Responsibilities: Assist with the development and implementation of a comprehensive Commercial Data Acquisition & Governance framework aligned with organizational objectives. Subject matter expert and hands-on contributor for governance and acquisition activities, including documentation, profiling, and compliance. Drive organizational adoption of data governance and acquisition practices through training, communication, and change management. Identify, evaluate, and onboard external data sources to support commercial analytics and operations. Assist with the negotiation and management of vendor contracts and third-party data agreements, ensuring compliance with privacy and regulatory requirements. Monitor data acquisitions and ensure the data are being used by the business. Define and enforce data management standards, policies, and best practices across the data lifecycle. Document data assets, business glossaries, and lineage, ensuring accuracy and consistency.Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and manage data-related third-party agreements. Lead evaluation, selection, and deployment of data governance platforms (e.g., Data Catalog, Data Quality tools). Partner with IT and vendors to optimize system capabilities and ensure continuous improvement. Recommend KPIs and metrics to monitor data quality, governance effectiveness, and acquisition performance. Act as a liaison between Commercial Operations, Analytics, IT, and external partners. Provide reporting on data acquisition and governance initiatives, risks, and performance metrics. Position may work remotely.
Salary: $180,000-$185,000
QualificationsRequirements: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Data Analytics or related field and seven years of experience managing governance and sourcing programs. Experience must include seven years each of the following: platforms such as Informatica, IBM Inosphere, Alation, or similar tool; SQL, Snowflake/Redshift, Data Warehousing, and MDM; and drafting and enforcing data standards and policies. Experience must include five years negotiating data vendor agreements; and data governance and acquisition within a commercial organization. Experience may be gained concurrently. Position may work remotely.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related field
- Seven years of experience managing governance and sourcing programs
- Seven years of experience with Informatica, IBM InfoSphere, Alation, or similar data governance platforms
- Seven years of experience with SQL
- Seven years of experience with Snowflake or Amazon Redshift
- Seven years of experience with data warehousing
- Seven years of experience with master data management
- Seven years of experience drafting and enforcing data standards and policies
- Five years of experience negotiating data vendor agreements
- Experience with data governance and acquisition within a commercial organization
What We Do
Alkermes focuses on the development of innovative medicines that seek to address unmet needs of people living with serious mental illness, addiction, and cancer. As a fully-integrated, global biopharmaceutical company, we apply our scientific expertise and proprietary technologies to develop products that are designed to make a meaningful difference in the way patients manage their disease. We are inspired by some of the most pressing public health challenges of our time to help advance innovation with the potential to improve treatment options and outcomes for patients. Beyond our important mission of developing medicines, we believe it is our responsibility to take a holistic approach as we seek to support patients, caregivers, and broader impacted communities. In this context we also work to help support and enhance the systems through which these complex diseases are treated. We are committed to patient engagement, disease education and awareness, and advocacy for important policies that support equitable access to quality treatment. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, we have an R&D center in Waltham, Massachusetts; a research and manufacturing facility in Athlone, Ireland; and a manufacturing facility in Wilmington, Ohio. See our Community Guidelines: https://www.alkermes.com/social-community-guidelines
