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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.

Are you eager to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of millions of people?  Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and feed off collaborating with others to solve problems?  Do you want to do consequential work that shapes a growing business?  Do you love toggling between big-picture strategic thinking and the tiniest of details?  If this describes you and you’ve got a track record of success doing this work, you’ve come to the right place!

CoverMyMeds (CMM) is growing fast and with growth comes change.  The Strategic Initiatives team is looking for a Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives to drive the intentional planning & execution of our highest priority initiatives to support our growth.  In this role, you’ll execute in support of business leaders to deliver the measurable outcomes of CMM’s cross-functional priorities.  Through a consultative approach, you’ll have the opportunity to influence highly visible strategic priorities that positively impact the business and our employees for years to come.  In this role, you’ll also support the annual strategic planning process and work with leaders across the business to support ongoing governance of our most important work.

This work is highly collaborative and requires creative problem solving and internal consulting.  You’ll work in partnership with the Strategic Initiatives team, business leaders and their teams across broader McKesson and within CMM’s business segment.  

What You'll Do

The Program Manager, Strategic Initiatives will drive execution.  Specific activities you will engage in to drive execution across each of these areas include:

• Supports the execution and continuous improvement of the end-to-end process for Fiscal Year strategic work planning for priority cross-functional work

• Supports design, execution and follow ups for key workshops  

• Acts as a facilitator in segment workshops, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and next steps

• Supports governance processes within the business segment

• Develop and deliver executive-level communications, including pre-reads, decks, and summary updates for senior leadership

• Act as an internal consultant to support the resolution of business challenges and advancement of strategic priorities

• Partners with any acquisition teams to support integration needs as required

• Contribute to team culture through recognition, collaboration, and mentorship of others

About You:

The ideal candidate will be organized and enjoys coordinating complex work across multiple functional areas.  Experience within a variety of functions (e.g. IT, HR, Finance) will be valuable in driving execution of the work.  To be successful in this role, you will need to learn the business landscape, understand business requirements and stakeholder expectations, maintain an awareness of the “big picture”, and leverage creative problem solving to create alignment and influence.

Qualifications include:

• 4-year degree in business strategy or related field, or equivalent experience (MBA preferred)

• 4+ years of relevant experience; consulting experience a plus

• Experience in large, complex, matrixed organizations

• Experience with business transformations and / or process improvements a plus

• Operate with curiosity, enthusiasm to take on new opportunities and willingness to tackle tough challenges

• Demonstrate resiliency and situational adaptability

• Tailor your communication style to work well with stakeholders at all levels in the organization and demonstrate emotional intelligence

• Influence people through effective communications, persuade with data, build commitment and support of others

• Ability to direct the work of others through influencing, by providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles

• Energized by driving project execution and keeping stakeholders aligned / on-track

• Understands basic financial principles and applies them to real-world business situations

• Assess and maneuver through complex processes, policies, and organization dynamics

About Us

CoverMyMeds is one of the fastest growing healthcare technology companies in the US and consistently honored as one of the best places to work in the country. Our mission: Help patients get the medications they need to live healthy lives. Our solutions seamlessly connect the health care network to improve medication access, increasing speed to therapy and reducing prescription abandonment for patients like you and me.

We know our culture is special because our employees tell us that time and time again. We're all driven by our mission and passionate about making CoverMyMeds the best place to work and grow, whatever that means to you. We want you to come here to be yourself, embrace challenges and achieve meaningful results. (The on-site lunch, paid benefits and flexibility are icing on the cake!)

Want to learn more?  We’re flattered.  Check out: https://www.covermymeds.com/main/careers/

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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