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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.CoverMyMeds is a healthcare technology organization that helps patients get the medications they need by reducing barriers to access, affordability and adherence. We streamline processes like prior authorization, connect providers, pharmacies, payers, and pharmaceutical companies, and use data-driven technology to increase speed to therapy and reduce prescription abandonment.We're hiring a Research Manager to support our portfolio of products by monitoring and building an outsidein understanding of the macro environment (policy and regulatory changes, payer/provider dynamics, technology shifts such as AI, economic indicators, societal trends) and tracking the external market landscape (player moves, positioning, pricing, partnerships, launches). The Research Manager will help synthesize findings into clear, decisionready insights that inform longrange planning (LRP), portfolio discussions, and quarterly business reviews. The position offers visibility with senior leaders through contributions to highimpact strategic work.Our ideal candidate will reside in Columbus, OH to support a hybrid working model, but we may consider a highly qualified fully remote candidate.What You Will Deliver:Quarterly Macro Environment Inputs: Support development of briefings with scenario considerations and concise implications for the businessExternal Landscape Dashboards: Build and maintain dashboards tracking player activity, market signals, and earlywarning indicatorsDecision Support Memos: Translate external changes into structured summaries that support product strategy, GTM prioritization, and investment decisionsResearch Syntheses: Compile and synthesize insights from primary and secondary research to validate assumptions and quantify market dynamics (adoption, satisfaction, segment size)Core Responsibilities:1. Macro Environment Intelligence & External Market LandscapeMonitor relevant policy, regulatory, payer, and provider developments; summarize expected directional impactAnalyze macro trends (utilization, affordability, health equity indicators) and translate into concise implications for portfolio and product teamsTrack activity and map shifts in the external landscape that highlights differentiation, unmet needs, and opportunity areas by segment2. Research Methods & SynthesisAssist with designing and executing quantitative and qualitative studies to understand unmet needs, adoption, and satisfaction; coordinate vendor activities to ensure rigor and timingIntegrate multiple data sources (public, syndicated, proprietary), evaluate reliability, and synthesize into wellstructured outputs.AI experience & insights utilization is a plus3. Influence & CommunicationTranslate research findings and market signals into clear narratives and executiveready visualsWork crossfunctionally with Product, Strategy, Sales, Policy, and Finance to align on insights and support downstream decisionmakingQualifications:Education: Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Policy, Data/Analytics, or related field, or equivalent (advanced degree a plus but not required)Experience: Typically requires 4+ years of experience in market research, macro trends, or