Manager, R&D Data Stewardship

CSL Plasma; Wigan; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A biotherapeutics leader in Wigan is seeking a Manager R&D Data Stewardship to support data standards and quality initiatives. You will maintain data documentation, perform data activities, and collaborate with scientific teams to enhance data practices. A Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences or related field and 4-6 years of relevant experience are required. This role offers impactful contributions to patient therapies.

Benefits

Well-being programs

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in biomedical R&D data management or related roles.
• Experience managing data across Research, Clinical, Safety, and/or Regulatory domains.
• Understanding of FAIR data principles and data quality concepts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update data dictionaries and management documentation.
• Perform data curation to deliver accurate, standardised data for analytics.
• Collaborate with IT and data owners for data management integration.

Skills

Biomedical R&D data management

Data quality management

Detail-oriented documentation

Communication skills

Basic data analysis tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Information Sciences or related field

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.

Position Description Summary

The Manager R&D Data Stewardship supports the implementation of data stewardship activities by maintaining data standards, monitoring data quality, and managing stewardship tools and documentation. Works closely with data owners, IT, and scientific teams to ensure consistent application of data quality rules and high‑quality data management practices.

Main Responsibilities

• Maintain and update data dictionaries, metadata repositories, and data management documentation.
• Perform data curation and wrangling activities to deliver accurate, standardised, and metadata enriched data for downstream scientific/data science analytics or integration into data platforms.
• Resolve data issues, discrepancies and prevent duplication or corruption.
• Perform regular data quality checks, track issues and support remediation efforts.
• Curate metadata and business glossaries to make data meaningful and discoverable.
• Provide training and guidance on data management best practices.
• Provide end‑user support for data management tools (e.g., central data repositories, metadata catalogue, data quality dashboards).
• Collaborate with IT and data owners to ensure smooth integration of data management practices into data platforms and scientific systems.
• Contribute to process improvements by identifying opportunities for enhanced data quality or efficiency.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Information Sciences or related field.
• 4‑6 years of experience in biomedical R&D data management or related roles.
• Experience managing data across Research, Clinical, Safety, and/or Regulatory domains.
• Understanding of FAIR data principles and regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of data quality concepts and metadata management and governance principles.
• Experience working with data and scientific platforms and basic data analysis tools.
• Strong attention to detail, documentation and communication skills.

Our Benefits

We encourage you to make your well‑being a priority. It’s important and so are you. Learn more about how we care at CSL.

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.

We want CSL to reflect the world around us

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 about Inclusion and Belonging at CSL.

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