Sr. Legal Specialist - Provider Solutions

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POSITION SUMMARY

McKesson's General Counsel Organization (GCO) is seeking a highly experienced Senior Legal Specialist to support Provider Solutions, including businesses such as GPO, Biologics, and Specialty Distribution. This is a high-impact role for a seasoned legal professional who demonstrates mature professional judgment, operates with a high degree of independence, and builds trusted partnerships with attorneys and business stakeholders. The Senior Legal Specialist serves as an initial point of contact for a broad range of legal and contracting matters, partners closely with supervising attorneys and cross-functional stakeholders, and plays a leadership role in advancing contracting quality, consistency, and scalability across the organization.

This role does not provide legal advice independently but operates as a senior legal specialist who partners closely with supervising attorneys to advance matters efficiently and consistently.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as an initial point of contact for a broad range of legal and contracting matters within Provider Solutions, independently identifying and analyzing legal, regulatory, and business issues; exercising mature professional judgment to determine appropriate paths forward; and engaging supervising attorneys strategically on novel, high-risk, or precedent-setting matters.
• Draft, review, analyze, and negotiate commercial agreements and related documentation, utilizing approved templates and standard positions where available and escalating non-standard issues as appropriate.
• Agreement types may include, without limitation, customer and services agreements, vendor and procurement agreements, GPO agreements and joinders, supply and distribution agreements, consulting and professional services agreements, technology and software services agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
• Identify legal, regulatory, and business risks; assess potential impact; propose practical mitigation strategies; and communicate recommended positions in clear, business-focused terms.
• Partner cross-functionally with privacy, compliance, security, finance, IT, and other stakeholders to support timely, well-informed decision-making.
• Demonstrate leadership in continuous improvement by owning and driving enhancements to contracting processes, templates, playbooks, standard positions, training, and workflows, with a focus on scalability, quality, and business enablement across Provider Solutions.
• Prepare contract summaries, issue lists, and briefing materials for attorneys and business stakeholders; support special projects and time-sensitive initiatives as assigned.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN THIS ROLE

• Matters are advanced with sound judgment and minimal friction, with supervising attorneys engaged strategically rather than reactively.
• Business partners experience the legal function as thoughtful, pragmatic, and trusted, with risks clearly framed and solutions oriented toward enablement.
• Contracting processes, tools, and standards continuously improve in quality, consistency, and scalability through active ownership and leadership.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated mature professional judgment in navigating legal, business, and interpersonal considerations, including the ability to assess risk, exercise discretion, and escalate thoughtfully.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain risk and recommended paths forward in clear, business-focused terms.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience supporting healthcare businesses, including GPOs, specialty distribution, biologics, or other regulated healthcare services.
• Experience partnering with privacy, compliance, and security teams on contracting matters.
• Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to process improvement initiatives (e.g., playbooks, templates, workflow redesign, CLM tools).
• In-house legal or legal operations experience strongly preferred.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Typically requires approximately 7+ years of relevant legal experience in a legal specialist, paralegal, or similar advanced legal support role, with substantial commercial contracting exposure.
• In-house experience preferred.

OTHER

• This description is general in nature and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Other duties may be assigned as needed to meet company goals.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & TYPICAL EXPERIENCE OR EQUIVALENT COMBINATION

• Degree or equivalent andtypically requires 7+ years ofrelevant experience.

Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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, pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

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