Innovation Lead

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Job ID JR0124115
Category Business Process Consultant (Six Sigma), Business & Strategy
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.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, project management or a related field (MBA or advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in strategic innovation, business development, or related roles.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the strategic direction and portfolio development of innovation initiatives.
• Integrate insights from market trends, emerging technologies, regulatory changes, competitive dynamics, and consumer behavior to craft forward-thinking strategies.
• Continuously examine the external environment to identify transformative opportunities and anticipate potential threats to ensure strategic readiness.
• Utilize scenario planning and future visioning to explore plausible future scenarios and validate opportunities.
• Champion organization-wide innovation by facilitating idea generation and storytelling that aligns with strategic priorities and energizes teams around a shared vision.
• Drive the creation of compelling, data-driven business cases that integrate people, processes, and technology, presenting a clear and persuasive path for investment.
• Develop and evaluate strategic financial and operational feasibility cases, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
• Build and present detailed financial models and ROI analyses to effectively communicate the viability and impact of proposed innovations to stakeholders.
• Design and oversee idea intake processes, including managing forums like the Innovation Council.
• Partner with business units to align, refine, and expand the innovation portfolio, ensuring it reflects both strategic gaps and emerging opportunities.
• Collaborate with various business units to develop and execute new opportunities that enhance customer value and drive business growth.
• Streamline the advancement of ideas through the business case development process with speed and precision.
• Mentor a team of individual contributors, fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment.