Master Data & Governance Lead for SAP MDM in Pharma

Bachem; Stein; Hybrid; CHF 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daycare center on-site

Pension plan coverage

Discount platform

Staff restaurant

Free sports activities

Job summary

Bachem Group is expanding with a new Sisslerfeld site in Northwestern Switzerland. We seek an experienced Master Data Management & Governance Specialist to own the MD workstream, define SAP structures, and lead data migration for go‑live.

You will drive cross‑functional governance, data quality KPIs, and compliance across GMP environments, aligning with MES, LIMS, and eQMS systems while partnering with IT, quality, and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in master data management, data governance, or a related discipline, ideally within pharmaceuticals or life sciences.
• Strong hands-on SAP master data expertise, particularly material master, business partner, BOMs, routings, and recipes.
• Experience with SAP MDG or comparable MDM platforms such as Informatica MDM, Stibo, or Reltio.
• Good understanding of GMP, ALCOA+ data integrity principles, audit requirements, and regulated manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience establishing data governance frameworks, ownership models, and stewardship processes, ideally in a greenfield or transformation environment.
• Strong program delivery and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align and build consensus across multiple functions.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA and relevant SAP modules such as PP/PI, QM, MM, or EWM is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; SAP/data management certifications, greenfield pharmaceutical experience, and German language skills are advantageous

Responsibilities

• Own the master data workstream for the new Sisslerfeld manufacturing facility, ensuring readiness throughout commissioning, qualification, validation, and go‑live.
• Define and establish SAP master data structures, including materials, BOMs, recipes, routings, batches, equipment/resources, business partners, and procurement data.
• Lead master data migration, extension, loading, and validation, ensuring data readiness is integrated into site go‑live criteria
• Establish the site's cross‑functional data governance model, including ownership, stewardship, decision rights, standards, and approval workflows
• Align manufacturing, quality, supply chain, procurement, engineering, finance, and IT on data definitions, standards, naming conventions, and responsibilities
• Implement data quality controls, KPIs, scorecards, and remediation processes, supported by training and change management
• Ensure master data processes comply with GMP, ALCOA+ data integrity, validation, audit, and regulatory inspection requirements
• Ensure alignment with the company‑wide data governance framework, including integration with downstream systems such as MES, LIMS, eQMS, WMS, and the enterprise data platform

Job description

Bachem Group is expanding with a new Sisslerfeld site in Northwestern Switzerland. We seek an experienced Master Data Management & Governance Specialist to own the MD workstream, define SAP structures, and lead data migration for go‑live.

You will drive cross‑functional governance, data quality KPIs, and compliance across GMP environments, aligning with MES, LIMS, and eQMS systems while partnering with IT, quality, and manufacturing teams.