McKesson's oncology analytics unit Ontada is toxic and bad for patients - Software Engineer McKesson Employee Review

1.0
9 July 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It is in healthcare, which should be a pro but not in this environment.

Cons

McKesson's oncology analytics unit Ontada is cancer personified. Ontada's president Susan Shiff is disengaged and its Chief Technology Officer Sagran Moodley is a toxic bully. Ontada's primary strategy now is selling patient data to 3rd parties and Life Sciences companies. The practices and patients that Ontada should be serving get little in the way of effective service. See the other Ontada reviews on Glassdoor for more details. McKesson leadership likes to talk a lot about values, but it should be ashamed of this unit.

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1. top most management is clueless to what is going post the middle tier 2. middle tiers - VPs/SVPs/Directors and Sr. Directors are among the worst. Mostly cast offs from Consulting firms/Tech cos/Other Healthcare firms, this group has some of the worst, clueless folks who just think very narrowly about how to get rid of problems, maybe craft a story for higher ups. Get rid of this layer ( so called people management ) and co. could shine better on the work of ICs, decent software engineers and regular rank and file. 3. Main money maker distribution is different from tech group and the IT here is almost comical - 2 years ago in 2024 there were "directors" bringing AI agents with 90% hallucination .. I mean that has got to be an industry first!

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McKesson Response
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Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We are committed to creating a positive work environment and are disappointed to learn that we fell short. We are taking your feedback seriously and are making efforts to address the concerns raised. Please feel free to reach out for a more in-depth discussion.
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