Director, Strategic Planning (Healthcare)

McKesson’s Strategic, Community and Specialized Pharmacy (SCS) is a segment within our U.S. Pharmaceutical business unit which cultivates relationships across a diverse customer set of pharmacies.

Our team is driven by the core belief that pharmacies are the front door to healthcare for patients, and they will evolve and thrive with our support.

This segment represents more than 22,000 pharmacy locations across the U.S. ranging from large retail chains, independent community pharmacies, alternate site pharmacies and emerging pharmacy channels.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Strategic Planning to join our Strategy, Marketing, and Operations team.

This position will report directly to the Vice President of Strategic Planning and Management and will lead a team responsible for translating long-range plans to actionable fiscal year priorities, and formulating near-term strategies for McKesson’s Strategic, Community, and Specialized Care segment.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for leading people and a proven track record of developing high performing teams.

Additionally, this individual will possess a strong strategic mindset, data / analytical capabilities, and exceptional communication skills to develop upstream strategies (market research, opportunity assessment, business case development) as business needs arise.

They must have the ability to work collaboratively across groups and gain credibility to create and support complex, cross-functional initiatives to achieve SCS segment objectives and growth goals.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Lead and manage strategy and research team members. Coach team members in developing and honing project / program management capabilities and ability to lead without authority .
• Drive effectiveness of the team, build positive and productive team culture, and ensures team engagement and Employee Opinion Survey (EOS) related actions.

Strategy Development

• Support the development of long range (3-5+ year) SCS strategy. Work in partnership with segment leaders and our Corporate Strategy team to develop strategy for priority initiatives, applying business-specific considerations in creating executable plans.
• Able to assess market opportunities, segment customers and create strategies to win.
• Facilitates business problem solving through structured hypotheses, analysis and insights which lead to implementable programs and solutions.

Strategic Plan Development and Execution

• Translate long-range plans and vision to near-term (12-24 month) priorities and strategic and operational plans.
• Partners closely with stakeholders to align strategies across business unit segments and support annual business planning activities, including annual priority setting.
• Translate segment strategy into an actionable execution plan. Works with PMO to guide strategic initiative execution in partnership with operators.

Ensures consistency with strategy and resolves emerging questions to improve value capture and speed.

Responsible for ensuring that both short- and long-term plans / goal are met within the established timelines.

Strategic Insights and Analytics

• Stays updated on industry news, market research reports, and partner / competitor activities.
• Develops robust, actionable insights to inform strategies, priorities, and key decisions. Areas of focus include but are not limited to implications of market trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging risks and opportunities.

Primary Research

• Manage primary (Voice of Customer) research projects from start to finish, including designing research approach, collecting, and analyzing data, and presenting findings and recommendations.
• Provide regular reports to senior management and key stakeholders on findings and leverage insights to inform strategy development.

Minimum Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 12+ years of professional experience and 4+ years of management experience.

Education

• 4-year bachelor’s degree in business or finance, or related field or equivalent experience
• MBA preferred

Critical Skills

• 12+ years of strategy or consulting experience, or relevant healthcare industry experience
• 4+ years of leadership experience

Strong strategic thinking capability to evaluate industry trends, develop short- and long-term implications, and recommend actionable strategies for new business opportunities.

Proven ability to develop people and experience leading high-performing teams, promoting team culture, and leading though ambiguity.

Ability to bring structure to undefined problems. Synthesize insights from analysis and create credible, actionable recommendations.

Ability to communicate effectively and develop credibility across different levels and functions.

Strong ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals within stated timelines.

knowledge of stakeholders, trends, economic drivers, and policy across healthcare

especially with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Other Requirements

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

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

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$144,200 - $240,300