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McKesson · 3 days ago

Sr. Manager MLOps Engineering

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. This role leads the design and execution of McKesson’s MLOps strategy, driving innovation and collaboration across data science and engineering teams to deliver impactful AI solutions in healthcare.

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Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing MLOps engineering team, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and accountable culture aligned with organizational goals
Define and drive the end-to-end MLOps lifecycle, including model development, CI/CD, testing, deployment, monitoring, retraining, and governance
Architect and maintain scalable, secure, and cost-efficient ML infrastructure using cloud-native platforms (e.g., Azure ML, AKS, ADF, Databricks; AWS/GCP as needed)
Build and optimize automated pipelines and tools for model training, deployment, observability, and incident response to improve operational reliability and reduce manual effort
Partner with data scientists, software engineers, product teams, and platform groups to deliver effective, repeatable, and well-governed MLOps workflows
Establish and enforce best practices for model versioning, experiment tracking, data lineage, reproducibility, and model lifecycle documentation
Implement and maintain robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to track model performance, data drift, system health, and infrastructure metrics
Ensure compliance with Responsible AI standards, security protocols, and regulatory requirements, collaborating with legal and risk teams
Oversee cloud resource allocation, budgeting, and cost optimization across ML workloads in partnership with finance and procurement
Maintain comprehensive documentation, SOPs, and governance frameworks to support audits and ensure consistent and transparent MLOps practices
Stay current with evolving MLOps trends, tools, and best practices, evaluating and integrating relevant innovations to enhance the platform

Qualification

MLOps strategyCloud-native ML platformsCI/CD for MLModel governanceContainerization (Docker)Orchestration (Kubernetes)ML observability toolsHealthcare data complianceStakeholder managementLeadership skillsCommunication skills

Required

Proven experience leading MLOps or ML engineering teams in enterprise environments
Expertise in cloud-native ML platforms (Azure ML, Databricks, AKS; AWS/GCP optional)
Strong knowledge of CI/CD for ML, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and ML observability tools
Solid understanding of model governance, Responsible AI principles, and compliance frameworks
Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills
Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 9+ years of professional experience and 1+ years of supervisory and/or management experience

Preferred

Experience with healthcare data compliance (HIPAA, PHI)
Familiarity with ML monitoring tools (e.g., MLflow, EvidentlyAI)
Knowledge of cost optimization strategies for cloud ML workloads
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field

Benefits

Competitive compensation package
Annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities

Company

McKesson

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McKesson distributes medical supplies, information technology, and care management products and services.

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
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Leadership Team

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Brian Tyler
CEO
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Jim McAuliffe
CFO
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