Project Manager

McKesson’s Corporate; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 82,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson Canada is recruiting a collaborative Project Manager to lead cross-functional healthcare initiatives from our Mississauga office. You will ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery while aligning with business priorities and PSP/healthcare solutions.

The role reports to the Sr. Manager, Project Management and requires 4+ years of PM experience, a healthcare background, and strong communication across stakeholders. Hybrid work arrangement with on-site presence 2 days weekly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years of project management experience leading cross-functional projects.
• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, specialty pharmacy, infusion clinic, or biopharma sectors.
• Experience developing and managing project plans, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, SharePoint).
• Experience using PM tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery for medium to large-scale healthcare initiatives.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, and resources.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure project success.
• Monitor scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Facilitate governance activities and provide status reports to leadership.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and drive issue resolution.
• Define objectives, requirements, and success metrics with business teams.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and support implementation.
• Track performance and implement corrective actions when needed.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and alignment across teams.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

SharePoint

Excel

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.

Work Arrangement: This is a hybrid position requiring candidates to work on-site at least 2 days per week at our office in Mississauga. The remaining days may be worked remotely, subject to team and business needs.

About the Role (What You'll Do)

McKesson Canada is seeking a collaborative and results-driven Project Manager to lead cross-functional projects across our Specialty Health business unit. This role is responsible for delivering projects on time, within scope, and within budget while ensuring alignment with business objectives and organizational priorities. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Project Management, you will manage multiple projects that support Patient Support Programs (PSP), Specialty Pharmacy, and other healthcare solutions. Working closely with business, operational, and technology stakeholders, you will drive project execution, manage risks, facilitate decision-making, and provide clear communication throughout the project lifecycle.

What You'll Do (Responsibilities)

• Lead end-to-end project delivery for medium to large-scale healthcare and business initiatives.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.
• Monitor project scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Facilitate project governance activities and provide status reporting to leadership and external stakeholders.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies and drive resolution of project challenges.
• Partner with business teams to define project objectives, requirements, and success measures.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and support solution implementation.
• Track project performance and implement corrective actions when required.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and ensure alignment across operational, technology, and business teams.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project delivery practices and business processes.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects within a fast-paced and evolving healthcare environment.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years of project management experience leading cross-functional business or technology projects.
• Healthcare, pharmaceutical, specialty pharmacy, infusion clinic, or biopharma industry experience.
• Experience developing and managing project plans, schedules, timelines, budgets, and deliverables.
• Experience managing project risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholder groups.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience supporting Patient Support Programs (PSP).
• Experience with system implementations, software deployments, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of SDLC, SaaS implementations, Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience leading organizational change management and process improvement initiatives.
• PMP certification or equivalent project management certification.
• Knowledge of specialty pharmaceutical services and patient access programs.
• Experience influencing cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority.
• Experience facilitating executive-level presentations, meetings, and decision-making forums.

Compensation

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 $81,500 - $108,600

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.

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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.