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**Summary**: Specializing in data stewardship and governance, the Data Steward will play an instrumental role within BIA Hyderabad. They will be responsible for procuring/purchasing data, developing data strategy, and supporting the establishment and enforcement of data governance policies and procedures related to analytics capabilities. The Data Steward will ensure the availability, quality, integrity, and security of data assets, enabling effective data-driven decision-making and compliance with regional regulatory requirements.
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**Roles & Responsibilities**
- Oversee/coordinate data from external sources to augment internal data assets, ensuring adherence to data quality and standards
- Develop, oversee and execute a comprehensive data strategy in alignment with organizational goals, encompassing data acquisition, integration, storage and usage for analytics purposes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, IT and business stakeholders, to define and enforce data governance policies and procedures for analytics capabilities
- Establish data stewardship processes and workflows, including data profiling, cleansing, standardization and validation activities
- Define and implement data quality metrics, monitoring mechanisms and data validation techniques to ensure the accuracy, completeness and consistency of data across systems and platforms
- Collaborate with IT teams to establish data governance frameworks, data architectures and metadata management strategies
- Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations, security protocols and industry best practices in data management and governance
- Provide guidance to business users in understanding and utilizing data assets, including dictionaries, catalogs and access controls
- Conduct regular data audits and assessments to identify data quality issues, data usage patterns and opportunities for improvement
- Stay up-to-date on technologies and best practices in data stewardship, governance and management to drive continuous improvement
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior data scientists and actively participate in knowledge sharing and team development initiatives

**Experience**
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field, such as Data Management, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5+ years experience demonstrated in data stewardship, data governance, or data management roles, preferably within the biopharma or healthcare industry
- Experience in procuring and managing external data sources, including negotiations with data vendors and understanding data licensing agreements
- Familiarity with regional data privacy regulations, such as GDPR or HIPAA and their implications on data stewardship and governance.
- Experience with data governance frameworks, such as DAMA (Data Management Association) or similar industry standards
- Professional certifications in data management, data governance, or related fields (e.g., IAPP, CDMP, DGSP, DAMA-CDMP) are preferred

**Skills & Competencies**
- Expertise in of data stewardship and governance principles, data quality management and data privacy regulations
- Proficiency in data acquisition, data integration, data quality management and data privacy regulations
- Proficiency in data management tools and technologies, including extracting, transforming and loading (ETL), data quality and metadata management systems
- Proficiency with data analytics and visualization tools, such as Tableau, Power BI or Python, is a plus
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
- Analytical mindset and attention to detail in ensuring data quality, integrity and security
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities to address data-related issues and drive process improvements
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

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**On-site Protocol**
Physical presence at the BMS worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

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