Regional Data Governance Lead (EUCAN)
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Job Summary
Location: Warsaw Poland
Hybrid model of work: 3 days in office 2 remote per week
AstraZeneca is a global innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discoverydevelopmentand commercialization of prescription medicines for some of the worlds most serious diseases. Butweremore than one of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies. At AstraZenecawereproud to have a unique workplace culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. Here employees are empowered to express diverse perspectives - and are made to feel valued energised and rewarded for their ideas and creativity.
TheGBSData Office (GDO) providesDataGovernance Data Management and Assurance servicesfor the AstraZeneca organisation.The scope of thefunctioncovers the following data domains: Finance Master Data Supplier/Vendor Master Data Customer Master Data and a broad range of data services for our Commercial business units (including Sales data Product data market sharedigital data).The GDOvision is to bea collaborative trusted innovative and value led enterprise-level data function enabling process excellence &timelydecision making.The GDO has an ambitiousplan to transform the data management service provisionfor our current scopeand drive opportunities toexpand our services to otherdata domainswhere there is business value.
TheRegionalData Governance Lead(EUCAN)isresponsible forthe implementation of the Commercial Data GovernanceFramework for aCommercialregion whilst taking a lead role for theroll-out oflarge data governance projects and initiatives in the function.This role will beto:
- Driveregionaladoption and adherence toenterprise and commercial data standards and policies as defined in thedata governance framework
- Partner effectively with regional customers andseniorstakeholders to ensuretheyare best leveraging GBS servicesandensureexisting services are efficient and optimised
- Be a conduitand escalation routebetween global data stewards and in market data stewards anddata product managers
- Establishaclear visionand strategy fordataprojectswithin their remit
- Produce roadmaps and project plans and ensure delivery of key milestones
- Identifythe valuefor projectsdeliveredthrough clear business cases
The rolewillbededicated toa regionto securefurther impact and valueof the GDO inmarketthrough deliveryofefficient andaccuratedataprocesses andgovernanceservices.
You will alsoleadan ambitious change agenda thatdelivers efficiencyconsistencyand alignment acrossthedatamanagement lifecycleforcommercial dataand enables the deployment of AI and Automationacrossour data processes.You will work collaborativelywithcolleagues from acrossthe GDO includingthedata operations data enablement and data policy & compliance teamstoensure our services are meeting our customers requirements and are standardised and in lineAZEnterprise dataprinciples policies and standards.
As a key member of the GDO team you will contributetothe future direction of the departmentidentifyopportunities to grow our service provisionbuildtalent and capabilityacross the GDO& lead team engagement activities tosupport making AZ aGreat PlaceToWork.
Typical Accountabilities
- Drive regional adoption and adherence to enterprise and commercial data standards and policies as defined in the data governance framework
- Partner effectively with regional customers and senior stakeholders to ensure they are best leveraging GBS services and ensure existing services are efficient and optimised
- TheCommercial Data Governance Leadwillbe responsible forestablishingthe vision and strategic directionforprojectsin alignmentwith the overallGBSandCommercialbusinessgoals.
- Fostering a culture of collaboration and partnership betweenCommercial Data Officeteam membersandGDO capabilityteams.
- Plan and deliverinitiatives to enhancedata managementservice delivery.
- Collaborating withSr Director Commercialto enhance service offerings andidentifyopportunities for process improvements
- Establish a strong delivery framework including standard operating procedures to support effective data management processes that deliveraccurate trusted master data in source systems.Thiswill enablethe organization to achieve process delivery excellence and quality information for reporting and analytics.
- Identifyaclear value framework thatmonitorsproductivity and business value realization from the dataprojects delivered
- Followa continuous improvement culture toidentifyand aggressively promote opportunities to improve andstandardizeprocesses
- Ad hoc project work aswithin AZ functional team
Essential
- Strong understanding of data governance principles:Knowledge of frameworks such as DAMA-DMBOK or equivalent including data stewardship metadata management data quality and master data management
- Familiarity with data privacy and compliance:Experience navigating data privacy regulations (GDPR CCPA etc.) and industry-specific compliance requirements.
- Data management softwareproficiency:Hands-on experience with data governance and management tools (e.g. Collibra Informatica Alation or similar).
- Commercial domainexpertise:Understanding of commercial business processes (e.g.digital engagementmarketing customer relationship management) inthepharmaceuticalssector.
- Hands on experience of managing adriven customer centricdata or reporting/analyticsteam delivering to strict deadlines.
- Stakeholder management:Experience engaging influencing and collaborating with senior stakeholders including commercial leaders IT compliance and data owners.
- Value realisation:Ability to link data governance initiatives to commercialobjectivesand KPIsdemonstratingthe impact of improved data quality on business outcomes.
- Excellent leadership skills particularly around people development and passion for customers
- Experience of working with commercial data in a large organisation and communicating with senior commercial stakeholders
- A proventrack recordof delivering business value and awareness of service levels
- In-depth understanding of the core data domains in a pharmaceutical industry
- Experience in implementing and leading change programs and/or managing teams through rapid change environments
Desirable
- Experience of working in a globalpharmaceuticalorganisation with complex/geographical context
- Knowledge ofkeycommercialdata sets (Customer(HCP/HCO) Product sales customer interaction)data management systems datastructuresand principles
- Project Management Skills
- Excel/ Power BIanalytics capability
- Knowledge ofReltio would be desirable
Date Posted
14-lip-2026Closing Date
23-lip-2026AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds with as wide a range of perspectives as possible and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
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