Senior Manager, Product Innovation – Specialty Health
About the role
Senior Manager, Product Innovation – Specialty Health
Mississauga, Canada
Job ID JR0135000
Category Product Management, Information Technology
Post Date Aug. 22, 2025
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.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of Product Innovation within the Specialty Health business unit at McKesson Canada, this role will be accountable for the overall product roadmap, including new program launches and migrations related to services provided for patients, manufacturers, providers and other strategic partners.
This position is vital for executing high-quality and innovative patient solutions that align with the Specialty Health business strategy. Responsibilities include managing large-scale digital transformation related to patient support programs and associated solutions, data migration strategy, planning, organizing, and overseeing activities related to current and future applications.
The role will involve collaborating closely with McKesson Technology and other key internal and external stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of product roadmaps.
Location: 2300 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, ON
Work Arrangement: This is a hybrid position requiring candidates to work on-site at least 2 days per week at our designated office location. The remaining days may be worked remotely, subject to team and business needs.
Specific Responsibilities
- A domain expert and advocate for the patient and work with internal and external stakeholders to establish superior patient experience and help patients gain access to therapy and enabling better health outcomes.
- Immersed in McKesson Canada's range of services, including patient support programs and tailored solutions for biopharma manufacturers, providers, and other strategic partners.
- Serve as a primary product lead for external partners in understanding the industry trends and translate them into digital service offerings.
- Collaborate with the business, product and McKesson Technology team to create minimally viable products, iterating based on customer behaviour to achieve market fit.
- Build and lead a high-performing product team.
- An influential analyst and critical thinker, able to leverage disparate data from multiple sources in decision-making.
- Provide exceptional service by addressing business and customer needs and ensuring a seamless and positive experience, in-person and through other communication channels.
- Support the product backlog, review user stories, and generally support the product in progressing the intended path forward with the product management/development teams so they remain unblocked.
- Lead requirements gathering and consultations with internal stakeholders and customer needs.
- Communicate the product vision and business needs to the respective technology teams.
- Build rapport with product and business leads to understand their needs. Guide cross-functional and technical teams.
- Attend scrum meetings and participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Through collaboration across the business verticals, ensure the effective creation and launch of new products and services to support insights-driven business transformation.
- Balance both business requests/needs and business value in prioritization and resolve internal competitive requirements within the organization.
- Oversee developmental activities and implementation of new programs.
- Use qualitative and quantitative analysis when making critical product decisions.
- Ensure privacy and compliance regulations and internal privacy policies are adhered to.
- Foster an environment of continuous improvement for adapted operational processes.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- 5+ years of direct experience in product management required.
- 2+ years of managing and leading a team, including owning performance management, engagement/morale, development, coaching and mentoring of team members.
Key Competencies
- Canadian healthcare/biopharma experience strongly preferred.
- 7+ years in technology-related roles.
- Visionary Product Leader with deep insight into biopharma trends and the ability to turn opportunities into actionable solutions.
- Experienced Team Leader skilled in engaging cross-functional teams across all organizational levels.
- Patient-Centric & Results-Driven, with a strong focus on improving health outcomes.
- Market-Savvy, aware of industry, technology, and competitor trends, including internal McKesson offerings.
- Compliance Knowledgeable, up to date on relevant legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Proven success in developing and launching digital products in Canadian biopharma/healthcare, ideally within patient support programs.
- Familiarity with Salesforce and Life Sciences Cloud is an asset.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of digital product economics.
- Skilled in design thinking and customer experience design.
- Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex ideas to diverse audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with a track record of influencing stakeholders in complex organizations.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to drive innovation within structured environments.
- Product management certification is preferred.
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,
Our Base Pay Range for this position
$98,700 - $164,400
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.
Join us at McKesson!
About McKesson
Welcome to the official LinkedIn page for McKesson Corporation. We're an impact-driven healthcare organization dedicated to “Advancing Health Outcomes For All.”
As a global healthcare company, we touch virtually every aspect of health. Our leaders empower our people to lead with a growth mindset and deliver excellence for our customers, partners, and the wellbeing of people, everywhere. We work with biopharma companies, care providers, pharmacies, manufacturers, governments, and others to deliver insights, products and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Delivering better health outcomes for our employees, our communities, and our environment. Every day, we strive to inspire and enable people to reach their full potential.
To learn more about how #TeamMckesson helps improve care in every setting, visit: https://bit.ly/3xadvB0
Senior Manager, Product Innovation – Specialty Health
About the role
Senior Manager, Product Innovation – Specialty Health
Mississauga, Canada
Job ID JR0135000
Category Product Management, Information Technology
Post Date Aug. 22, 2025
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.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director of Product Innovation within the Specialty Health business unit at McKesson Canada, this role will be accountable for the overall product roadmap, including new program launches and migrations related to services provided for patients, manufacturers, providers and other strategic partners.
This position is vital for executing high-quality and innovative patient solutions that align with the Specialty Health business strategy. Responsibilities include managing large-scale digital transformation related to patient support programs and associated solutions, data migration strategy, planning, organizing, and overseeing activities related to current and future applications.
The role will involve collaborating closely with McKesson Technology and other key internal and external stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of product roadmaps.
Location: 2300 Meadowvale Blvd, Mississauga, ON
Work Arrangement: This is a hybrid position requiring candidates to work on-site at least 2 days per week at our designated office location. The remaining days may be worked remotely, subject to team and business needs.
Specific Responsibilities
- A domain expert and advocate for the patient and work with internal and external stakeholders to establish superior patient experience and help patients gain access to therapy and enabling better health outcomes.
- Immersed in McKesson Canada's range of services, including patient support programs and tailored solutions for biopharma manufacturers, providers, and other strategic partners.
- Serve as a primary product lead for external partners in understanding the industry trends and translate them into digital service offerings.
- Collaborate with the business, product and McKesson Technology team to create minimally viable products, iterating based on customer behaviour to achieve market fit.
- Build and lead a high-performing product team.
- An influential analyst and critical thinker, able to leverage disparate data from multiple sources in decision-making.
- Provide exceptional service by addressing business and customer needs and ensuring a seamless and positive experience, in-person and through other communication channels.
- Support the product backlog, review user stories, and generally support the product in progressing the intended path forward with the product management/development teams so they remain unblocked.
- Lead requirements gathering and consultations with internal stakeholders and customer needs.
- Communicate the product vision and business needs to the respective technology teams.
- Build rapport with product and business leads to understand their needs. Guide cross-functional and technical teams.
- Attend scrum meetings and participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Through collaboration across the business verticals, ensure the effective creation and launch of new products and services to support insights-driven business transformation.
- Balance both business requests/needs and business value in prioritization and resolve internal competitive requirements within the organization.
- Oversee developmental activities and implementation of new programs.
- Use qualitative and quantitative analysis when making critical product decisions.
- Ensure privacy and compliance regulations and internal privacy policies are adhered to.
- Foster an environment of continuous improvement for adapted operational processes.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- 5+ years of direct experience in product management required.
- 2+ years of managing and leading a team, including owning performance management, engagement/morale, development, coaching and mentoring of team members.
Key Competencies
- Canadian healthcare/biopharma experience strongly preferred.
- 7+ years in technology-related roles.
- Visionary Product Leader with deep insight into biopharma trends and the ability to turn opportunities into actionable solutions.
- Experienced Team Leader skilled in engaging cross-functional teams across all organizational levels.
- Patient-Centric & Results-Driven, with a strong focus on improving health outcomes.
- Market-Savvy, aware of industry, technology, and competitor trends, including internal McKesson offerings.
- Compliance Knowledgeable, up to date on relevant legislation and regulatory requirements.
- Proven success in developing and launching digital products in Canadian biopharma/healthcare, ideally within patient support programs.
- Familiarity with Salesforce and Life Sciences Cloud is an asset.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of digital product economics.
- Skilled in design thinking and customer experience design.
- Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex ideas to diverse audiences.
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with a track record of influencing stakeholders in complex organizations.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to drive innovation within structured environments.
- Product management certification is preferred.
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,
Our Base Pay Range for this position
$98,700 - $164,400
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.
Join us at McKesson!
About McKesson
Welcome to the official LinkedIn page for McKesson Corporation. We're an impact-driven healthcare organization dedicated to “Advancing Health Outcomes For All.”
As a global healthcare company, we touch virtually every aspect of health. Our leaders empower our people to lead with a growth mindset and deliver excellence for our customers, partners, and the wellbeing of people, everywhere. We work with biopharma companies, care providers, pharmacies, manufacturers, governments, and others to deliver insights, products and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Delivering better health outcomes for our employees, our communities, and our environment. Every day, we strive to inspire and enable people to reach their full potential.
To learn more about how #TeamMckesson helps improve care in every setting, visit: https://bit.ly/3xadvB0