Lead Workforce Intelligence Researcher - Strategic Workforce Planning & Organizational Effectiveness

McKesson; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 122,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking an enterprise authority on workforce strategy to translate business goals into workforce insights and recommendations. You will define planning frameworks, lead AI-enabled research, and collaborate with HR leadership to guide investments and transformation across business units.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 8+ years in strategic workforce planning or related consulting, with the ability to produce actionable, executive-ready insights and influence decisions with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in strategic workforce planning, workforce intelligence, organizational effectiveness, consulting, Workforce Intelligence, or related work.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning methods, organization design principles, labor market dynamics, and AI‑driven workforce transformation.
• Ability to advise senior leaders and translate complex workforce challenges into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the enterprise authority for strategic workforce planning, workforce intelligence, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead research on workforce demand, talent supply, critical roles, capabilities, skills evolution, labor market trends, and future workforce needs.
• Develop planning scenarios, forecasts, diagnostics, and recommendations that support strategic business objectives.
• Synthesize internal workforce data, external labor market intelligence, and business context into executive‑ready insights.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Advising senior leaders

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, IO Psychology, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Analytics, or related field

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.

POSITION SUMMARY

Serves as the enterprise authority on workforce strategy, workforce intelligence, organization design, and organizational effectiveness. Defines the research agenda, planning frameworks, and methodologies that translate business strategy into workforce insights, future‑looking scenarios, and organizational recommendations. This role incorporates AI and automation trends to help leaders understand how work, skills, roles, and structures must evolve.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Enterprise Domain Leadership

• Act as the enterprise authority for strategic workforce planning, workforce intelligence, and organizational effectiveness.
• Establish methods, frameworks, and standards for workforce planning, organization diagnostics, and workforce intelligence.
• Define the strategic research agenda and proactively identify future workforce risks, opportunities, and capability needs.
• Represent Workforce Intelligence as the senior subject matter expert for workforce strategy and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead research on workforce demand, talent supply, critical roles, capabilities, skills evolution, labor market trends, and future workforce needs.

Research, Insights & Methods

• Conduct organizational effectiveness analyses including spans and layers, operating models, work design, capacity, productivity, and organizational health.
• Develop planning scenarios, forecasts, diagnostics, and recommendations that support strategic business objectives.
• Synthesize internal workforce data, external labor market intelligence, and business context into executive‑ready insights.

AI-Enabled Research & Innovation

• Research the workforce implications of AI, automation, and emerging technologies on roles, skills, capacity, work design, and organization structures.
• Develop scenarios that model future workforce needs across human, automated, and AI‑augmented work.
• Identify work that may be augmented, automated, redesigned, or shifted as AI capabilities mature.
• Partner with data science, technology, and product teams to advance AI‑enabled workforce intelligence, forecasting, and decision support while applying responsible AI standards.

Strategic Advisory & Influence

• Partner with HR leaders, COEs, HRBPs, strategy teams, and business leaders to inform workforce and organization decisions.
• Deliver executive‑ready recommendations on workforce investments, organization design, transformation, and future capability requirements.
• Influence enterprise workforce and organization decisions through evidence‑based recommendations and thought leadership.
• Operate with significant autonomy and shape decisions through expertise and influence rather than formal people leadership.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Industrial‑Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Analytics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in strategic workforce planning, workforce intelligence, organizational effectiveness, consulting, Workforce Intelligence, or related work.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning methods, organization design principles, labor market dynamics, and AI‑driven workforce transformation.
• Ability to advise senior leaders and translate complex workforce challenges into actionable recommendations.

SCOPE & IMPACT

• Leads enterprise‑wide workforce and organization research with significant strategic impact.
• Defines planning frameworks, methodologies, AI‑enabled use cases, and enterprise points of view.
• Influences workforce, talent, and organization decisions across multiple business units.
• Establishes reusable standards adopted across Workforce Intelligence and HR.

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

$122,100 - $162,800

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.

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