Lead Systems Engineer - CoverMyMeds

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Our people are the foundation of our success. By joining our growing team at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a subsidiary of McKesson, you will have the opportunity to become part of one of the largest community-based cancer programs to advance oncology treatments and improve outcomes for cancer patients across the globe. We look for mission-driven candidates who have a desire to advance the fight against cancer and make a difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer every day.

Our Mission

People who live with cancer – those who work to prevent it, fight it, and survive it – are at the heart of every decision we make. Bringing the most innovative medical minds together with the most passionate caregivers in their communities, we are transforming care and personalizing treatment. Through clinical excellence and cutting-edge research, SCRI is redefining cancer care around the world.

The Lead Systems Engineer serves as the technical authority and solution architect for complex systems and application ecosystems. This role leads the design, integration, validation, and optimization of scalable, compliant solutions that transform manual processes into automated systems, ensuring alignment with technical, regulatory, schedule, and budgetary requirements. The Lead Systems Engineer provides technical leadership across cross-functional teams, mentors engineers, and drives innovation through AI-enabled capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

System Design & Integration:

Lead the deployment of enterprise and clinical engineering solutions that convert manual business processes into automated, validated systems.

Architect, integrate, and validate complex application ecosystems, with primary accountability for Veeva Clinical Operations and related Veeva platforms.

Ensure system designs meet performance, reliability, scalability, security, and regulatory requirements (e.g., GxP, Part 11).

Translate product and business requirements into cohesive end-to-end system solutions across multiple platforms.

Establish and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and integration approaches.

Partner with support teams to improve reliability, monitoring, and operational maturity.

Technical Leadership:

Serve as the technical lead for cross-functional delivery teams, providing architectural direction and technical decision-making.

Mentor and develop junior and senior engineers, promoting engineering excellence, best practices, and continuous improvement.

Analysis & Problem Solving:

Perform functional, timeline, and trade-off analyses to evaluate solution options and recommend optimal approaches.

Independently resolve highly complex technical issues requiring advanced judgment, creativity, and systems thinking.

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