Enterprise Data Governance Specialist

Enterprise Data Governance Specialist

Sanofi is a global life sciences company committed to improving access to healthcare and supporting the people we serve throughout the continuum of care.

From prevention to treatment, Sanofi transforms scientific innovation into healthcare solutions in human vaccines rare diseases multiple sclerosis oncology immunology infectious diseases diabetes and cardiovascular solutions and consumer healthcare.

More than 110000 people in over 100 countries at Sanofi are dedicated to making a difference on patients daily life wherever they live and enabling them to enjoy a healthier life.

As a company with a global vision of drug development and a highly regarded corporate culture Sanofi is recognized as one of the best pharmaceutical companies in the world and is pioneering the application of Artificial Intelligence AI with strong commitment to develop advanced data standards to increase reusability & interoperability and thus accelerate impact on global health.

The R&D Data Office serves as a cornerstone to this effort.

Our team is responsible for cross R&D data strategy governance and management.

We sit in partnership with Business and Digital and drive data needs across priority and transformative initiatives across R&D.

Team members serve as advisors leaders and educators to colleagues and data professionals across the R&D value chain.

As an integral team member you will be responsible for defining how R&Ds structured semi structured and unstructured data will be stored consumed integrated / shared and reported by different end users such as scientists clinicians and more.

You will also be pivotal in the development of sustainable mechanisms for ensuring data are FAIR findable accessible interoperable and reusable.

Position Summary:

The R&D Data Steward plays a critical role in the intersection between business and data where stewards will guide business teams on how to unlock value from data.

This role will drive definition and documentation of R&D data standards in line with enterprise.

Data stewards will place heavily cross functional roles and must be comfortable with R&D data domains data policies and data cataloguing.

Main responsibilities:

Work in collaboration with R&D Data Office leadership including the Data Capability and Strategy Leads business R&D Digital subject matter experts and other partners to:

• Understand the data related needs for various cross R&D capabilities eg data catalog master data management etc and associated initiatives.
• Influence design and document data governance policies standards and procedures for R&D data.
• Drive data standard adoption across capabilities and initiatives manage and maintain quality and integrity of data via data enrichment activities eg cleansing validating enhancing etc.
• Understand and adopt data management tools such as R&D data catalogue etc Develop effective data sharing artifacts for appropriate usage of data across R&D data domains.
• Ensure the seamless running of the data related activities and verify data standard application from ingest through access.
• Maintain documentation and act as an expert on data definitions data flows legacy data structures access rights models etc for assigned domain.
• Oversee data pipeline and availability and escalate issues where they surface ensure on schedule on time delivery and proactive management of risks issues.
• Educate and guide R&D teams on standards and information management principles methodologies best practices etc Oversee junior data stewards and/or business analysts based on complexity or size of initiatives/functions supported.
• Deliverables:
  • Defines Data quality and communication metrics for assigned domains and 1 2 business functions.
  • Implements continuous improvement opportunities such as functional training.
  • Accountable for data quality and data management activities for the assigned domains.
  • Facilitates data issue resolution.
  • Defines business terms and data elements metadata according to data standards and ensures standardization/normalization of metadata.
  • Leads working groups to identify data elements perform root cause and impact analysis and identify improvements for metadata and data quality.
  • Regularly communicates with other data leads expert Data Steward and escalates issues as appropriate.

About You:

Experience: 5+ years in Business Data Management Information Architecture Technology or related fields.

Functional skills:

Demonstrated ability to understand end to end data use and needs.

Knowledge of R&D data domains eg across research clinical regulatory etc.

Solid grasp of data governance practices and track record of implementation.

Ability to understand data processes and requirements particularly in R&D at an enterprise level.

Demonstrated strong attention to detail quality time management and customer focus.

Excellent written and oral communications skills.

Strong networking influencing and negotiating skills and superior problem solving skills.

Demonstrated willingness to make decisions and to take responsibility for such.

Excellent interpersonal skills team player.

People management skills either in matrix or direct line function.

Technical Skills:

Familiar with data management practices and technologies eg Collibra Informatica etc experience in practices not required.

Knowledge of pharma R&D industry regulations and compliance requirements related to data governance.

Education: Bachelors in Computer Science Business Engineering Information Technology.

Languages: English.

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Better is out there.

Better medications better outcomes better science.

But progress doesnt happen without people people from different backgrounds in different locations doing different roles all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen.

So lets be those people.

At Sanofi we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race colour ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status ability or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions