Senior Manager, R&D Data Stewardship

CSL Plasma; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biotherapeutics company in the UK is seeking a Senior Manager, R&D Data Stewardship. The ideal candidate will manage data quality initiatives and support data stewardship tools. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and over 7 years of experience in biomedical data management. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential for engaging with stakeholders and ensuring compliance.

Benefits

Well-being priority initiatives

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in biomedical R&D data management or related roles.
• Experience managing data across Research, Clinical, Safety, and/or Regulatory domains.
• Knowledge of FAIR data principles and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain data dictionaries, metadata standards and workflows.
• Manage data curation activities for accurate, standardized data.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure data quality and compliance.

Skills

Data management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life 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 Senior Manager, R&D Data Stewardship provides operational support for data stewardship initiatives by helping manage data standards, track data quality, and assist with stewardship tooling and documentation. Works closely with data stewards, IT, and scientific teams to support consistent and compliant data practices.

Main Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain data dictionaries, metadata standards and data management workflows.
• Manage data curation and wrangling activities to deliver accurate, standardized, and metadata enriched data for downstream scientific/data science analytics or integration into data platforms.
• Support data quality monitoring activities & resolution of data issues, discrepancies, and prevent duplication or corruption.
• Support remediation activities and root cause analysis; track issues to ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead process improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for enhanced quality or efficiency.
• Engage with external stakeholders and partners to ensure data quality, compliance with standards, and adherence to contracts & data‑sharing agreements.
• Coordinate stewardship‑related communications, documentations, training and change management activities.
• Support data stewardship teams in onboarding and effective use of data management tools (e.g., central data repositories, metadata catalogues, data management platforms/portals).
• Work with IT and platform teams to validate integration of data management processes into systems.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Information Sciences or related field.
• 7+ years of experience biomedical R&D data management or related roles.
• Experience managing data across Research, Clinical, Safety, and/or Regulatory domains.
• Knowledge of FAIR data principles and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with data quality concepts and metadata management and governance principles.
• Experience working with data and scientific platforms in a collaborative environment.
• Detail oriented with strong documentation and communication skills.

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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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