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We are seeking an exceptional Director, Data Platforms & Analytics Technology to join Mc Kesson Technology US Pharmaceutical Distribution (USPD) Decision Intelligence organization and lead the execution of design, development, and optimization of USPD data products. This role involved setting the technical vision, managing high-performing teams, and aligning data strategy with business objectives while managing large-scale data products built on modern data stack. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to align data capabilities with business objectives and overseeing data governance, security, and best practices. The successful candidate will combine deep technical expertise with proven leadership capabilities to deliver high-impact data solutions that power critical business decisions across our USPD portfolio.
Key Accountabilities: Strategic Leadership Partner with executives, business leaders, and technology stakeholders to define data architecture vision and roadmap
Drive innovation in data engineering practices, emerging technologies, and platform capabilities to maintain competitive advantage
Establish data engineering standards, best practices,



and governance frameworks across the organization
Technical Excellence Design, build, and maintain scalable and AI-ready data products leveraging Microsoft Azure ecosystem, ensuring effective data ingestion, transformation, and storage.
Lead advanced implementation of Databricks for large-scale data processing, machine learning workflows, and real‑time analytics
Organizational Leadership Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Data Engineering Directors, and technical specialists
Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Data Science, Analytics, IT, and Business Intelligence teams to deliver integrated solutions
Establish talent development programs, technical career progression paths, and engineering excellence initiatives
Foster culture of innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence within the data engineering organization
Operational Excellence Lead delivery of USPD data engineering products development in alignment with USPD DI Operations uptime, optimal performance, and cost efficiency
Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and incident response capabilities for mission-critical data systems
Partner with Enterprise Data Platform team to implement automation and AI accelerator initiatives, and Dev Ops practices to enhance deployment speed and operational reliability
Manage technology budgets, vendor relationships,



and strategic partnerships to optimize total cost of ownership
Leverage AI in Data Engineering lifecycle, accelerate code generation, and design and implement robust data pipelines (optimize SQL performance, and implement Self-Healing pipeline logic) supporting petabyte-scale data ingestion, transformation, and distribution
Ensure data platform security, compliance, and performance optimization across all environments
Minimum Requirements 12+ years experience of professional experience in related IT field with 4+ years experience in leadership, planning and communication roles.
Critical Skills Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure data services ecosystem (Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Data Lake Storage, Event Hubs, Cosmos DB)
Advanced proficiency with Databricks platform and advanced analytics workflows
Extensive experience with BI development, administration, and enterprise deployment
Strong foundation in modern data architectures, scalable Lakehouse using Medallion patterns and Unity Catalog; "RAG-ready" infrastructures and AI-driven data observability to automate quality and drift detection, real-time streaming, and event-driven systems
Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Python, Scala, SQL,. NET) and infrastructure
Additional Experience Strong technical aptitude and experience with a wide variety of technologies
Ability to rapidly learn and if required evaluate a recent tool or technology
Strong verbal & written communication skills
Demonstrated technical leadership experience
Be an creative thinker
Must have a strong customer and quality focus
Have been successful in working across organizational boundaries, bringing together people with diverse perspectives and experience to find solut

📌 Director, data platforms (Mississauga)
🏢 McKesson
📍 Mississauga