Director, Data Management and Governance for RDQ
Location: Lexington
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
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to the best of my knowledge. Job Description Job Title : Director,
Data Management and Governance for RDQ Location : Lexington, MA
About the role: As a Director, Data Management and Governance for
RDQ, you will maintain QMS data systems and data quality standards
through data maintenance tasks and a high-level data governance
strategy to ensure compliance with company and regulatory
requirements. You will establish and maintain policies for
end-to-end enterprise-wide data governance, ensuring data
consistency, integrity, and security along with R&D and Global
Quality partners. You will provide Quality expertise to
enterprise-wide and R&D large-scale data projects to organize,
collect, and standardize data to support business-critical needs.
You will be reporting to the Head of Data & Digital R&D
Quality. How you will contribute: Be the leader of the RDQ data
program that includes integrated data flows with end-to-end data
management control mechanisms, internalization of enterprise
processes, enablement of automation, near-time data
access/streaming data sets, efficient data query review, and
flexibly allow inspiring technologies for insight derivation. Be
the primary Quality contact for R&D data governance council and
related operations. Lead the implementation and management of a
data governance strategy with R&D, Global Quality and
Enterprise partners, redefining raw data into applicable insights,
helping us make informed decisions, optimize performance and
achieve RDQ data strategy. Advise, and work on data flow
optimization including data capture, integration and use. Subject
Matter Expert for setting and maintaining GxP standards for future
state with Takeda SDLC policies and QMS - including digital
products and new technologies. Support data principles, policies,
and standards. Develop data profiling and data quality
methodologies and embed them into the processes involved in
transforming data across the systems. Manage and influence the data
pipeline and analysis approaches, including data quality software
to interrogate data sets. Maintain documentation for business rules
for data, and act as an expert on data definitions, data standards,
data flows, legacy data structures, for R&D and stakeholders.
Perform root cause analysis on GxP issues on data anomalies and
work with data stewards to resolve issues. Define data governance
operational processes following policies and standards, promoting
roles and responsibilities. Monitor compliance to standards and
processes. Support resolution of R&D governance issues and
escalate. Create, manage, and facilitate a Data Policy Governance
process to identify and understand critical data issues and ensure
data policy enforcement and compliance. Ensure governance
mechanisms are in place to manage access to data. Conduct training
sessions on the policy, standards, and processes. Support
leadership with communication of main governance priorities and
successes across the enterprise. What you bring to Takeda:
Bachelor’s degree required, Masters or Ph.D. preferred, in a
quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Mathematics,
Engineering, Computer Science, Econometrics or information sciences
such as business analytics or informatics. 8 to 10 years of
experience, including 3 years of experience working in data
engineering role in an enterprise environment Experience with
pharma processes and familiarity with R&D data management
practices. Knowledge of data architecture (data lake, data
visualization, hubs etc.) and modeling is required. Experience with
SDLC and processes for development of pharma R&D platforms;
experience with validation/quality compliance requirements.
Experience of SQL for complex data querying and management
Experience developing solutions on cloud computing services and
infrastructure in the data and analytics space. Prior experience
with GxP data products. in-depth knowledge of product management in
pharmaceutical industry (>5 years experience). Experience in
building, designing, or supporting scalable analytical data models
(>5 years experience). Experience in multiple database systems
ensuring performance and data integrity. Proficient in using Data
Quality Platforms and Tech to enhance data accuracy. Experience
with Data Profiling and Discovery to identify hidden data patterns.
Interpret complex data, providing clear and applicable insights.
Implement Data Governance Practices to ensure data consistency and
security. Ensure compliance with Data Protection regulations and
best practices. Develop and maintain Data Quality Management
Practices to uphold data standards. Develop and implement solutions
to complex issues which potentially influence the R&D Quality
Management System, and ensure full compliance with applicable GxP
regulations and Takeda quality expectations. Important
Considerations At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver
quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our
manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the
quality of the product. In this role, you may: May be required to
wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and other clean room
garments daily. This may include safety shoes, safety glasses,
aprons, face shields, lab coats, full body gowns, hair nets and
gloves and hearing protection. Need to remove all make-up, jewelry,
contact lenses, nail polish and/or artificial fingernails while in
the manufacturing environment. Work in a cold, wet environment.
Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work
supplemental hours, as necessary. Work around chemicals such as
alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory
protection. More about us: At Takeda, we are transforming patient
care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and
best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused
company that will inspire and empower you to grow through
life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda
offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for
excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive,
collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an
unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter
Future to people around the world. GMSGQ ZR1 LI-MA1 LI-Hybrid
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary We understand compensation
is an important factor as you consider the next step in your
career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we
strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. For Location:
Lexington, MA U.S. Base Salary Range: $174,500.00 - $274,230.00 The
estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this
position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of
factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant
for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique
skills, level of education attained, certifications or other
professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant
lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.The actual
base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local
minimum wage requirements for the job location. U.S. based
employees may be eligible for short-term and/or
long-termincentives. U.S.based employees may be eligible to
participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and
company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic
life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer
time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others.
U.S.based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar
year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to
accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. EEO Statement Takeda is
proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and
providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression,
parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship
status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status,
status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other
protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and
local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations Lexington, MA Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type
Regular Time Type Full time Job Exempt Yes It is unlawful in
Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a
condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who
violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil
liability.
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