Associate Director, Data Strategy and Governance

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ABOUT AMGEN

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This role as Associate Director (Data Strategy) at Amgen plays a key part in execution of the Enterprise Data strategy roadmap in collaboration with the leadership for Data Foundation and Governance. The role requires to engage with Business functions and help in progressing with the data maturity journey at Amgen.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to defining and executing Enterprise Data strategy for Amgen
• Engage with business functions to identify top data priorities, perform current state analysis, gap analysis and target state definition
• Help in creation and execution of data strategy execution roadmap for Amgen
• Drive Data maturity assessment (FAIR) across Amgen
• Define and align the data capabilities roadmap required to deliver the data strategy goals
• Identify business requirements and align the data strategy priorities accordingly
• Identify advanced data capabilities required to deliver the data strategy
• Define the value proposition and value realization framework for priority data initiatives
• Work closely with Data architecture and data platforms & Engineering teams to create reference architecture for advanced data capabilities
• Build strong partnership with Business and map value from data initiatives to business outcomes
• Work with Business to operationalize the data capabilities roadmap through pilots and MVPs
• Help operationalize framework for unstructured data management at Enterprise level
• Identify opportunities and drive implementation of AI-driven interventions in data management lifecycle
• Build partnership with AI strategy and contribute towards defining an Integrated Data and Analytics strategy
• Bring in thought leadership to advance the Data strategy capability evolution
• Build and promote culture of innovation in data management
• Coach and mentor Data management professionals

Mandatory skills and qualifications:

• 16-20 years of experience post qualification.
• 14-17 years of relevant experience in data management
• Strong expertise in defining and executing Data management strategy
• Good exposure in defining Enterprise data strategy
• Expertise in at least two core Data management capabilities such as Data Governance, Data quality and Master data management etc.
• Exposure to unstructured data management
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Good experience in value articulation of data management initiatives
• Exposure to complex stakeholder ecosystem

Preferred skills and qualification:

• Experience in Pharma/Healthcare industries
• Postgraduation/MBA especially in strategic management

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request and accommodation.