Product Owner

Posted:
12/2/2024, 3:05:22 AM

Location(s):
California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product

Workplace Type:
Remote

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.

We seek a dynamic professional to fill the combined role of Product Owner with healthcare and pharmaceutical industry experience. This versatile role is responsible for owning the end-to-end delivery of a product line, translating business requirements into product features and user stories, and facilitating effective communication among various teams to ensure the successful development and delivery of high-quality products.  

 

The ideal candidate should possess expertise in Healthcare Inventory Management Systems, Data Analytics, and Business Requirements gathering and thrive in an agile environment. A proactive, go-getter mindset, a genuine passion for building exceptional products, empathy toward end users and team members, open communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to adapt to diverse technology environments are critical for success in this role. Additionally, the candidate should be comfortable collaborating with teams across different time zones, including offshore teams. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

 

Requirements Management, Documentation, and Collaboration 

  • Ensure a clear understanding of customer problems and solutions that align with business strategies. 

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, gather requirements from internal and external stakeholders to evaluate their enhancement requests, and triage defects effectively. 

  • Create Epics, User Stories, and Mockups/Wireframes.  

  • Document detailed business requirements, including functional, non-functional, and technical requirements. 

  • Define success criteria for projects and features. 

  • Create clear and concise business process models, flowcharts, and diagrams. 

  • Collaborate with the Support Team and Account Managers to resolve issues. 

  • Conduct interviews, workshops, and surveys to gather comprehensive requirements. 

  • Analyze and prioritize business requirements to develop well-defined project scopes. 

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA testers, Scrum Master and  project managers. 

  • Foster effective communication among team members to ensure shared understanding and alignment. 

  • Actively participate in team meetings, brainstorming sessions, and knowledge sharing. 

  • Foster a collaborative and positive team environment. 

Strategic Planning and Collaboration: 

  • Establish and maintain effective agreements between team members on requirements to facilitate a smooth development process. 

  • Collaborate closely with Product Managers to define and refine the product roadmap, budget, and resource planning. 

  • Regularly collaborate with offshore teams to ensure seamless project execution. 

  • Optimize the product backlog to enhance the quality and reduce time-to-release. 

Agile Methodology: 

  • Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including Scrum meetings, backlog grooming, and reviews. 

  • Report on productivity and demonstrate the value of product features to leadership. 

Release Management and Portfolio Support: 

  • Collaborate with learning and development teams to plan and communicate release plans. 

  • Support portfolio management and prioritize projects based on business needs. 

Development and Testing:  

  • Collaborate with developers to ensure enhancement and defect needs are met and understood. 

  • Collaborate with QA teams to develop test plans and cases and verify Sprint tickets. 

  • Support the testing process, including test execution and issue resolution. 

Continuous Improvement: 

  • Identify opportunities for process optimization and improvement. 

  • Provide input for enhancing business processes and systems. 

 

Minimum Requirement

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience.

 

Critical Skills

  • 4+ years of relevant experience in both Business Analysis and Product Ownership. 

  • Expertise in Healthcare Inventory Management Systems, Data Analytics, and Business Requirements Gathering. 

  • Proficiency in Agile methodology. 

  • Experience with UX design and technologies. 

  • Proficiency in SQL scripting and visualization reporting tools. 

  • Familiarity with Data Warehousing principles and dimensional models. 

 

Additional Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. 

  • Business acumen and strategic thinking. 

  • Ability to adapt to diverse technology environments and work across different time zones. 

  • Experience with development tools such as Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, Requirement Yogi, and Miro board.  

  • Troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities. 

 

Travel

  • Up to 20% travel required (McKesson office-based) 

 

This unique combined role of Product Owner requires a versatile professional who can bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions while driving the successful development of healthcare and pharmaceutical products in a fast-paced, agile environment. 

Candidates must be authorized to work in USA. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

 

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

$103,600 - $172,600

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.

 

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