Lead Salesforce Solution Architect

McKesson’s Corporate; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 174,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson seeks a highly experienced Salesforce Solution Architect to define and drive Salesforce strategy, architecture, and roadmap for the Specialty Health business. You will serve as the technical authority, partnering with Product, Engineering, and leaders to deliver scalable, secure healthcare technology solutions.

You will lead architecture governance, design Health Cloud capabilities, and oversee integration with internal apps and third-party systems, shaping long-term platform strategy

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise/solution Salesforce architecture or related leadership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years designing and delivering enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions.
• Hands-on experience architecting Salesforce Health Cloud implementations.
• Strong knowledge of APIs and integration patterns in enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Salesforce platform strategy and roadmap for Specialty Health.
• Design, architect, and govern enterprise Salesforce solutions with Health Cloud.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions with stakeholders.
• Lead architecture reviews and establish standards for security, performance, and scalability.
• Define and implement integration architectures with internal and third-party systems.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend platform improvements.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Salesforce architecture

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

Salesforce Health Cloud

AWS / Azure / multi-cloud

Job description

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.

Lead Salesforce Solution Architect

About the Role

McKesson is seeking a highly experienced Salesforce Solution Architect to define and drive the Salesforce strategy, architecture, and roadmap supporting our Specialty Health business. This role serves as the technical authority for Salesforce solutions, partnering with Product, Engineering, and business leaders to deliver scalable, secure, and innovative healthcare technology solutions. As a strategic architecture leader, you will shape enterprise Salesforce capabilities, guide platform modernization efforts, and ensure business objectives are translated into effective, sustainable technical solutions that improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute the Salesforce platform strategy and multi-year roadmap for the Specialty Health organization in partnership with Product and business leadership.
• Design, architect, and govern enterprise Salesforce solutions utilizing Salesforce Health Cloud and related platform capabilities.
• Partner with business stakeholders, Product Managers, Engineering teams, and end users to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead architecture reviews and establish standards that ensure performance, security, reliability, compliance, and scalability.
• Architect and oversee Salesforce Health Cloud capabilities including patient management, care coordination, scheduling, and healthcare workflows.
• Define and implement integration architectures connecting Salesforce with internal applications, third-party platforms, data services, and healthcare systems.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural guidance across delivery teams, architects, and engineering stakeholders.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend platform improvements that support long-term business and technology objectives.

Basic Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, Salesforce architecture, or related technology leadership roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years designing and delivering enterprise-scale Salesforce solutions.
• Hands‑on experience architecting Salesforce Health Cloud implementations.
• Experience defining solution architecture for highly integrated enterprise platforms.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, integration patterns, event‑driven architectures, and enterprise application design.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy and communicate architectural decisions to executive and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading architecture governance, technology standards, and large‑scale transformation initiatives.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Salesforce Certified Application Architect, System Architect, or Certified Technical Architect (CTA).
• Experience within healthcare, specialty pharmacy, payer, provider, life sciences, or regulated healthcare environments.
• Knowledge of Salesforce Health Cloud best practices and healthcare interoperability concepts.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or multi‑cloud architectures.
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and platform observability practices.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies and product operating models.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams across Product, Engineering, Security, and Operations.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and strategic planning skills.

Working Conditions

In office requirement, we are Flex and Connect with 2 days a week in office. Occasional travel may be required to support business, technology, or leadership meetings.

Compensation and Benefits

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.

Our Base Pay Range for this position $122,100 - $162,800

Equal Opportunity Employer

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) [e-mail] or (Canada) [e-mail]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

Company Culture

Join us at McKesson! 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.