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Director, Segment Strategy (Pharmaceutical)

Irving, Texas Numéro du poste JR0151164 Catégorie Strategy, Business & Strategy Date de publication Jul. 22, 2026
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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.

This role is a hybrid position. The selected candidate is expected to work on-site at our Las Colinas office a minimum of two (2) days per week, with the remaining days worked remotely. Specific in-office days may be designated based on team needs and business priorities.

About the Role:

TheDirector,Strategy –U.S. Pharmaceutical Distributionserves as atrustedindividual contributor within the North America Pharmaceutical Distribution Strategy function.U.S. Pharmaceutical Distribution, or USPD,isthe backbone ofMcKesson’spharmaceutical operations, with over 9,000 employees and a mission to ensure our customers and patients get what they need, when they need it.Reporting to the VP,Segment Strategy, this positionoperatesas akeystrategic partner tosegment leadershipina targeted USPD businesssegment:Strategic, Community & Specialized Pharmacy (SCS), McKesson Health Systems (MHS), Commercial Strategy & Innovation (CSI), or Supply Chain Operations (SCO).

The Directoris responsible forleadingand supportingdefined workstreams and strategic sub-areas within the segment, shaping insights, framing decisions, and driving forward progress in close partnership with business and functional leaders. Thisrolerequiressound strategic andfinancial analysis,strongcommunicationandstakeholder engagement,and a commitment to developing strategy collaboratively—not in isolation.

Success in this role is defined by the ability to translate complex dynamics into actionable decisions, build credibility with partners, and ensure strategic work leads to practical, executable outcomes.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Analysis & Insight

  • Own end-to-end analytical workstreams within larger strategic initiatives — from problem structuring and hypothesis development through analysis and synthesis of findings — with guidance from initiative leads on framing and prioritization.

  • Build rigorous fact bases on market structure, competitor strategies and economics, customer segments, and channel dynamics across the pharmaceutical distribution value chain.

  • Synthesize complex quantitative and qualitative information into clear, well-structured storylines; consistently deliver the “so what,” not just the analysis.

  • Identifyimplicationsof your own workstream for the overall initiative, and flag issues and opportunities to initiativeleadership proactively.

Value Chain & Financial Analysis

  • Build andmaintainfinancial models that translate market shifts — reimbursement changes, sourcing dynamics, customer mix evolution, competitive moves — into quantified P&L implications for the business, with review from senior team members.

  • Develop working knowledge of how each participant in the pharmaceutical value chain — manufacturers, distributors, PBMs, payers, and pharmacies — earns, protects, andseeksto expand its economic position.

  • Track and analyze legislative, regulatory, and policy developments — including drug pricing reform, PBM transparency requirements, and reimbursement policy changes — and support the assessment of their financial and competitive implications.

  • Support scenario and sensitivity analysis: pressure-test the assumptions that matter most and help bound the range of plausible outcomes.

Problem Solving & Collaboration

  • Participate actively in team problem solving; step up to lead portions of problem-solving sessions with the team and with business partners.

  • Challenge assumptions constructively and take intellectual risks to generatenew ideas; bring curiosity about how the distribution businessactually workseconomically.

  • Manage your own time and workplan effectively; know how and when to seek input; control the quality of your own work product.

Communication & Stakeholder Support

  • Prepare well-written, logical, concise documents and executive materials with minimal guidance; lead with key messages.

  • Present analysis and recommendations with confidencetoinitiative teams and, with preparation, to senior business audiences.

  • Build collaborative working relationships with business, finance, sourcing, commercial, and functional partners; project credibility and reliability.

Team & Function Contribution

  • Coach analysts and newer team members on analytical craft, modeling standards, andstory-lining; provide constructive upward feedback.

  • Contribute to strategy function-building efforts — recruiting, knowledge capture, analytical tooling, and ways of working.

Basic Requirements:

  • 7+ years of progressive experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, private equity, or comparable analytically intensive roles.

  • Exposure tohealthcare, pharmaceutical services, ordistributionbusinesses strongly preferred; genuine interest in the economics of the pharmaceutical value chain is essential.

  • Demonstrated advanced financial modeling capability — building models from a blank sheet that connect market dynamics to P&L outcomes.

  • Track recordof structuring ambiguous problems, executing rigorous analysis, and producing executive-ready synthesis and deliverables.

  • Experience working effectively in cross-functional teams and managing multiple deliverables under time pressure.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

  • Structured Problem Solver:Formulates clear hypotheses and structures workstreams well with light guidance; handles complex analyses with little oversight and moves efficiently from data to insight.

  • Financial Modeling & P&L Literacy:Builds financial models as strategic tools — not toforecast withfalse precision but toidentifythe assumptions that matter and quantify the implications of strategic choices.

  • Synthesis &Storylining:Distills complex information into clear, logical storylines; writes and charts at near executive-ready quality; consistently answers “so what.”

  • Value Chain Curiosity:Demonstratesgenuine intellectual curiosity about how distribution, sourcing, pharmacy, PBM, and payer economicsactually work— and is building working fluency in them.

  • Collaborative Teammate:Is a reliable, helpful, and proactive teammate; builds trust with partners across the business;coachesjunior colleagues and is open to coaching from others.

  • Communication:Writes clearly and concisely; presents with confidence in familiar settings; listens well andtailorsstyle and tone to the audience.

Physical Requirements:

  • General office demands

  • Must have the ability to travel up to 20%of the time

  • Candidates that reside within 50 miles of Irving, TX will be required to be onsite 2 days per week.

McKesson complies with all applicable U.S. immigration laws and regulations. The Company does not provide employer support or sponsorship for any immigration related employment benefit for this role.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a fulltime basis without the need for employer support or sponsorship now or in the future. This includes having the legal right to work in the United States without the need for McKesson support or sponsorship for any immigration related employment authorization (e.g., H1B, O1, E3, H1B1, TN, F1 OPT, F1 STEM OPT, F1 CPT, etc.) now or in the future.

If you will require McKesson to provide immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future, you should not apply for this position.

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. 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.

McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson’s (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind:

McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.


McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates.

McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com or (Canada) Accessibility@mckesson.ca. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

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