Data Value Lead (all genders)

Evotec; Niedersachsen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open culture

International workforce

30 days holiday

Public transport allowance

Job summary

Evotec in Göttingen, Germany, seeks a Data Value Lead to drive the scientific data strategy and enable data-driven innovation across in silico and AI applications. The role focuses on governance, data value realization, and strategic data assets to support research and development.

You will interface with R&D IT and Legal, shape FAIR data governance, and help steer data investments while ensuring AI-readiness of data models and infrastructure.

Qualifications

• M.Sc. or PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience in data handling, data management, or similar areas.
• Business-oriented thinking towards efficient data infrastructure and value generation.
• Strategic approach to data management and value creation.
• Scientific and in silico domain knowledge with computational biology and chemistry.
• Demonstrated strategic ownership of data as an asset.
• Applied experience in data management and architecture design.
• Deep understanding of how data should be structured for AI/ML applications.
• Proven track record of data initiatives that led to better, faster, or more cost-efficient approaches.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and drive Evotec’s scientific data strategy and vision
• Act as the interface into R&D IT regarding data-related topics
• Define scientific data governance, including FAIR principles, to enable the efficient re-use of client and R&D data for novel applications
• Act as the interface to Legal regarding data-related topics such as data storage and access
• Drive data value realization and use-case enablement through the in silico functions
• Support data economics and investment decisions
• Ensure AI-readiness of Evotec’s scientific data models

Skills

Data handling

Data management

Data architecture

AI/ML readiness

Data ownership

Education

M.Sc. or PhD in science/engineering

Job description

At Evotec’s site in Göttingen, Germany, we are seeking a highly motivated and dedicated

Data Value Lead (all genders)

Permanent and full time

to drive Evotec’s scientific data strategy and vision. In this role, you will focus on maximizing the value of scientific data, enabling data-driven innovation, and ensuring that data is managed, governed, and structured to support advanced in silico applications and AI-driven approaches.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and drive Evotec’s scientific data strategy and vision
• Act as the interface into R&D IT regarding data-related topics
• Define scientific data governance, including FAIR principles, to enable the efficient re-use of client and R&D data for novel applications
• Act as the interface to Legal regarding data-related topics such as data storage and access
• Drive data value realization and use-case enablement through the in silico functions
• Support data economics and investment decisions
• Ensure AI-readiness of Evotec’s scientific data models

Qualifications

• M.Sc. or PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience in data handling, data management, or similar areas
• Business-oriented thinking towards efficient data infrastructure and value generation
• Strategic approach to data management and value creation
• Scientific and in silico domain knowledge with a solid understanding of computational biology and chemistry, data-centric workflows, and general wet-lab experiments throughout Evotec
• Demonstrated strategic ownership of data as an asset
• Applied experience in data management and architecture design
• Deep understanding of how data should be structured for AI/ML applications
• Proven track record of data initiatives that led to better, faster, or more cost-efficient approaches

Our Offer

• A position within a vigorous and exciting professional environment promoted by an open culture and a spirit of community
• A diverse, international workforce with a dynamic working environment that fosters creativity, innovations and teamwork
• 30 days of annual holiday, monthly allowance for public transportation, and in-house canteen
• Capital forming benefits, flexible working hours, holiday pay, and annual bonus depending on performance

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.