Principal Business Analyst

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 looking for a Principal Business Analyst, Supply Chain MMS IT Solutions (Order to Cash and Procure to Pay process areas) to support the McKesson Medical Surgical business unit at McKesson.

This is a strategic role that closely partners with the MMS business executives and process owners to support portfolio needs and solution architecture for the order to cash and procure to pay related business process. This role is a highly visible subject matter expertise within the JDE Order to Cash, Pricing and integrated business process areas, including, Warehouse Solutions, Finance & Procure to Pay. The role will also be a key partner for working collaboratively with IT Architects, Developers, Quality Assurance, and Service Providers.

Position Description

• Core member of MMS Supply Chain OTC/P2P applications team responsible for delivery of new/enhance functionality to support the end-to-end SCP business process

• In partnership with other team members oversees the design, development, and test (QA) functionality that address business functional requirements.

• Confirms assumptions and the recommended approach with Architects, Other Business SMEs, and Solution Managers.

• Partners with other team members and McKesson IT stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and early life support of service changes.

• Advise the business/stakeholders and help define optimal solutions for the MMS business areas specific to Pricing and OTC functional areas.

• Responsible to lead key design activities, milestones, and leading consensus discussions/alignment with MMS stakeholders, Scrum Masters, and Business Engagement Partners.

• Advise the business/engagement partner and help define optimal solutions for the MMS JD Edwards business functionality

• Collaborate well with multiple teams across business units and MT teams to define, design, test and execute solutions that meet business and technical service requirements

• Partner with Architecture and Solution teams to develop technical service roadmaps, incorporating both current and future capabilities.

• Drive internal process maturity Key Responsibilities:

• Designs and comprehend business problems and providing solutions that will maximize the value to stakeholders, systems, and organizations.

• Involve, Contribute and layout a strategy to create enterprise architecture

• Document the business process in an organization and evaluates the business model.

• Recognize and understand the business problems and come up with suitable solution

• Understand the business motives to proceed with business analytical skills to enable the change

• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system design weaknesses, drives business process re-engineering efforts with key business partners and other McKesson Technology solution teams

• Responsible for scope-related decisions and draws conclusions related to design needs and decisions throughout Agile PI phases

• Conducts projects requiring specialized knowledge of IT development while contributing to the evolving business requirements.

• Prepares communications and makes presentations on system enhancements and/or alternatives.

• Works on unusually complex problems and provides solutions that are highly creative.

• Evaluates and selects from existing and emerging technologies to determine solutions.

• Assist leadership in building out systems, architectures, and platforms.

• Participates in the collaborative system and data design sessions with the user community, technical architecture resources, and development resources.

• Guides and advises less-experienced Analysts, support other Business Analysts and Architects, on a project, and ensures the project is completing their deliverables of high quality and on time.

• Conducts interviews, fact-finding, and independent research to design creative, progressive IT solutions for business problems.

• Serve as the principal resource to gather system requirements on IT development initiatives and projects for the Supply Chain Applications

• Evaluates new IT developments and evolving business requirements and recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems.

• Conduct gap analysis, participate in solutions discussions, support QA, Performance & UAT testing, and engage with stakeholders to determine technology/system needs.

• Ensures end-to-end traceability of requirements is complete. Competent to work at the highest technical capacity on most phases of the business systems analysis.

• Contributes to the review of Test Planning and Test Execution strategies. Oversees the development of data models and interface design specifications

• Documents, tracks, and resolves issues related to data quality. Contributes to the design and mapping of data conversion strategies.

Minimum Requirements.

• 10 years of ERP systems integration knowledge in complex landscape architectures

• 10 years of professional experience supporting Finance, Sales, Customer Service, Order Management, Procurement, or Fulfillment business functions

• Demonstrated prior experience effectively collaborating with customers and cross[1]functional teams to deliver superior business outcomes

• Expert experience in understanding and documenting customer requirements and specifications

• Experience with multiple project lifecycle implementations, and demonstrated knowledge of best practices for custom developed software implementations at large global, multi-national companies

• Successful prior demonstration of productive business partner and supplier interactions and relationships

Critical Skills

• 8-10 years of experience with JDE ERP applications and Enterprise business process.

• 5-7 years in a similar solutions-based consultation-type role, e.g., business analyst, architect, strategist, consultant, designer, integrator

• 5-7 years of experience with Pricing, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay and Integrated business processes

Additional knowledge & Skills:

• Prior experience working with pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesale distributors, or purchasers

• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment – e.g., ability to assess a specific business scenario and develop an appropriate technical approach to support the desired business outcomes

• Project management experience and skills within an SDLC or Scrum/SAFe Agile framework.

• Ability to build and manage cross functional relationships

• Business case development experience

• Demonstrated leadership capability, including team lead or management roles

• Excellent relationship management skills demonstrating mature confidence and integrity; Proven track record building and maintaining productive customer relationships

• Solid strategic thinking with results orientation

• Superior collaboration and communication (oral and written) skills, as well as excellent level influencing skills

Education

• 4-year bachelor’s degree in computer science / Engineering or computer related degree

Benefits & Company Statement

We believe you should be rewarded for the important work you do. For that reason, you'll receive a competitive compensation and benefits package when you join our team.

It starts with you. That's a simple sentence but it says a lot. It reminds each one of us that what we do matters. Every single McKesson employee contributes to our mission - whatever your title, whatever your role, you act as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. By connecting and improving the business of healthcare, we're helping to ensure that millions of patients get the treatment they need. And by choosing a career with McKesson, you'll join a team of passionate people working together to improve lives and advance healthcare.

At McKesson, we believe we can empower healthcare. And it all starts with you.

Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.

McKesson is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer - minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

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