Sr Data Specialist

McKesson; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 99,100 - 132,100; Full time

Job summary

McKesson in Mississauga is seeking an experienced Sr Data Engineer to join its team in the Pharmaceutical Solutions and Services division. This position involves designing and deploying cloud-native data applications, managing offshore teams, and ensuring data quality and scalability.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree and have over 7 years of data engineering experience, coupled with expert skills in Azure and Databricks. The role supports the company's supply chain modernization efforts, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of strong data engineering experience in building data solutions and data products.
• 3+ years of proven data architecture background in enabling the creation of enterprise data solutions.
• Preferably 2+ years of experience in supply chain analytics – specifically Transportation, Inventory management and CRM analytics.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy cloud-native data applications and pipelines using Azure and Databricks.
• Manage offshore and nearshore teams to deliver scalable data products.
• Collaborate with architecture teams to align data product designs with enterprise standards.
• Define best practices for data quality, scalability, and performance.
• Establish standardized dimensional models to ensure interoperability across data domains.
• Apply AI-enabled SDLC practices to enhance performance.
• Drive seamless data integration across platforms.

Skills

Data engineering

Data architecture

Collaboration

Azure

Databricks

Snowflake

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Overview

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

We are seeking an experienced Sr Data Engineer to join McKesson Technology Pharmaceutical Solutions and Services (PSaS) DI Data Architecture and Engineering organization. This individual will provide in-depth advanced data product architecture and engineering and analytical insight, while working in a collaborative environment to solve business problems. This person will work cross-functionally with other technology teams, data scientists/analysts, BI Developers, data architects, data engineers, and delivery leaders to design and develop data solutions, data products, insights, and analytic models to help key stakeholders make better informed decisions. This role bolsters our supply chain modernization strategic efforts by enabling rapid AI/ML experimentation and operationalization of proven use cases and monetization of insights.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy cloud-native data applications and pipelines using Azure and Databricks to enable advanced analytics and digital capabilities across pharmaceutical business domains.
• Manage offshore and nearshore teams to deliver validated, governed, and scalable data products. Promote robust metadata management, data lineage, and domain-driven design.
• Collaborate with data and platform architecture teams to align data product designs with enterprise architecture standards and governance frameworks.
• Define and enforce best practices for data quality, scalability, and performance. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to global engineering teams.
• Establish standardized dimensional models (facts, dims), ontologies, and semantic structures to ensure interoperability and consistency across data domains.
• Apply AI-enabled SDLC practices and automation to enhance performance, reduce technical debt, and accelerate time-to-market for data products.
• Drive seamless data integration across platforms, champion modernization through Azure-native technologies, and optimize workflows for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of strong data engineering experience in building data solutions and data products.
• 3+ years of proven data architecture background in enabling the creation of enterprise data solutions.
• Expert hands-on experience with Azure, Databricks, and Snowflake data warehousing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferably 2+ years of experience in supply chain analytics – specifically Transportation, Inventory management and CRM analytics.
• Relevant certifications in Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, data modeling and other cloud native data management tools/platforms add significantly to your case.

Working Conditions

• In-office requirements: Flex and Connect with 2 days a week in office.

Compensation and Benefits

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by 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 applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.

Base Pay Range for this position: $99,100 - $132,100

Recruiting and Compliance

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide 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 Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to [e-mail] or [e-mail]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

Equal Opportunity

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 [e-mail] or [e-mail].