Associate Director – DD&T Data Governance Lead
Location: Boston
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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LOCATION: Cambridge, MA POSITION: Associate Director – DD&T
Data Governance Lead POSITION DESCRIPTION: Takeda Pharmaceuticals
USA, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director – DD&T Data
Governance Lead with the following duties: Contribute to setting a
clear vision, guiding principles, and purpose of the commercial
data strategy by executing effective data governance which promote
FAIR data principles and defining data management strategies to
ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity across all systems
and platforms; collaborate with governing bodies, i.e. Legal,
Privacy, E&C, IT Security, EDAS, and COBS to assess impact of
regulations, mitigate risk, and contribute to adequate solutioning
applying industry best practices and establishing efficient and
agreed upon data governance frameworks and solutions for data
access, usage, and security; develop and implement data governance
policies, procedures, and standards in alignment with
organizational objectives; participate in cross-functional teams to
drive alignment between data governance and business objectives;
lead the design and operational adherence of DD&T processes
that utilize sensitive financial, medical, or PII data and define
metrics and KPIs to measure the effectiveness of data governance
initiatives; assess current data management processes and identify
gaps and areas for improvement; implement metadata management
processes to capture and maintain data lineage, definitions, and
relationships; identify proof of concepts and pilots with clear
measurements of success to reinforce importance of data strategy
and governance; collaborate to develop and maintain current and
accessible data dictionaries, data models, and specifications to
support catalog and marketplace solutions. Up to 75% remote work
allowed. REQUIREMENTS: Master’s degree in Computer Science,
Business Administration, or related field plus 5 years of
progressive experience in Life Sciences, Biotech, or Pharma in the
Data Governance field. Prior experience must include: execute data
management frameworks/strategies in Life Sciences Industry,
including FAIR, Data Management (DAMA), DGI Data Governance
Framework, BCG Data Governance Framework Metadata Management,
encompassing data cataloguing, governance, and stewardship to
enhance organizational data capabilities; assess current data
management processes, business needs, identify gaps/limitations
with existing products/platforms and areas for improvement, and
drive resolution of complex and emerging data challenges by
providing creative solutions to advance data governance maturity;
foster collaboration between technical, non-technical stakeholders,
various governing bodies (e.g., Legal, Privacy, IT Security) and
stakeholders across business units to assess regulatory impacts,
mitigate risks, and drive alignment between data governance and
business objectives facilitating effective communication and
alignment of data governance objectives with overall business
goals; implement a centralized, reliable master metadata management
repository such as a data catalog and marketplace, to enable
precise data lineage tracking, data access requests, impact
analysis, and fostering a comprehensive understanding of data
assets within life sciences ecosystem. Full time. $224,000.00 -
$324,000.00 per year. Competitive compensation and benefits.
Qualified applicants can apply at https://jobs.takeda.com . Please
reference job R0152032. EOE Any individual may provide documentary
evidence bearing on this application, with information on available
workers and information on wages and working conditions, to the
Certifying Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and
Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210.
Locations Boston, MA Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular
Time Type Full time
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