Mc Kesson 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 Mc Kesson 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.

MUST LIVE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE TO PLAINFIELD INDIANA AREA

Position Description

As a Software Support Engineer for Mc Kesson Automated Prescription Systems, you will use your skills to troubleshoot, analyze, design, deploy, program, debug and modify software programs for commercial or end-user applications for Mc Kesson and their customers. This role acts as the first line of defense for triaging customer support issues, technical software deployment and assignments in addition to continuing to evolve and grow existing software programs. You will analyze and investigate applications engineering tasks and prepare design specifications, analysis, and recommendations, ensure that system improvements are successfully implemented and monitored to increase efficiency.

On occasion, you may also be relied upon to complete tasks and other related projects/functions outside your primary position. Making sure Mc Kesson employees have diverse roles has been the backbone of our company’s success. Establishing departmental links across the Cover MyMeds organization (Support, Engineering, Project Management, Software and Production) are key to your success in this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support and service leadership to the organizations’ efforts to resolve complex customer technical issues. Diagnose if issues are related to: application defects, database defects, server/domain/client environment or networking hardware issues.
• Work with existing system software / code currently developed.
• Work on system wide software. Expected to work with existing system software, work with remote development team and remote architects.
• Archive all internal machine functional specifications and hardware architectures for service reference.
• Supporting onsite troubleshooting with assistance from a remotely located developer.
• Align and streamline documentation protocols.
• Document activities in databases (JIRA, WIKI, STASH) and author knowledge base documentation on troubleshooting issues related to software products. Work with the training/documentation team to aid in knowledge sharing.
• Actively participate in cross functional teams that may include Software Engineering, Product Management and Hardware Engineering on feature design, requirements and support.
• Participate in on site meetings to help in resolving problems of high severity and to manage customer and vendor relationships from a support standpoint.
• Develop & assist with proper project management procedures.
• Program interfacing with Mc Kesson R&D programs.

This position will require on-call support over weekends/evenings/holidays.

MUST LIVE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF INDIANAPOLIS, IN.

Minimum Requirements

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

Critical Skills

• C# and/or Java programming experience required.
• .NET experience
• Experience writing queries and reports in relational databases (MariaDB or SQL Server).
• Experience in a customer-facing role with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience providing technical support and guidance to product support teams, software engineers and onsite technicians.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Windows and Windows domains, servers, workstations, printers and firewalls.
• Experience with troubleshooting software and hardware issues remotely is a must.
• In-depth knowledge of the diagnosis, repair & debugging of software & hardware automation.
• Able to work independently.
• problem-solving aptitude.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of Automated refill centers and pharmacy management systems a huge plus.
• In-depth knowledge of the diagnosis, repair & debugging of software & hardware automation (PLC experience a plus)
• Technical writing experience
• DevOps experience
• Knowledge of local networking, including Ethernet and TCP/IP configuration
• Computer hardware, networking and communication knowledge
• Prior Software Engineer Field Service Support experience
• Prior Technical Leadership experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in diagnosing and troubleshooting software and hardware automation.

Working Conditions

• Environment is pharmaceutical mail order / distribution plant; some time as ‘work from home’ possible.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Physical Requirements

• Must live within a commutable distance to Plainfield, Indiana area.
• May need to stand and crouch for extended periods while troubleshooting machines / equipment.
• Ability to travel locally to customer site as needed 60-75%.
• Ability to work on-call support over weekends, evenings, and holidays within reason.

Travel

• Up to 10% travel

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at Mc Kesson 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 Mc Kesson'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 Mc Kesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$95,100 - $158,500

Mc Kesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by Mc Kesson are using Mc Kesson’s (or affiliated entities, like Cover MyMeds or Rx Crossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind:
Mc Kesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a Mc Kesson job application.

Mc Kesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that Mc Kesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates.

Mc Kesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.

Mc Kesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Mc Kesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on Mc Kesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

Mc Kesson welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation please contact us by sending an email to Disability_Accommodation@Mc Kesson.com.

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