Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Development

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Director, Corporate Strategy & Business Development – McKesson Medical-Surgical

Location:

Richmond, VA

Current Need:

McKesson’s Corporate Strategy and Business Development team is seeking to add a Director to its existing Medical-Surgical team that is responsible for strategy development including the identification and evaluation of new business opportunities.  In this challenging and highly visible role, this individual will lead a team to support BU- and corporate-level strategic decision making by conducting projects related to market analysis, emerging industry trends, portfolio analysis, and identification of strategic needs as it relates to the pursuit of new business endeavors.  This role will help develop skills and capabilities of the Corporate Strategy team and provide leadership in the design, development and implementation of strategic initiatives that advance McKesson’s objective to achieve better business health for our customers and better care for all.

Position Description 

• Facilitates business problem solving through structured hypotheses, detailed analyses, and synthesized insights leading to recommendations to senior management
• Identifies, scopes and manages strategic projects end-to-end; maintains responsibility for deliverables and timelines, shifting priorities as needed; manages stakeholder relationships and expectations
• Develops economic models to evaluate acquisitions, new business models, or in support of understanding the size, growth, and evolution of markets in which we do business, doing so with imperfect data
• Builds trust and productive relationships with team members and stakeholders across the organization
• Influences and gains acceptance of others to one’s ideas through effective communication, relevant and insightful analyses, and creative thinking
• Maintains thorough knowledge of company's products, competition, and broader market dynamics that frame the business context both present and over the next few years
• Acts as thought partner in strategic discussions even outside of own projects

Minimum Requirements

• 8+ years in strategy consulting or corporate strategy experience
• 5+ years leading teams

Critical Skills

• Highly prefer candidates with from corporate strategy, strategy consulting, corporate development, or investment banking roles with a track record solving complex business problems with pragmatic approaches
• Strategic Thinking: evaluating industry trends, developing long-term implications and recommending pragmatic strategies for new business opportunities
• Analytical Rigor: ability to bring structure to ill-defined problems and intellectual leadership to problem solving; synthesize insights from analysis and ensure credible, actionable recommendations
• Financial Acumen: understanding of financial modeling and experience with financial planning, budgeting and capital allocation in the context of strategic planning to maximize shareholder value
• Communications skills: ability to develop rapport and credibility across the organization, promote ideas and proposals persuasively
• Healthcare Knowledge: knowledge of stakeholders, trends, economic drivers and policy across healthcare

Education

•  4-year Bachelor's degree in business or finance, or related field or equivalent experience
•  MBA preferred

Physical Requirements

General office demands. Limited travel, around 10%

Must be authorized to work in the US.  Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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

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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