Senior Associate Project Manager

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.

Company Profile

McKesson Corporation is a global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, community oncology and specialty care, and healthcare information solutions. McKesson partners with pharmaceutical manufacturers, providers, pharmacies, governments, and other organizations in healthcare to help provide the right medicines, medical products, and healthcare services to the right patients at the right time, safely and cost-effectively.

United by our I2CARE shared principles, our employees work every day to innovate and deliver opportunities that make our customers and partners more successful - all for the better health of patients. McKesson has been named a "Most Admired Company" in the healthcare wholesaler category by FORTUNE, a "Best Place to Work" by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and a topmilitary-friendly companyby Military Friendly. For more info, visitwww.mckesson.com.

We take pride in our culture of connection and believe in a workplace where everyone can be their full, authentic self. We welcome and encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities and others with diverse perspectives to join our growing team. Your unique perspective and experience are valuable assets that can translate into a rewarding career path with us.

Position Description

McKesson is seeking aSenior Associate Project Manager.

McKesson is in the business of better health, and every employee plays a meaningful role in supporting the healthcare system. This role sits within McKesson's Supply Chain Operations organization, specifically supporting the Customer Distribution Experience PMO. The Senior Associate Project Manager will contribute directly to key enterprise strategic initiatives that strengthen operational performance, enhance customer experience, and drive continuous improvement across distribution, logistics, and related supply chain functions.

Position Summary

The Senior Associate Project Manager will assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of strategic and operational projects. This role supports larger initiative workstreams, helps gather and analyze business requirements, maps current-state processes, and partners with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements. The successful candidate will be inquisitive, organized, self-directed, and eager to learn from senior leaders and tenured PMO teammates.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Workstream Support

• Support Senior Strategic Business Consultants in planning and executing project activities including facilitating workshops.

• Coordinate project tasks, schedules, and documentation across cross-functional teams.

• Assist with preparing project status updates, presentations, and communication materials.

• Help monitor progress against timelines, identify basic risks, and escalate issues appropriately.

• Participate in project meetings, capturing actions, decisions, next steps, and updates to RAID log.

• Develop an understanding of how project outcomes connect to enterprise-level strategies, escalating insights and observations that influence senior decision-making.

• Support senior consultants by gathering input that shapes early business cases, opportunity assessments, and value hypotheses.

Process Improvement & Analysis

• Conduct basic business process analysis to understand current-state workflows.

• Create process maps (as-is and to-be) with guidance from senior team members.

• Identify opportunities for improving operational efficiency, consistency, and productivity.

• Support change-leadership activities associated with new processes and solutions.

• Contribute to framing problem statements and organizing requirements that support future state design under guidance from senior PMO leaders.

• Apply structured problem-solving techniques (Lean, Six Sigma, root cause analysis) to develop foundational analytical insights.

Data & Requirements Gathering

• Gather and document business requirements for assigned workstreams.

• Conduct research, benchmarking, and data collection to support recommendations.

• Ability to perform root cause analysis to validate and prioritize "to-be" solutions.

• Assist with user acceptance testing (UAT), defect tracking, and validation activities.

• Assist in data preparation for value tracking, performance dashboards, and benefits realization summaries.

• Build foundational analytical capability that supports opportunity sizing and validation for improvement initiatives.

Collaboration & Communication

• Build effective working relationships with business and technical partners.

• Communicate clearly and professionally in verbal, written, and presentation formats.

• Partner with IT, operations, and cross-functional teams to support solution delivery.

• Ability to navigate and strategize through conflict resolution opportunities.

• Support preparation of leadership ready summaries that synthesize data, risks, and recommendations in a clear, structured format.

• Observe senior consultants' stakeholder influence strategies and begin developing personal skills in navigating complex stakeholder environments.

Agile / PM Methodologies

• Participate in Agile ceremonies (scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives) as assigned.

• Assist with backlog grooming activities and story refinement with product and development teams.

• Support continuous improvement of project delivery through learning and adopting PMO standards.

• Take increasing ownership of defined workstream activities within Agile structures, demonstrating growing independence and accountability.

• Build PMO maturity by developing proficiency with governance frameworks, project health metrics, and delivery methodologies.

Education & Minimum Requirements

• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.

• Typically requires 2+ years of relevant experience.

Critical Skills

• 2-3 years of experience supporting process improvement, operations, or project coordination.

• Strong executive presence in written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Ability to facilitate cross functional meetings.

• Demonstrated resourceful problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to build strong working relationships across teams.

• Experience with process mapping, SIPOCs, and understanding of workflow documentation.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks, organize work, and meet deadlines.

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt preferred (or working toward certification).

• Experience in healthcare, supply chain, distribution, or operations strongly preferred.

• Inquisitive and curious mindset; comfortable asking questions and seeking clarity from leaders.

• Strong organization and time-management skills.

• Must be a self-starter, able to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Growth mindset with a passion to learn and improve.

• Flexible and comfortable in ambiguous situations/ change.

• Excellent non-verbal communication skills.

• Basic change-leadership experience or exposure to change management practices.

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite; Visio or process mapping tools a plus.

• Exposure to Agile, Salesforce, or data analytics tools beneficial but not required.

Working Conditions

• Remote work environment.

• Able to travel domestically 5% of the time.

• Must be authorized to work in the US unrestricted - This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

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, pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

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