Sr Director Product Lifecycle Strategy

McKesson•Columbus, OH

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. We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused leader to drive CoverMyMeds-wide AI transformation across internal CMM processes in our Product and Technology organizations, focused on our Product Development Lifecycle. This role is centered on embedding automation and AI into the way we create and launch capabilities and features, from initial ideas to release, refinement and value creation. This role will look for ways that we can modernize ideation, research, design, development, testing, and launch, with a focus on meeting market needs and measuring our progress on meeting them. This role will serve as a catalyst for change, a connector across functions, and a thought leader in the evolving AI landscape.

Requirements

Proven experience in product, technology, and/or data-driven roles in the healthcare industry
Metrics-driven mindset with ability to define and measure impact
Strong understanding of the product development lifecycle and how AI technologies can support it
Demonstrated success in leading change and transformation initiatives; and building adoption for new capabilities.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to operate across all levels of the organization
Strategic thinker with a bias for action and experimentation
Ability to set direction, deploy resources, and adapt strategies to meet evolving business needs.
Curious, adaptable, and committed to continuous learning
Exceptional ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and influence diverse stakeholders.
Experience managing outcomes through senior leaders and influencing across areas without formal authority.
Demonstrated success engaging with executive leadership and driving decisions across business units.
15+ years of professional experience, including 10+ years in diversified leadership roles.

Nice To Haves

Experience in enterprise transformation or digital enablement
Familiarity with AI governance, ethics, and responsible use
Background in consulting, strategy, or innovation roles
Advanced degree in business, technology, or related field

Responsibilities

Develop and lead a multi-year roadmap for internal AI adoption within the Product Development Lifecycle
Identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases across Product and Technology related to the Product Development Lifecycle
Translate emerging AI trends into actionable and measurable strategies for internal transformation
Partner with CMM functions (e.g. Strategic Initiatives, Product, Technology, HR, operations, and data teams) and Enterprise Functions (e.g. McKesson Technology) to implement AI solutions
Build internal capabilities through training and scalable frameworks
Establish success metrics and track progress against transformation goals.
Provide thought leadership to measure success on multiple dimensions including, but not limited to, velocity and value
Align with and leverage appropriate governance bodies (e.g. CoverMyMeds AI Review Board) to increase speed to execution and quantify value anticipated and created
Champion a culture of innovation, experimentation, measurement and continuous learning
Lead change management efforts to ensure adoption and sustainability
Communicate vision and progress across all levels of the organization
Manage AI related program and process governance across different functional areas
Serve as an internal thought leader on AI and automation for the Product and Technology organizations
Foster cross-functional collaboration and alignment
Represent the organization in external forums as needed to share learnings