Sr Associate Data Scientist (Databricks Platform)

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.Rx Savings Solutions (RxSS), part of McKesson's CoverMyMeds organization, offers an innovative, patented software system that educates and empowers consumers to make the best healthcare choices at the lowest cost. Founded and operated by a team of pharmacists and software engineers, we support a collaborative, cost-saving solution for purchasing prescription drugs.We currently have an opportunity for aSr AssociateData Scientistto join our engineering teamThe Sr Associate Data Scientist is a junior-level position on our team that contributes to the development, deployment, and optimization of machinelearning models and analytical solutions within the RxSS Data & AI ecosystem. This role leverages the Databricks platform- spanning Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflow, and associated cloud services - to support model lifecycle activities, data engineering collaboration, and applied data science initiatives across the business. The Sr Associate Data Scientist is responsible for handson model experimentation, feature engineering, and data preparation in partnership with Data Engineering, Product, and Analytics teams. Our ideal candidate will reside in the Columbus, OH or Overland Park, KS areas to support a hybrid work scenario, but we me may consider a well-qualified, fully remote candidate.At this time, we are not able to offer sponsorship for employment visas. This includes individuals currently on F-1 OPT, STEM OPT, or any other visa status that would require future sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without the need for current or future sponsorship.Key Responsibilities:Machine Learning & Model DevelopmentBuild, train, evaluate, and optimize machinelearning models using Spark MLlib, Python, and cloudbased toolchainsPerform exploratory data analysis (EDA), statistical profiling, and feature engineering on large-scale datasets hosted in DatabricksImplement and manage MLflow experiment tracking, model registry, versioning, and reproducibility workflowsContribute to model monitoring, performance tuning, drift detection, and continuous improvement.Databricks Cloud EngineeringDevelop notebooks, jobs, and workflows within Databricks for data preparation, model training, and batch/streaming inferenceUtilize Unity Catalog for secure, governed data access, lineage, and metadata managementWork with Delta Lake (bronze/silver/gold layers) for scalable feature pipelines supporting both training and productionCollaborate with Engineering to migrate workloads to Databricks and support transformations, optimizations, and costefficient compute usage.Data & Feature EngineeringBuild reusable, productiongrade feature pipelines in PySpark and SQLImplement data validation, quality checks, and transformation logic consistent with enterprise guidelinesParticipate in design sessions for ingestion, medallion architecture workflows, and schema evolutionCollaboration & CrossFunctional SupportPartner with Data Engineering, Analytics, Product, and SMEs to translate business problems into datadriven solutionsDocument model assumptions, data transformations, evaluation metrics, and deployment patterns

Created: 2026-02-06