Joanne O’Leary McKesson Cork We set sail for Cork In April 2001, a man named Andy Smith travelled from Altanta, Georgia to Cork, Ireland with the mission of setting up a Central Software Distribution office for McKesson. Opening their doors on April 18th, teamed with just 6 employees, they had their work cut…
Joanne O’Leary McKesson Cork On March 8th, we celebrated International Women’s Day. March also commemorates Women in History month. We spoke with some of our female colleagues on how both McKesson and NorthStar has supported their careers in the areas of our societal impact, our innovation, best place to work and healthcare of the future.…
McKesson Cork Business Solutions have won CSR Initiative of the Year at the Irish Accountancy Awards 2020. A virtual awards ceremony took place on the 18th November, and after being shortlisted by a panel of experts, McKesson Cork scooped the award ahead of some other great finalists. The award is in recognition of CSR initiatives…
On the 6th October 2020, the NorthStar Cork team gathered for a virtual coffee morning to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society campaign for breast cancer. October is traditionally breast cancer awareness month for the Irish Cancer Society and more than ever, breast cancer patients need our support. The NorthStar team raised €610 at…
Course Title CISA I’m the Sr. Manager for ISRM Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) reporting to the Director of IT Risk Management Seema Singh. I joined McKesson over 18 months ago, not long after the M&A team had been created. With processes still being defined and the M&A service being promoted to internal stakeholders it…
In April, the global UX Design team led by Cork-based Maébh Costello, got an unexpected and urgent request. An email from Nupura Kolwalkar, VP of Data Management at McKesson outlined a Covid-19 related business problem. McKesson needed company-wide co-ordination of data and analytics related to Covid-19 with visibility across all business units. But the tool…
Course Title CPD Diploma in Global Business Services What prompted you to choose this course? My teammates! One of my colleagues, who had signed up for the course kindly shared the details. The course structure and content grabbed my attention as it all seemed relevant to my role. I’ve worked in McKesson Cork Finance…
There hasn’t been a single event that we can recall that has impacted every business globally in our lifetime in the way the Covid 19 Pandemic has. Businesses have had to display acute agility in order to adapt and respond quickly to an increasingly unstable environment. This article is not to underestimate the efforts made…
Course Title ACCA Qualification. What prompted you to choose this course? After finishing my college degree in accountancy and starting to work with the Shared Service team in McKesson, I got the opportunity to see up close how the various finance teams and departments worked and the different roles they play within the organisation.…
Course Title? M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology. What prompted you to choose this course? Patient safety has been at the core of my career. As a quality professional, I believe quality plays a key role in ensuring that the product is safe and it’s good for the intended use. This course afforded me the opportunity…