Senior Data Scientist — Enterprise ML & Data Strategy

McKesson; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 122,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Data Scientist – Level 5 to advance data science capabilities across the enterprise in a regulated environment. You will design, develop, and deploy predictive analytics and ML models, integrating large datasets and architecting data solutions while guiding best practices and data literacy across teams.

Lead a team of data scientists, provide technical mentorship, and present analytical insights to senior leadership to drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and deploying enterprise-scale data science solutions.
• Ability to mentor data scientists and guide project delivery.
• Governance and audit-aware development of analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of advanced analytics and ML models.
• Oversee data integration and prepare large datasets for modeling.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Create and present data visualizations and findings to leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering and service teams to align solutions with needs.
• Communicate predictions and insights to leaders to drive decisions.
• Promote adoption of new data science technologies.

Skills

Model deployment

ML interpretability

Predictive modeling

Data integration

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Big data platforms

SQL/NoSQL

Python/ML tools

Job description

McKesson is seeking a Data Scientist – Level 5 to advance data science capabilities across the enterprise in a regulated environment. You will design, develop, and deploy predictive analytics and ML models, integrating large datasets and architecting data solutions while guiding best practices and data literacy across teams.

Lead a team of data scientists, provide technical mentorship, and present analytical insights to senior leadership to drive data-driven decisions.