Senior Director, CGAT Technology Center of Excellence

McKesson; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 185,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is a Fortune 10 company focused on healthcare, offering insights, products, and services to make care more accessible and affordable. The Senior Director, CGAT Technology Center of Excellence will lead technology strategy and execution across SAP, non-SAP, and AI-enabled solutions, partnering with cross-functional teams to drive measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities include defining priorities, delivering CGAT modernization, and expanding AI in the development lifecycle, while ensuring

Qualifications

• 13+ years of technology experience and 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills (or equivalent).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience leading large-scale technology organizations, programs, or Centers of Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CGAT Technology Center of Excellence and own the technology strategy, roadmap, delivery, operations, and overall performance.
• Define technology priorities, governance, investment strategies, and success metrics aligned to business objectives.
• Drive modernization and delivery of CGAT solutions across software engineering, transformation initiatives, and operations.
• Expand AI across the software development lifecycle to improve speed, quality, and productivity.
• Identify and implement practical AI use cases across business processes and service operations.
• Build talent, delivery practices, reusable solutions, and change management capabilities.
• Partner with business, product, engineering, architecture, security, data, and operations teams.
• Ensure initiatives meet financial, compliance, security, data governance, and responsible AI requirements.

Skills

Technology leadership

Strategic planning

Executive communication

People leadership

Vendor management

Financial management

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

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.

About the Role

The Senior Director, CGAT Technology Center of Excellence is responsible for
leading the technology strategy, roadmap, and execution for the CGAT
organization. This role partners closely with business leaders and
cross‑functional IT teams to drive innovation, build organizational
capabilities, and deliver measurable business outcomes across SAP,
non‑SAP, and AI‑enabled solutions.

What You\'ll Do

• Lead the CGAT Technology Center of Excellence and own the technology
  strategy, roadmap, delivery, operations, and overall performance.


• Define technology priorities, governance, investment strategies, and
  success metrics aligned to business objectives.


• Drive modernization and delivery of CGAT solutions across software
  engineering, transformation initiatives, and operations.


• Expand AI across the software development lifecycle to improve speed,
  quality, and productivity.


• Identify and implement practical AI use cases across business
  processes and service operations.


• Build talent, delivery practices, reusable solutions, and change
  management capabilities.


• Partner with business, product, engineering, architecture, security,
  data, and operations teams.


• Ensure initiatives meet financial, compliance, security, data
  governance, and responsible AI requirements.

Basic Requirements

• 13+ years of technology experience, as well as 6+ years of diversified
  leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation
  skills (or equivalent experience).


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information
  Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.


• Experience leading large‑scale technology organizations, programs, or
  Centers of Excellence.


• Strong strategic planning, executive communication, people
  leadership, vendor management, and financial management skills.


• Experience delivering enterprise technology solutions within complex
  business environments.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Expertise in cloud‑native and AI‑native product delivery, enterprise
  transformation, and application modernization across SAP and non‑SAP
  environments.


• Demonstrated success leveraging emerging technologies to deliver
  measurable business outcomes.


• Deep understanding of modern software delivery, AI‑assisted engineering,
  service management, and organizational transformation.


• Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology, cell and gene
  therapy, or regulated supply chain environments.


• Knowledge of compliance, security, data governance, and responsible
  AI frameworks.

Travel / Work Environment / Physical Requirements

Ability to effectively collaborate with business leaders, technical teams,
and external partners across multiple functions and locations. Travel,
work environment, and physical requirements may be aligned with company
standards for senior leadership roles. Ability to travel up to 25% of the
time.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as
part of our Total Rewards. 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 $185,100 - $308,500.

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. 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
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