Manager Data Governance and Metadata

Johnson and Johnson; España; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global healthcare company is looking for a Manager of Data Governance, Compliance, and Metadata in Spain. This role involves overseeing data governance, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and managing life cycle data. Candidates should have a strong background in data management and communication skills. The position requires significant experience in the Life Sciences sector and familiarity with metadata management tools. This opportunity offers a chance to drive impactful data governance strategies.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in data management or related fields.
• Ability to work with data governance and metadata tools effectively.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to simplify complex concepts.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee metadata lifecycle and governance.
• Document business terms with Data Owners and SMEs.
• Ensure regulatory compliance in data governance.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Data governance frameworks

Data management

Analytical thinking

Educación

Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, data science, information systems

Herramientas

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Snowflake

Azure

AWS

Descripción del empleo

Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Governance & Policy

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Madrid, Spain

Position Summary:

The Manager, Data Governance, Compliance and Metadata works with the R&D Ecosystem and the DSDH Data Governance, Metadata and Cataloging team to ensure that critical business data is well-defined, high-quality, and properly managed in alignment with DSDH, FAIR and ALCOA data principles, regulatory requirements, and enterprise-wide data governance and metadata standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the metadata lifecycle and governance; maintain and enhance the enterprise data catalog (glossary, data dictionaries, lineage).
• Document business terms, data elements, and approved definitions with Data Owners and SMEs.
• Ensure critical R&D datasets, data products, and master entities are indexed, searchable, and properly described.
• Integrate metadata and governance capabilities into R&D workflows with Knowledge Management, Data Products, and Platform teams.
• Collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, JJT, external vendors, and DSDH teams to align business definitions, technical metadata, and lineage.
• Identify and validate data sources and systems of record; confirm ownership, stewardship, and usage context.
• Participate in ontology and knowledge graph initiatives to harmonize metadata with enterprise semantic frameworks.
• Define and maintain data governance rules (completeness, accuracy, timeliness, validity, consistency) and create SOPs, WIs, and SOWs.
• Implement automated governance monitoring, reporting, data profiling, issue investigation, and remediation; monitor metadata quality KPIs.
• Execute R&D data governance strategy: govern via Domain Councils, harmonize with Master Data Management, and lead policy/tool adoption.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (GxP, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA): maintain lineage/traceability for audits, protect PII/PHI, and enforce retention/disposal policies.
• Provide direction and mentorship to stewardship teams, escalate persistent issues, and support POCs to quantify business value from governance improvements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education or experience typically obtained through completion of a bachelor’s degree.
• Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, data science, information systems (or equivalent).
• 5+ years of experience in data management, business analysis, or related fields within Life Sciences or a regulated industry.
• Familiarity with ontologies, semantic standards, and data lineage frameworks.
• Experience with data governance and metadata platforms and repositories with proven success in implementing governance frameworks and metadata tools at scale.
• Good leadership, communication (both written & verbal) and interpersonal skills to motivate team members.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK), metadata management, data lineage, data quality, and compliance.
• Familiarity with data governance & metadata tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Alation, TileDb) and cloud platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure, AWS).
• Understanding of governance principles, metadata management, relevant regulatory, privacy/security standards and FAIR data.
• Experience with creating Statement of Work, Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions with ability to implement technical controls via SOPs, WIs.
• Highly motivated with strong presentation skills with proven ability to communicate complex data concepts in business‑friendly language.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to think tactically and build consensus to make projects successful.
• Basic understanding of software development principles.
• DCAM, CDMP or similar certification.
• Experience with Agile processes and the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence).
• Ability to present and communicate with senior management on process and performance in a structured environment.

EEO Statement:

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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