Sr. Analyst, Controlled Substance Data systems

McKesson’s Corporate; Shepherdsville (KY); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson seeks a Senior Analyst, Controlled Substance Data Systems to own and optimize compliance systems for controlled substances. You will translate regulatory requirements into business processes, systems controls, reporting, and monitoring to support risk-based compliance in a highly regulated environment.

In this role you will collaborate with Compliance, IT, Legal, Quality, and Operations, ensuring data accuracy, audit readiness, and effective investigations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business, Regulatory Affairs, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience supporting compliance, regulatory, quality, risk, or data-driven systems within a regulated industry.
• Experience owning or supporting business-critical systems, applications, or compliance platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Experience supporting audits, inspections, investigations, or regulatory reviews.
• Experience partnering with technology teams on system enhancements, implementations, testing, or validation activities.
• Ability to operate independently and influence stakeholders across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Compliance Systems Ownership: Serve as business owner for controlled substance compliance systems and monitoring platforms. Ensure systems, workflows, controls, and reporting capabilities align with DEA requirements and internal policies. Partner with IT to define requirements, support testing, validate enhancements, and implement system improvements.
• Regulatory Compliance & Risk Monitoring: Translate regulatory requirements and enforcement expectations into monitoring logic, business rules, workflows, and reports. Support suspicious order monitoring, customer due diligence, ordering threshold management, and other risk-based controls. Identify compliance risks, emerging trends, and opportunities to strengthen program effectiveness.
• Data Governance & Audit Readiness: Maintain the accuracy, integrity, traceability, and audit readiness of controlled substance data. Conduct data validation, reconciliation, and quality reviews across compliance datasets. Support regulatory inspections, audits, investigations, and enforcement inquiries through data analysis and documentation.
• Investigations & Regulatory Events: Support investigations related to theft, loss, diversion, and other controlled substance compliance events. Analyze data, identify trends, and contribute to root cause analysis and corrective actions. Maintain documentation and audit trails supporting regulatory reporting and filings.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Quality, Operations, and Technology teams to resolve issues and implement solutions. Provide guidance and subject matter expertise on compliance systems, reporting, and data interpretation. Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance compliance effectiveness, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Documentation

Independent work

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business, Regulatory Affairs, Healthcare Administration, or related field

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.

The Senior Analyst, Controlled Substance Data Systems serves as the business owner and subject matter expert for systems and data that support McKesson's controlled substance compliance program. This role ensures the integrity, effectiveness, and regulatory defensibility of critical compliance platforms used to monitor controlled substance activity, identify risk, support investigations, and meet DEA requirements. Working closely with Compliance, IT, Legal, Quality, and Operations, this individual translates regulatory requirements into business processes, system controls, reporting, and monitoring methodologies that support a risk-based compliance program. This is a highly visible individual contributor role requiring strong analytical skills, regulatory judgment, and the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a complex, regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Compliance Systems Ownership Serve as business owner for controlled substance compliance systems and monitoring platforms. Ensure systems, workflows, controls, and reporting capabilities align with DEA requirements and internal policies. Partner with IT to define requirements, support testing, validate enhancements, and implement system improvements.
• Regulatory Compliance & Risk Monitoring Translate regulatory requirements and enforcement expectations into monitoring logic, business rules, workflows, and reports. Support suspicious order monitoring, customer due diligence, ordering threshold management, and other risk-based controls. Identify compliance risks, emerging trends, and opportunities to strengthen program effectiveness.
• Data Governance & Audit Readiness Maintain the accuracy, integrity, traceability, and audit readiness of controlled substance data. Conduct data validation, reconciliation, and quality reviews across compliance datasets. Support regulatory inspections, audits, investigations, and enforcement inquiries through data analysis and documentation.
• Investigations & Regulatory Events Support investigations related to theft, loss, diversion, and other controlled substance compliance events. Analyze data, identify trends, and contribute to root cause analysis and corrective actions. Maintain documentation and audit trails supporting regulatory reporting and filings.
• Cross-Functional Partnership Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Quality, Operations, and Technology teams to resolve issues and implement solutions. Provide guidance and subject matter expertise on compliance systems, reporting, and data interpretation. Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance compliance effectiveness, scalability, and operational efficiency.

THIS ROLE WILL REQUIRE BEING ONSITE AT LEAST 2 DAYS A WEEK AT THE SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY OR MASON, OH FACILITY Weare unable to provide sponsorship for this role presnetly or in the future.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business, Regulatory Affairs, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience supporting compliance, regulatory, quality, risk, or data-driven systems within a regulated industry.
• Experience owning or supporting business-critical systems, applications, or compliance platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
• Experience supporting audits, inspections, investigations, or regulatory reviews.
• Experience partnering with technology teams on system enhancements, implementations, testing, or validation activities.
• Ability to operate independently and influence stakeholders across multiple functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting controlled substance compliance programs.
• Knowledge of DEA regulations, suspicious order monitoring, customer due diligence, diversion prevention, or related compliance controls.
• Experience within pharmaceutical distribution, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, logistics, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience with compliance monitoring platforms, risk management systems, data governance, or regulatory reporting tools.
• Advanced data analysis and reporting capabilities.

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. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson,

Our Base Pay Range for this position $96,900 - $161,500

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. 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.

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.