AI Engineer

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.

We are seeking an experienced AI Developer/Engineer (Level 3) to design, develop, and deploy enterprise-grade generative AI solutions. This role requires deep expertise in modern AI application frameworks, cloud platforms, and the ability to work independently while collaborating across cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will drive AI initiatives from concept through production, ensuring solutions meet security, compliance, and performance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain generative AI applications utilizing RAG architectures, agentic workflows, and modern orchestration patterns
• Architect and implement solutions using Azure and GCP services, including Vertex AI, Agent Builder, ADK, and Gemini foundation models
• Build and optimize embedding pipelines and vector retrieval systems using best practices for semantic search and knowledge retrieval
• Develop and integrate applications with enterprise orchestration platforms such as Salesforce AgentForce, Microsoft Copilot, and Snowflake Cortex AI
• Lead AI projects through the complete software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering to production deployment and monitoring
• Design and implement prompt engineering strategies, including prompt versioning, management, and optimization for production systems
• Implement LLM evaluation frameworks to measure response quality, accuracy, and relevance across AI applications
• Implement AI observability mechanisms, define key performance indicators (KPIs), and establish monitoring dashboards for model performance and application health
• Monitor and optimize LLM API costs and token usage to ensure cost-effective operation at scale
• Ensure all AI solutions comply with enterprise security, privacy, and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with data engineering, platform, and business teams to deliver integrated AI solutions that meet organizational objectives
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members on AI development best practices
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend adoption strategies aligned with business goals
  
  
  

Experience

• 4 years of overall professional software engineering experience
• 2 years of hands-on experience/exposer developing AI/ML or generative AI applications, including Production deployment of GenAI solutions (e.g., RAG, agentic workflows) End-to-end SDLC ownership in enterprise environments
• Demonstrated experience operating AI systems in secure, regulated, enterprise-scale environments
  
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field,
• Master’s degree in a related field preferred
• An equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant hands-on experience may be considered
  
  
  

Certifications (Preferred Not Required)

• Google Cloud – Professional Machine Learning Engineer
• Google Cloud Generative AI Engineer (or equivalent GenAI specialization)
• Google Cloud – Professional Cloud Architect
• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
  
  
  

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, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$108,800 - $181,300

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