Business Intelligence Sr. Specialist

MCKESSON; Cork; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards benefits

Competitive compensation

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Business Intelligence Sr. Specialist to lead the development and delivery of reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and analytics that strengthen operational visibility across Financial Shared Services.

You will partner with Finance, Operations, Process Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Operations, and Technology & Automation to advance reporting excellence and a data-driven culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in business intelligence, analytics, reporting, or related fields.
• Experience managing projects or leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Experience designing and deploying enterprise reporting and analytics solutions.
• Experience performing quantitative analysis, forecasting, KPI development, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with AI/Generative AI, predictive analytics, and governance in analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of enterprise reporting solutions, dashboards, scorecards, and performance management tools.
• Develop and maintain KPI scorecards and operational performance dashboards.
• Generate actionable insights through trend analysis and forecasting.
• Own sprint/backlog execution, delivery risk, and release readiness.
• Own BI release management, testing, and production support.
• Drive reporting automation and self-service analytics adoption.
• Support AI-enabled reporting with governance and responsible use.
• Coach and direct BI analysts and project resources.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics & forecasting

KPI development

Data storytelling

Leadership

AI/predictive analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics

Master’s degree (preferred)

Certifications in BI/Analytics (Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx)

Tools

Microsoft Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Azure

AWS

Snowflake

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.

About the Role

McKesson is seeking a Business Intelligence Sr. Specialist to lead the development and delivery of reporting, dashboards, scorecards, and analytical products that strengthen operational visibility and decision support across Financial Shared Services. Reporting to the Director, Business Intelligence, this senior specialist will transform operational, financial, and process data into trusted, timely, and actionable insights that strengthen decisions, operational performance, and transformation outcomes.

You will partner with Finance, Operations, Process Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Operations, and Technology & Automation to advance reporting excellence, analytics adoption, continuous improvement, and the organization’s data-driven culture.

What You'll Do

• Lead development of enterprise reporting solutions, dashboards, scorecards, and performance management tools.
• Develop and maintain KPI scorecards, operational performance dashboards, and management reporting packages aligned to governing metric definitions.
• Generate actionable insights through trend analysis, variance reporting, forecasting, root-cause analysis, and performance diagnostics.
• Own sprint and backlog execution, delivery risk, stakeholder commitments, UAT coordination, and release readiness.
• Own BI release management, testing, quality assurance, production support, and reporting accuracy.
• Drive reporting automation, self-service analytics, user adoption, analytics literacy, and access to trusted business information.
• Support AI-enabled reporting, anomaly detection, predictive analytics, and decision-support tools with responsible governance.
• Provide coaching and direction to BI analysts and project resources while fostering accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

Basic Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, reporting, performance management, transformation, consulting, or related fields.
• Experience managing projects or leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Experience designing and deploying enterprise reporting and analytics solutions.
• Experience performing quantitative analysis, trend identification, forecasting, KPI development, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience applying AI, Generative AI, predictive analytics, or advanced reporting technologies while supporting responsible adoption and governance.
• Experience designing dashboards, reporting solutions, scorecards, and analytical products.
• Experience applying AI, Generative AI, predictive analytics, anomaly detection, forecasting, and emerging business intelligence technologies.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Certifications in business intelligence, data visualization, or analytics platforms such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, or Alteryx.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI and advanced analytics platforms.
• Experience with cloud-based data and analytics platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Snowflake.
• Agile delivery credentials such as Scrum or SAFe.
• Microsoft AI, Power Platform, UiPath, or related AI, automation, or low-code/no-code certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Travel, In-Office & Physical Requirements

• Traditional office environment.
• Up to 10% travel.
• A large percentage of time performing computer-based work is required.

At McKesson, we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve, and that starts with caring for our people. That’s why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to support physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves.

As part of Total Rewards, we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. 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

€64,500 - €107,500

McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.