Lead Workforce Intelligence Consultant

Overview  

People Analytics at McKesson sits at the intersection of business strategy, workforce intelligence, and executive decision-making. As part of McKesson’s HR organization, the People Analytics team partners with senior HR and business leaders to translate workforce data into decision-ready insights that shape strategy, guide action, and enable measurable business outcomes.  

McKesson is a diversified healthcare company that touches virtually every aspect of the industry, spanning pharmaceutical distribution, oncology and multispecialty care, prescription technology solutions, and medical-surgical supply and logistics. Across these businesses, McKesson partners with pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacies, providers, health plans, and government stakeholders to help ensure medicines and therapies reach the patients who need them—safely, reliably, and affordably—while investing in innovation, digital tools, and AI to keep healthcare moving.  

The People Analytics Director will serve as the strategic analytics and advisory partner to a business unit’s HR Leadership Team, translating workforce priorities into executive-ready data and insights that inform strategic decisions, drive measurable outcomes, and shape how HR leadership engages with workforce data. In this role, you will lead a team that connects business strategy to People Analytics by shaping demand, framing the right business questions with stakeholders, prioritizing the highest-impact work, and delivering decision-ready analyses that guide action and enable outcomes related to business performance, organizational health, and growth. You will apply a wide range of analytical tools and techniques to create data-driven narratives and presentations, supporting programs, events, and leadership forums. You and your team will track external workforce and industry trends, compare them to internal data, and communicate relevant findings to stakeholders to guide strategic decisions and enhance organizational agility. Ultimately, in this role you will support some of McKesson’s most complex and consequential decisions, where workforce strategy directly influences patient impact, execution at scale, and sustained growth.  

McKesson’s purpose is Advancing Health Outcomes for All®. As employees, we come together guided by our Leadership Prescription—the combination of our I²CARE values (Integrity, Inclusion, Customer-First, and Accountability) and our LEADRx leadership behaviors—to create a culture of inclusion, care, and belonging where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.  

Responsibilities  

• Define and execute the strategic direction for people analytics across McKesson’s businesses and enterprise-wide functions, ensuring alignment to business priorities and people outcomes.  

• Serve as the strategic analytics partner to a business unit HR Senior Vice President and their leadership team; translate complex people data into actionable insights that drive C-suite and leadership-level decisions.  

• Determine appropriate analytical and statistical techniques to address business and research questions, execute analyses, and interpret results with actionable recommendations for a variety of stakeholders.  

• Lead the evolution of the People Analytics delivery model, enabling the shift from reactive reporting to proactive, AI-infused decision support, including self-service analytics and predictive intelligence.  

• Lead and develop a high-performing analytics team, applying McKesson’s LEADRx leadership behaviors to grow team capability, prioritize high-impact work, and build a culture of rigor and innovation.  

• Act as a trusted advisor on HR data governance, privacy, and ethical use, modeling the highest standards of compliance and stewardship. You’ll remain consistently aware of changes in data privacy and exemplify and enforce team standards related to bias, privacy, and responsible use of AI.  

• Embrace the use of and contribute to continuous improvement of the latest innovative data solutions and analytical tools enabling analytics and advisory work as customer zero.  

This role follows a hybrid work model for candidates within commuting distance of McKesson’s Irving, TX headquarters, with an expectation of 3 days per week in office. Candidates outside this geographic area may be eligible for a remote work arrangement, subject to business need.  

Qualifications  

Required Qualifications  

• Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or related field AND 4+ years of experience in data analysis and reporting, data science, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or related field AND 6+ years of experience in data analysis and reporting, data science, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR equivalent experience.  

Preferred Qualifications  

• Master’s Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or related field AND 8+ years of experience in data analysis and reporting, data science, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or related field AND 12+ years of experience in data analysis and reporting, data science, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis OR equivalent experience.  

• 5+ years of people analytics experience.