Strategic Program Manager for Oncology Initiatives

McKesson’s Corporate

Nashville (TN)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a McKesson subsidiary, in Nashville, TN, seeks a Program Manager to lead enterprise-wide strategic initiatives across functions. You will orchestrate diverse projects—from product launches to systems integration—delivering measurable business benefits and guiding change across the organization.

The role demands 3–5+ years in program management, advanced stakeholder management, and experience in healthcare research settings.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred.
3 to 5+ years of experience in program management.
Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt, or PMP Certification preferred.
Knowledgeable and experienced in the research environment and healthcare processes.
Experience leading enterprise-wide strategic initiatives with large change impact.
Complex program and project management skills.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives.
Lead projects including launching new products and services, application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, process reengineering, and infrastructure upgrades and deployments.
Oversees programs of many related projects to deliver value.
Single accountable party for defining, planning, orchestrating, and delivering a given strategic initiative.
Ensures end results are of the highest caliber with a clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business benefit.
Rigorously manages scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed on time, cost, and quality parameters.
Develops communication plans and interfaces to execute on responsibilities.
Leads a continuous risk management process to identify and assess risks while developing and managing mitigation measures to minimize exposure to projects and the business.
Represents the project in various project governance and inter-department forums.
Serve as point of contact for status of all assigned areas of focus.
They assist business leaders in managing change and act as agents of change throughout implementation of key business initiatives.
Program Managers have ownership from initiation of a strategic objective through delivery of specified measures of success to ensure the organization meets its goal.
They apply advanced facilitation and analytical techniques to develop a deep understanding of processes and business needs to lead functional teams through a disciplined approach to execute on targeted objectives.