Data Ecosystem Leader

The Data Ecosystem Leader is the principal individual contributor responsible for working across BUs to understand which data is needed for which business/clinical outcomes, design sourcing strategies (clinical partnerships, third-party procurement, installed base, new data sharing models) and ensure the tools, contracts and governance are in place and offered as trusted, re-usable data assets to other BUs

You translate Philips’ enterprise data strategy into a federated operating model, enterprise data standards, tools and a practical adoption plan.

You lead through influence (no direct reports) and communicate fluently between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Your role:

BU Data Needs & Sourcing Strategy

• Partner with BUs to identify what data is needed and where can it be found, for which use cases, and at what quality/scale
• Define sourcing strategies using clinical partnerships, external vendors, installed base/connected devices, and emerging data sharing models.
• Ensure data sourcing plans are value-driven, re-usable, compliant, and aligned with Philips’ data strategy.

Enterprise Data Operating Model & Governance

• Design and maintain the federated data operating model: roles, RACI and engagement between central and BU data teams.
• Chair the Data Leadership Forum, drive cross-BU alignment, and run the standards/exception process.

Standards, Architectures & Ecosystem Design

• Author and publish enterprise data/platform reference architectures, policies, and standards that cover both internal platforms and external data relationships.
• Coordinate design authorities to ensure consistent application of standards across initiatives and BUs.
• Ensure architectures and standards promote interoperability and reusability of data assets across BUs.

Vendor, Tooling & Partnership Enablement

• Scan the market for state-of-the-art tools, platforms and methodologies for data acquisition, management and sharing.
• Engage with vendors, structure scopes and support contracting with Legal/Procurement (while not holding final approval).
• Shape and steward clinical and external data partnerships as part of the enterprise ecosystem.

Portfolio & Value Governance

• Facilitate business cases and prioritization cadences for the Data Foundry portfolio, with clear data-sourcing options and trade-offs.
• Recommend (but do not approve) data platforms, vendors and partnership models in line with enterprise architecture and standards.

Minimum required Experience & Skills

• 12–15 years in data/platform strategy, enterprise data architecture or data governance in complex, federated organizations.
• Proven track record of identifying BU data needs and turning them into concrete sourcing/partnership strategies (e.g. clinical collaborations, third-party data, installed base, new data sharing models).
• Demonstrated experience engaging and evaluating data/technology vendors and shaping contracts in partnership with Legal/Procurement.
• Strong history of leading cross-functional initiatives without direct line authority, working through project teams and virtual squads.
• Must be able to show at least one concrete example where a data strategy execution, or sourcing/partnership initiative delivered measurable business or clinical value.
• Solid understanding of cloud data architectures, modern data platforms and data governance frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to bridge technical and non-technical audiences and facilitate decisions.
• Self-starter with high ownership, comfortable working independently while orchestrating multiple BUs and partners.

Minimum required Education

• Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Statistics or a closely related quantitative field.
• OR MBA with strong data/analytics focus plus a technical bachelor’s degree.
• Formal training or certification in data management/governance or cloud data platforms (e.g. DAMA, DCAM, AWS/Azure/GCP data) is a strong plus.

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