Principal Data Strategy And Governance DG Lead

Amgen; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen in Hyderabad seeks a Principal Data Governance professional to define and operationalize enterprise-wide governance strategies. You will collaborate with leadership to advance the data maturity journey, focusing on FAIR data and enterprise data strategy across business functions.

This role requires deep experience in governance frameworks, data management, and collaboration with MDM and data products teams to enable AI-ready, trusted data assets while supporting compliance and risk

Qualifications

• 12–16 years of experience in data governance and data management.
• Expertise in defining enterprise governance frameworks.
• Experience with Collibra and data quality/master data platforms.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and operationalize enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, and operating models.
• Lead data governance for AI, analytics, and digital initiatives.
• Drive data governance maturity through FAIR principles.
• Define governance roadmaps to deliver enterprise data strategy goals.
• Establish data governance councils, stewardship forums, and data ownership models.
• Partner with Enterprise MDM to govern master and reference data standards.
• Support audit readiness and regulatory inspections.
• Coach and mentor data management professionals.

Skills

Data governance

Data management

Stakeholder management

Collibra

Unstructured data

Tools

Collibra

Job description

Job Description:

What You Will Do

This role as Principal (Data Strategy & Governance) at Amgen plays a key part in defining and operationalizing Data governance collaboration with the leadership for Data Foundation and Governance and Amgen business functions. This role requires engaging with Business functions and help in progressing with the data maturity journey at Amgen through FAIR and enterprise data strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and operationalize Enterprise-wide data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models
• Engage with business functions to lead and drive data governance for top priority initiatives such as AI, analytics, and digital programs
• Drive Data governance maturity across Amgen through FAIR
• Define and align the data governance capability roadmap required to deliver the enterprise data strategy goals
• Establish Data governance councils, stewardship forums, and data ownership models
• Identify opportunities to modernize data governance to generate AI-ready, trusted, and reusable data
• Define and establish governance operating models for critical data elements and business domains
• Develop and own process to data mapping for critical data in key business processes
• Establish and facilitate mechanism to manage data risks, issues, and escalations
• Define and drive adoption of data governance, data products, and metadata governance frameworks
• Partner with Enterprise MDM to govern master and reference data standards
• Support audit-readiness and regulatory & compliance inspections. Conduct data governance risk assessments
• Define and establish Data governance controls in compliance with regulatory requirements
• Partner with Data Products managers to drive value realization of data governance initiatives
• Build data governance controls for data products, AI-ready data, and knowledge layer assets
• Help operationalize framework for unstructured data management at Enterprise level
• Identify opportunities and drive implementation of AI-driven interventions in data management lifecycle and data stewardship
• Bring in thought leadership to advance the Data governance capability evolution
• Coach and mentor Data management professionals
• Manage vendor relations and governance tools implementation

Mandatory skills and qualifications

• 12-16 years of relevant experience in data governance and data management
• Strong expertise in defining and executing Data governance frameworks and playbooks
• Good exposure in defining Enterprise data governance frameworks
• Expertise in Data Governance, and at least one of other Data management capabilities such as Data quality and Master data management etc.
• Good experience in value articulation of data governance initiatives
• Good experience with Data governance tools such as Collibra and other data management platforms for Data quality management and Master data management
• Exposure to unstructured data management
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience in navigating complex stakeholder ecosystem

Preferred skills and qualification

• Experience in Pharma/Healthcare industries

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way. In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.