. This position is part of the Insights & Technology organization at McKesson. This leader partners closely with Product, Data Science, and cross-Ontada peers to drive the development, differentiation, scalability, and long-term sustainability of the Genospace platform and applications. This role operates at an enterprise level, aligning Genospace’s technology strategy, talent model, and operating rhythm with Ontada and broader McKesson technology and engineering standards, while preserving the agility and innovation required in a high-growth, oncology-focused health technology environment. The ideal candidate brings prior experience operating at the Director level or above, with demonstrated success as the primary leader and point of accountability for an engineering organization, and possess strong executive presence, communication skills, customer centricity and cross-enterprise influence.

Requirements

• Typically requires 13+ years of professional experience and 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills (or equivalent experience).
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field required.
• 13+ years of progressive technology experience, with healthcare technology experience preferred
• Prior experience operating at the Director level or above, with ownership of an engineering organization and accountability for delivery, talent, and outcomes
• Proven experience leading software and/or data engineering teams in complex, scaled environments
• Demonstrated success partnering cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, and Business leaders
• Strong ability to operate effectively within a matrixed, enterprise environment
• Familiarity with regulated environments, including enterprise quality, security, & compliance expectations
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with strong executive presence
• Demonstrated ability to drive organizational effectiveness, operational rigor, and change management
• Ability to influence enterprise outcomes beyond direct span of control.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated leadership of cloud-native data and software platforms, ensuring scalable, reliable, and modern engineering foundations.
• Deep understanding of emerging AI trends, with the ability to champion and embed an AI-first mindset across engineering and product teams.
• Experience supporting or scaling data-driven platforms and advanced analytics solutions

Responsibilities

• Engineering, Operations & Quality Leadership Lead and oversee software engineering, data engineering, platform operations, and quality functions for Genospace, ensuring delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions. Establish and maintain engineering excellence through modern development practices, quality standards, operational rigor, and continuous improvement. Drive accountability for delivery outcomes, platform reliability, and operational performance across Genospace engineering teams.
• Product & Data Science Partnership Partner closely with Genospace Product and Data Science leaders and teams to support roadmap execution, platform differentiation, and lifecycle management of Genospace applications. Translate product and data strategy into executable engineering plans that balance innovation, speed, quality, and long-term maintainability. Enable rapid experimentation and learning while ensuring enterprise-grade reliability and compliance.
• Enterprise & Portfolio Alignment Work collaboratively with peers across Ontada, SCRI, and McKesson Technology (MT) to drive strategic alignment of Genospace across technology architecture, talent strategy, organizational design, and business priorities. Align Genospace engineering practices, tools, and operating models with the broader Ontada technology and engineering organization, contributing to a “one team” culture grounded in mutual respect and boundary-less collaboration. Act as a senior technology voice representing Genospace in enterprise-level discussions and decision forums.
• People Leadership & Talent Strategy Lead, develop, and retain high-performing engineering leaders and teams, including managers and senior individual contributors. Serve as the primary leader and escalation point for the Genospace engineering organization. Build strong succession pipelines and career paths aligned to the McKesson Career Framework, supporting internal mobility and long-term capability growth. Foster an inclusive, high-trust culture that values collaboration, accountability, learning, and innovation.
• Executive Leadership & Communication Demonstrate strong executive presence and communication skills, effectively influencing senior leaders across technology, product, business, and clinical domains. Communicate complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Model McKesson leadership behaviors and values, contributing to enterprise-wide culture and leadership expectations.

Benefits

• We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees