Lead Architect – Biopharma and Provider Technologies

at  McKesson

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.
McKesson is in the business of better health and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare. At McKesson Canada, we touch the lives of 12 million Canadians every day. We carry more than 35,000 products in 12 distribution centers and ultimately provide distribution to 6,300 retail pharmacies, 1,350 hospitals, long-term care centers, clinics and institutions all over Canada. But we’re so much more than a distribution company. We’ve automated 2,500 retail pharmacies and dispense over 100 million doses a year through our automation solutions. Manufacturers, healthcare providers and patients count on us for a full range of services that contribute to the quality and safety of care for us all.
At McKesson Canada, you’ll 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.

JOB SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Director, Biopharma and Provider Technology, the Lead Architect – Biopharma and Provider Technologies, will be responsible for the definition and documentation of Solution Architecture for a portfolio of applications supporting our Biopharma and Provider Solutions Business. The ideal candidate will have experience designing and guiding the implementation of SaaS, Standard Web and Legacy Client-Server Applications into complex corporate infrastructure.
While this is not a hands-on coding role, ideal candidates will have direct experience as a developer and be able to guide implementation at the software, network, infrastructure and CI/CD levels, including making appropriate technology selections for a range of technical services in a diverse and integrated health care landscape. They will also be well versed in core information security and security engineering principles.
While this role is an individual contributor (non-management), there is a great deal of leadership required to engage various IT functional groups and guide analysts and developers. Our Lead Architect will engage with key business stakeholders to understand requirements and craft appropriate solutions in collaboration with Delivery Leads.
As this role is a key consumer and communicator of ideas, strong communication skills are vital. You must be able to get information across effectively to audiences of differing technical capabilities and backgrounds.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technology field.
• 10+ years in a senior technology role.
• One or more industry relevant certifications – CISSP, MCSE/ASAE, TOGAF, etc.
• 3+ years working within the Canadian Health Care Domain.
• 3+ years in an Architecture position in a large corporate environment.
• 3+ years software development experience, including OOAD and Web Services.
• Demonstrable understanding of networking principles and topology, modern cloud infrastructure, virtualization, and legacy client-server architecture.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipeline design, containerization and microservice architecture.
• 2+ years working with Salesforce or other SaaS provider.

CRITICAL SKILLS:

• Strong written and verbal communicator.
• Broad understanding of modern and legacy technology solution approaches.
• Able to express ideas clearly and concisely in appropriate media (PowerPoint, Visio, Word, Excel, etc.).
• Deep knowledge of current IT Privacy, Compliance, and Information Security concerns.
• Can apply an adaptable and creative mindset to solution approaches to achieve desired results.
• Cloud Platform experience (Azure preferred).

• Define, design and document systems architecture for a portfolio of technology solutions.
• Maintain and evolve existing legacy solutions.
• Engage with internal and outsourced/offshore teams to communicate and validate solution design and coordinate implementation.
• Act as a mentor and coach to Business System Analysts.
• Work with business representatives and Business Engagement Leads to understand desired solutions and the business problems they solve.
• Champion the ongoing definition and oversight of Privacy and Compliance best practices within the team.
• Maintain and enhance internal relationships with corporate IT Organizations and collaboratively drive out joint initiatives.
• Define and evolve coding standards for each application stack.
• Monitor MSP-delivered source code for best practices/standards adherence and manage static scanning outcomes.
• Ensure Security by design concepts are applied to all architectures.