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Project Manager

Mississauga, ON
Hybrid
Posted Sep 16, 2026
1 position

$81,500–$108,600 / year

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Office presence: 2 days per week

Job summary

The Project Manager will lead end-to-end delivery of cross-functional healthcare and business initiatives while managing project plans, budgets, and stakeholder expectations. They are responsible for driving project execution, mitigating risks, and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives across the Specialty Health business unit.

Job details

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. Work Arrangement: This is a hybrid position requiring candidates to work on-site at least 2 days per week at our office in Mississauga. The remaining days may be worked remotely, subject to team and business needs. About the Role (What You'll Do): McKesson Canada is seeking a collaborative and results-driven Project Manager to lead cross-functional projects across our Specialty Health business unit. This role is responsible for delivering projects on time, within scope, and within budget while ensuring alignment with business objectives and organizational priorities. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Project Management, you will manage multiple projects that support Patient Support Programs (PSP), Specialty Pharmacy, and other healthcare solutions. Working closely with business, operational, and technology stakeholders, you will drive project execution, manage risks, facilitate decision-making, and provide clear communication throughout the project lifecycle. What You'll Do (Responsibilities): Lead end-to-end project delivery for medium to large-scale healthcare and business initiatives. Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements. Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure successful project execution. Monitor project scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, issues, and change requests. Facilitate project governance activities and provide status reporting to leadership and external stakeholders. Develop risk mitigation strategies and drive resolution of project challenges. Partner with business teams to define project objectives, requirements, and success measures. Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities and support solution implementation. Track project performance and implement corrective actions when required. Drive stakeholder engagement and ensure alignment across operational, technology, and business teams. Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance project delivery practices and business processes. Manage multiple concurrent projects within a fast-paced and evolving healthcare environment. Basic Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. 4+ years of project management experience leading cross-functional business or technology projects. Healthcare, pharmaceutical, specialty pharmacy, infusion clinic, or biopharma industry experience. Experience developing and managing project plans, schedules, timelines, budgets, and deliverables. Experience managing project risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder communications. Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint. Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar platforms. Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholder groups. Preferred Skills/Experience: Experience supporting Patient Support Programs (PSP). Experience with system implementations, software deployments, or digital transformation initiatives. Knowledge of SDLC, SaaS implementations, Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies. Experience leading organizational change management and process improvement initiatives. PMP certification or equivalent project management certification. Knowledge of specialty pharmaceutical services and patient access programs. Experience influencing cross-functional teams without direct reporting authority. Experience facilitating executive-level presentations, meetings, and decision-making forums. 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 $81,500 - $108,600 McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson’s (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind: McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application. McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates. McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com. McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page. McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com or (Canada) Accessibility@mckesson.ca. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted. 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What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of project management experience within the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry. Proficiency in project management tools and strong communication skills are essential for managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects.