Overview
The Data Governance Manager will support a leading pharmaceuticals organization by defining and implementing data governance policies, standards, and frameworks in a hybrid working setup. This role requires collaboration with various business and data teams to enhance data quality, compliance, and governance performance across the enterprise, while also requiring strong stakeholder engagement. The consultant will be responsible for evolving data governance practices and ensuring alignment across diverse data offices.
Responsibilities
- Define and implement data governance principles, policies, and standards.
- Develop and track data governance performance indicators and quality metrics.
- Collaborate with business areas and data teams to improve data quality and value.
- Act as a subject matter expert for data governance across stakeholders.
- Align governance policies and standards across multiple data offices.
- Produce progress reporting and communications for senior stakeholders.
- Support the development of data standards and policies across cross-functional teams.
- Contribute to evolving data governance practices, including AI-enabled approaches.
Requirements
- Proven experience in data governance roles within large-scale data environments, ideally in pharmaceuticals.
- Strong stakeholder engagement experience across business and technical teams.
- Experience in defining and implementing data standards and policies.
- Understanding of data quality, data protection, and governance practices.
- Ability to manage cross-departmental initiatives and competing priorities.
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience working within large-scale data governance teams and with data protection management practices is preferred.
- Familiarity with data technologies like databases, data lakes, and warehousing would be advantageous.