Director, R&D Data Stewardship

CSL (EMEA); United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Director R&D Data Stewardship to lead data management initiatives across R&D domains. This role requires extensive experience in data stewardship and governance, as well as strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills. The successful candidate will implement best practices and standards to ensure data quality and compliance, supporting innovative therapies that make a meaningful difference for patients.

Benefits

Health care benefits

Financial protection resources

Mental health resources

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data stewardship, data governance or management in Biomedical R&D.
• Experience managing data across Research, Clinical, Safety, or Regulatory domains.
• Working knowledge of data governance tools and cloud data infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead data management frameworks, standards, and best practices implementation.
• Coordinate with data owners to ensure consistent data definitions and quality.
• Monitor data stewardship KPIs and lead optimization efforts.

Skills

Data stewardship

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Project leadership

Cloud data infrastructure

Biomedical R&D knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences or related field

Tools

CENtree

Collibra

Informatica

Alation

Job description

CSL's R&D organization is accelerating innovation to deliver greater impact for patients. With a project‑led structure and a focus on collaboration, we’re building a future‑ready team that thrives in dynamic biotech ecosystems. Joining CSL now means being part of an agile team committed to developing therapies that make a meaningful difference worldwide.

We are looking for a Director R&D Data Stewardship to join the team.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of data management frameworks, standards and best practices across selected R&D domains (e.g., Research, Clinical, Safety, Regulatory).
• Coordinate with data owners, enterprise governance and Data Excellence/TES teams to ensure consistent data definitions, quality rules and metadata management.
• Manage adoption of data standards, ontologies and controlled vocabularies across R&D data platforms & scientific systems.
• Support integration of data management principles into data platforms and workflows in partnership with IT and platform teams.
• Manage external stakeholders and partners to ensure data quality, compliance to standards, and adherence to contract & data‑sharing agreements.
• Monitor data stewardship KPIs and data quality metrics, lead remediation and optimization efforts.
• Mentor data stewards and contribute to training and change‑management activities.
• Promote data management as a foundational capability across the R&D organization.

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Information Science or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data stewardship, data governance or data management in Biomedical R&D.
• Experience managing data across Research, Clinical, Safety, and/or Regulatory domains, with deep understanding of data standards, governance frameworks, compliance requirements, and cross‑functional data integration.
• Knowledge of FAIR data principles and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of data governance tools (e.g., CENtree, Collibra, Informatica, Alation).
• Experience with cloud data infrastructure and scientific data systems (ELN, CTMS, CDMS, Safety DB, RIM).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and project leadership skills.

Our Benefits

CSL employees that work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters.

Our benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a family, need help paying for emergency backup care or summer camp, looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching contribution, CSL has many benefits to help you achieve your goals.

Please take the time to review our benefits site to see what’s available to you as a CSL employee.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

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At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future. Learn more Inclusion and Belonging | CSL.

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