Senior HR Business Partner

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.

Senior HR Business Partner

Location: Richmond, VA, USA - 9954 Mayland Drive- Onsite or hybrid (must be able to work in the office 2-3 times/week + additional travel for ad-hoc and other meetings)

This position comes with competitive base pay, benefits (health and wellness)/stock plan/401K and a 15% bonus program.

The Opportunity:

The Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a trusted advisor and execution partner to leaders within the McKesson’s Medical-Surgical Commercial organization (inclusive of sales, marketing, and sales operations). This role supports defined segments within the Commercial organization and plays a critical role in translating enterprise HR strategy into practical, scalable HR solutions that enable business performance.

The HRBP reports to the Lead Commercial HRBP and partners closely with HR Centers of Excellence (COEs), and Shared Services to deliver consistent, data-driven people outcomes across a large, complex, and matrixed organization. The role balances day-to-day execution ownership with segment-level advisory, while ensuring alignment to Commercial-wide priorities, governance, and standards.

Why this Role

• Opportunity to build business acumen, expand enterprise HR exposure, and increase influence with senior leadership

• Opportunity to partner directly with senior Commercial leaders

• Exposure to a large, complex sales and marketing organization

• Ability to influence talent strategy, performance outcomes, and organizational effectiveness at scale

• This role offers a balance of advisory and hands-on execution

Key Responsibilities:

Partner with business leaders

• Act as a trusted advisor and problem-solving partner, operating as a strong collaborator and consultant to assigned leadership teams

• Drive the people agenda by advising and coaching leaders to align, enable, and accelerate business and transformation priorities

Execute core HR processes

• Own day‑to‑day delivery of performance cycles, talent actions, and employee matters

• Ensure consistent and effective application of HR practices across Commercial teams and segments

• Reinforce standards, processes, and governance

Support talent and performance

• Coach leaders on performance, leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, and culture, addressing risks and strengthening engagement

• Facilitate forward-looking discussions on talent, workforce planning, and culture to anticipate future business needs

Deliver insights and reporting

• Use AI tools, data and analytics to guide workforce planning decisions and highlight risks, trends, and opportunities

Lead specific HR programs

• Own and drive select Commercial-wide HR processes (e.g., talent, performance)

• Partner with COEs to implement and improve programs

Escalate strategically

• Raise complex or high-impact issues to the Lead HRBP (e.g., executive level risk, cross-segment decisions)

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 7+ years of relevant experience

Critical Skills & Capabilities

• 7+ years of progressive HR experience, including HR business partnering in a complex, fast-paced organization

• Experience with HRIS and other platforms used in HR

• Strong ability to advise leaders and influence decisions within a matrixed organization

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes

• Strong ability to leverage data, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to generate insights and inform business decisions