Sr. IT Architect - OTC

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.

Title: Sr. IT Architect - OTC

Req #: JR0114258

Location: Las Colinas

McKesson is in the business of better health and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare. We partner with payors, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting. We believe in the importance of strong, vital organizations because we know that patients can only be healthy when our system is healthy.

Every single McKesson employee contributes to our mission-by joining McKesson you act as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. Talented, compassionate people are the future of our company-and of healthcare. At McKesson, you'll collaborate on the products and solutions that help us carry out our mission to improve lives and advance healthcare. Working here is your opportunity to shape an industry that's vital to us all.

We understand the importance of a system that works together. Your expertise drive and passion can help us improve everything we touch, from providers to payors to pharmacies. Join our team of leaders to begin a rewarding career.

Wherever you contribute here at McKesson, you will have the ability to make a real impact in the lives of others.

Current Need

We are in need for a Sr. IT Architect to join our SAP OTC Services team. The position is in Las Colinas, Irving, TX.

Position Description

• Core member of SAP application development Scrum team responsible for delivery of new SAP service functionality
• Partners with other team member to design and develop functionality that address business functional requirements.
• Confirms assumptions and the recommended approach with Business SMEs and Solution managers.
• Makes and tests configuration changes to SAP modules to reflect the functional design decisions that were made.
• Partners with other team members and McKesson IT stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and early life support of service changes.
• Provides Subject Matter Expertise to product team.
• Responsible for value-stream identification and end-to-end traceability documentation
• Provides advisory support to Development POD and Technical Product Owner for niche and bespoke business ecosystems.
• Validation & acceptance of MSP deliverables for complex OTC processes (core of all McKesson Pharma ordering & distribution processes) & Integrations with multiple IT teams. Provide guidance & ensure standards of delivery by the MSP for optimized and effective outcomes.

Key success characteristics:

• Ability to design technical solution that operates efficiently in high transaction volume scenarios.
• Superior collaboration and communication skills - ability to develop productive relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; lead without formal authority; guide teams to appropriate outcomes.
• Proven problem-solving skills - ability to assess a specific business scenario and develop an appropriate technical approach to support the desired business outcomes.
• Ability to create technical/functional work specification.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems.
• Experience creating and executing unit test plans.
• Accountable and empowered - ability to take responsibility, self-start to ensure realization of desired business outcomes.
• Works as a member of an integrated team to deliver new functionality that addresses business requirements.
• Serves as key team resource for business analysis, design, and SAP configuration activities.
• Ensures that assigned tasks are completed on time and are of high quality.
• Collaborates closely with business subject matter experts (SMEs), Solution managers and Users to identify, define and document operational needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, and levels of systems access.
• Interfaces with Business SMEs, and solution managers to interpret and clarify functional details and process change requirements involving SAP modules:
• Collaborates closely with other team members to design and develop custom ABAP code where required.
• Performs functional configuration tasks for SAP modules to satisfy business requirements.
• Tracks and documents change in functional and business specifications and writes detailed procedures that can be easily understood by end-users.
• Works with other team members to perform unit and system test activities.
• Collaborates with members from other teams to perform integration testing of the solution from end to end.
• Demonstrates solutions to interested parties such as Business SMEs and solution managers in Sprint Review meetings.
• Provides knowledge transfer to operations and support and to business users.
• Collaborates with other team members to assist migration teams in migrating code and configuration changes into production.
• Collaborates with other team members to provide early life support for the configuration changes, as required, after components have been deployed in production.
• Identifies opportunities for improving business processes in partnership with process owners and management through SAP and associated information systems.
• Provides technical assistance in training, mentoring, and coaching professional and technical staff on matters related to assigned area.

Minimum Requirements

7+ years of relevant experience.

Critical Skills

• 4+ years in business analysis, requirements definition, and building SAP solutions.
• Multiple lifecycle SD implementations or 4+ years SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) experience
• Solid understanding of the Order to Cash business process.
• Proven hands-on SAP configuration experience in all SD modules.
• Solid knowledge of general SAP solutions and modules.

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Two full life cycle implementations or 2 years SAP SCM GATP experience will be a distinct advantage.
• Experience in working with multi-level production allocation, rules-based availability check.
• Ability to design technical solutions that operate efficiently in high transaction volume scenarios.
• Understanding of core SAP BW (Business Warehouse) technologies and tools.
• Product knowledge of market leading SaaS based OTC Solutions
• Demonstrated change leadership skills (i.e., ability to effectively manage communication, negotiate successful outcomes, identify risks, engage correct stakeholders, etc.).
• Knowledge of Agile, SAFe and/or SCRUM methodologies a plus.
• System appreciation of cloud-based software products and basic knowledge of API interfaces
• Ability to perform accurate high level and detailed sizing.

Education

4-year degree or equivalent experience.

Certifications/Licensure

SAP Certifications in relevant areas are a plus.

Physical Requirements

General Office Demands

Please note that only candidates authorized to work in the US will be considered for this position.

****Relocation assistance is not budgeted for this role****

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. 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, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$122,500 - $204,100

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson's full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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