Sr. Manager, Data Governance Lead – Domain Specific

Amgen; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity employer

Disability accommodation provided

Job summary

Amgen is seeking a Data Strategy and Governance Lead in Hyderabad, India to operationalize data governance across various domains. The successful candidate will oversee data management and lead strategic initiatives to ensure quality data to accelerate AI-driven solutions.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in the pharma industry, effective leadership skills, and in-depth knowledge of data governance principles.

Qualifications

• 12 to 15 years of information systems experience.
• 4 years of managerial experience leading teams or projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage data governance practices across domains.
• Lead a team of Data Governance Specialists.
• Establish and enforce data governance policies and standards.

Skills

Pharma processes knowledge

Data governance principles

Data product development

Team management

Technical skills

Tools

Data visualization tools

Modeling tools (e.g., Visio)

Job description

About Amgen

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases and make people’s lives easier, fuller, and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting‑edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.

About The Role

The Data Strategy and Governance Lead will operationalize the Enterprise Data Council vision across specific domains (Research, Clinical Trials, Commercial, etc.). This person will coordinate activities at the tactical level, interpret Enterprise Data Council direction, and define operational level impact deliverables to build data foundations in specific domains. The Lead will partner with senior leadership and other Data Governance functional leads to align data initiatives with business goals. They will establish and enforce data governance policies and standards to provide high‑quality data that is easy to reuse, connect, and accelerate AI‑driven solutions to better serve patients.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for data governance and data management for a given domain of expertise (Research, Development, Supply Chain, etc.).
• Manage a team of Data Governance Specialists and Data Stewards for a specific domain.
• Operationalize the Enterprise data governance framework and align broader stakeholder community with their data governance needs, including data quality, data access controls, compliance with privacy and security regulations, foundational master data management, data sharing, communication, and change management.
• Work with Enterprise MDM and Reference Data to enforce standards and data reusability.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment in the domain(s) of expertise to ensure adherence to Data Governance principles.
• Provide expert guidance on business process and system design to support data governance and data/information modelling objectives.
• Maintain documentation and act as an expert on data definitions, data standards, data flows, legacy data structures/hierarchies, common data models, data harmonization, etc. for assigned domains.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy, security, and regulatory policies for the assigned domains.
• Publish metrics to measure effectiveness and drive adoption of Data Governance policy and standards, mitigating identified risks across the data lifecycle (e.g., capture, production, aggregation, processing, reporting, consumption).
• Establish enterprise‑level standards on the nomenclature, content, and structure of information (structured and unstructured data), metadata, glossaries, and taxonomies.
• Jointly with technology teams, business functions, and enterprise teams (e.g., MDM, Enterprise Data Architecture, Enterprise Data Fabric, etc.) define specifications shaping the development and implementation of data foundations.

Functional Skills

Must‑Have Skills

• Technical skills with in‑depth knowledge of pharma processes and preferred specialization in a domain (e.g., Research, Clinical, Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance).
• Aware of industry trends and priorities and able to apply them to governance and policies.
• In‑depth knowledge and experience with data governance principles and technology; able to design and implement Data Governance operating models to drive Amgen’s transformation to a data‑driven organization.
• In‑depth knowledge of data management, common data models, metadata management, data quality, reference & master data management, data stewardship, data protection, etc.
• Experience with data product development life cycle, including the enablement of data dictionaries and business glossaries to increase data product reusability and data literacy.

Good‑to‑Have Skills

• Experience adopting industry standards in data products.
• Experience managing industry external data assets (e.g., Claims, EHR).
• Ability to execute complex projects in a fast‑paced environment while managing multiple priorities effectively.
• Ability to manage projects or departmental budgets.
• Experience with modelling tools (e.g., Visio).
• Basic programming skills and experience in data visualization and data modeling tools.
• Experience working with agile development methodologies such as Scaled Agile.

Soft Skills

• Ability to build business relationships and understand end‑to‑end data use and needs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills (team player); people‑management skills either in matrix or direct line function.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams.
• High degree of initiative and self‑motivation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully.
• Team‑oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals.
• Good presentation and public speaking skills.
• Strong attention to detail, quality, time management, and customer focus.

Basic Qualifications

• 12 to 15 years of information systems experience.
• 4 years of managerial experience directly managing people and leading teams, projects, or programs.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with 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 an accommodation.