Executive Director, AI Engineering & Strategy

McKesson’s Corporate; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 327,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson seeks a Director of AI Engineering to lead enterprise AI/ML initiatives across the organization from Irving, TX. This role demands strategic vision, budget ownership, and cross-functional influence with product, data, security, and compliance teams.

The ideal candidate combines deep AI/ML systems credibility with senior leadership experience, and a track record translating strategy into multi-year technical roadmaps within a regulated healthcare context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; 12+ years of experience with 4+ in leadership.
• Experience leading AI/ML engineering in a regulated enterprise context.
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into multi-year technical roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise-level strategic direction across multiple related disciplines.
• Lead AI/ML engineering teams and manage budgets/forecasts.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Engineering, Platform/Infra, Security, Legal/Compliance, and BU leaders.
• Drive cross-functional execution and continuous improvement across services.

Skills

AI/ML leadership

People management

Regulatory/compliance experience

Enterprise cloud platforms

Budget & P&L ownership

Roadmap planning

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Azure

Langchain

Python

Job description

McKesson seeks a Director of AI Engineering to lead enterprise AI/ML initiatives across the organization from Irving, TX. This role demands strategic vision, budget ownership, and cross-functional influence with product, data, security, and compliance teams.

The ideal candidate combines deep AI/ML systems credibility with senior leadership experience, and a track record translating strategy into multi-year technical roadmaps within a regulated healthcare context.