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At our Company, we are leveraging analytics and technology, as we invent for life on behalf of patients around the world. We are seeking those who have a passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision making, that will allow us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Within our commercial Digital, Data & Analytics organization we are transforming to better power decision-making across our end-to-end commercialization process, from business development to late lifecycle management. As we endeavor, we are seeking a dynamic talent for the role of Associate Director - Data Domain Governance and Stewardship (Oncology).

The Domain Governance and Stewardship Associate Dire is part of the Data Strategy & Governance team reporting to the Director of Data Enablement. As a Domain leader, you will be directing a team of domain experts and stewards across therapeutic areas and markets and will become a subject matter expert on the data products and assets in your domain. As the team leader, you will be responsible for ensuring data within your domains is fit for consumption and use - the quality is excellent, the business rules are managed, change processes are well orchestrated, stakeholders are engaged and satisfied, training is available and accessible, and all meta-attributes required for supporting compliant access are up to date and accurate.

In this role you will work closely with data product solutions domain teams, Business Analytics and Insights leads, IT Oncology leads, Business Data Owners, Data Strategists, Data Scientists, platform owners, and other domain leads to maintain consistent and scalable business processes that enable your mission. In addition, you will manage and develop a highly skilled team of on shore employees and offshore contractors.

While this is a business role, a working knowledge of the basics of data management, in particular as it relates to data quality, business rule application, and business mapping files / reference data will be essential. Additionally, knowledge of the Oncology data landscape and details will be very helpful.

Key responsibilities include and are not limited to the following:

• Translate data problems, needs and opportunities into integrated solutions aligned with business strategy for the many different functions within Human Health commercial teams

• Lead stakeholder meetings and engage with leadership to continuously refine solutions and processes to meet the operational needs of analytics and data transformation teams

• Apply a strong understanding of business processes, change management, commercial business rules, data quality management, data enablement, and governance to effectively manage domains within a dynamic and fast paced analytics environment

• Ensure the standard governance and stewardship model is correctly deployed and work with leadership to continuously refine and improve the model across all data domains

• Partner with various business strategy and execution teams, internal data stewards and 3rd party vendors to further develop and scale the company's data assets

• Oversee and support Data Stewards within specific data domains and therapeutic areas and provide them with guidance and leadership to manage and maintain high-quality data products and processes

• Partner with peer Data Enablement Leads to support demand across the business lines.

We are constantly measuring and re-imagining our processes for improvements in efficiency, responsiveness, robustness and quality and you will be expected to demonstrate ownership behaviors, creative thinking, and innovation when it comes to the processes and functions for which you are responsible.

Required experience:

• Familiarity with US commercial pharmaceutical data and common business rules for Oncology, especially medical claims

• Working knowledge of the basic processes executed by the primary roles in pharmaceutical sales, marketing and analytics operations

• Minimum of three (3) years managing and leading a team of direct reports

• Working knowledge of basic descriptive analytics and creating Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

• Minimum of three (3) years' experience working with data governance or ingestion activities, Sales Operations, Change Management, or related commercial data experience.

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication as well as strong presentation skills and an ability to build relationships with stakeholders, understand business strategy and lead cross-functional teams to achieve business goals and drive decision-making.

• Demonstrated project management skills.

• Demonstrated strategic/critical thinking, passionate, self-motivated, engaging, and personable.

• Strong collaborator, independent worker, resourceful.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Knowledge:

• Analyzing, re-designing and testing organization designs and processes to drive efficiencies

• Designing and deploying demand management and operational KPI trackers

• Working with the tools of data stewardship - Business Rule Managers, Catalogs, SOPs, Demand Management, DQ Management

• Knowledge of Real World Data - claims, EMRs, labs, etc

• Knowledge of SQL and BI tools

Education:

• BA/BS required

• Business, IT or Analytics related field of study preferred

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Requisition ID:R323531