Product Strategy Analyst, Data & Analytics

McKesson Corporation; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 92,600 - 154,400; Full time

Job summary

McKesson Corporation is seeking a Product Strategy Analyst in the Richmond area to support data, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled products throughout their lifecycle.

You will collaborate with business leaders, analytics teams, data engineers, and technology partners to identify opportunities, build business cases, and drive adoption of scalable data products that improve decision-making and operational outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years in product management, product strategy, business analytics, data analytics, or related fields.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver data, analytics, technology, or business process solutions.
• Experience using data and metrics to evaluate product performance and business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for data, analytics, automation, and AI solutions with business stakeholders.
• Develop and prioritize data product roadmaps aligned with analytics strategy.
• Manage data products through ideation, planning, development, launch, adoption, and retirement.
• Define and track KPIs, adoption metrics, and business outcomes.
• Collaborate with data engineers, architects, developers, data scientists, and technology partners to deliver POCs, pilots, and MVPs.
• Support stakeholder communications, training, and adoption strategies.
• Promote data literacy and scalable analytics across the organization.

Skills

Product strategy

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communications

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About the Role

McKesson Medical‑Surgical is seeking a Product Strategy Analyst to support the development, optimization, and lifecycle management of data, analytics, automation, and AI‑enabled products.

In this role, you will help identify opportunities to create business value through data products, drive stakeholder engagement, evaluate product performance, and support product strategy initiatives from concept through adoption.

Reporting to the Director, Technical Product Management, you will partner with business leaders, analytics teams, data engineers, architects, data scientists, and technology stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions that improve decision‑making and operational outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for data, analytics, automation, and AI solutions.
• Contribute to business case development, product valuation, and prioritization efforts using value-versus-effort assessments.
• Support the development and execution of data product roadmaps aligned with business objectives and enterprise analytics strategy.
• Manage and improve data products throughout the product lifecycle, including ideation, planning, development, launch, adoption, optimization, and retirement.
• Collaborate with data engineers, data architects, developers, data scientists, and technology partners to support delivery of proof‑of‑concepts (POCs), pilot programs, and minimum viable products (MVPs).
• Define and track product success metrics, KPIs, adoption measures, and business outcomes.
• Analyze product performance and user feedback to identify enhancement opportunities and drive continuous improvement.
• Support stakeholder communications, change management activities, training initiatives, and adoption strategies.
• Promote scalable analytics solutions and data literacy across the organization.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence capabilities, and data analytics best practices to identify innovation opportunities.
• Serve as a trusted resource on data products, analytics capabilities, and business value realization.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires 4+ years of relevant professional experience in product management, product strategy, business analytics, data analytics, technical product management, business intelligence, or related fields.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams to deliver data, analytics, technology, or business process solutions.
• Experience analyzing business requirements, identifying opportunities, and translating stakeholder needs into actionable product initiatives.
• Experience using data and metrics to evaluate product performance and business outcomes.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Familiarity with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, generative AI, large language models (LLMs), and data science concepts.
• Experience in healthcare distribution, healthcare supply chain, manufacturing, or related industries preferred.

Travel, Location & Physical Requirements

• Candidate should be located in or near Richmond, Virginia.
• Occasional travel may be required based on business needs.
• General office environment with the ability to work on a computer for extended periods.

Compensation

Base Pay Range
$92,600 – $154,400

Immigration

McKesson complies with all applicable U.S. immigration laws and regulations. The Company does not provide employer support or sponsorship for any immigration related employment benefit for this role.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a fulltime basis without the need for employer support or sponsorship now or in the future. This includes having the legal right to work in the United States without the need for McKesson support or sponsorship for any immigration related employment authorization (e.g., H1B, O1, E3, H1B1, TN, F1 OPT, F1 STEM OPT, F1 CPT, etc.) now or in the future.

If you will require McKesson to provide immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future, you should not apply for this position.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) [e-mail] or (Canada) [e-mail]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.