Global Master Data & Data Operations Leader

Merck & Co.; West Point (PA); Ibrido; USD 256.000 - 403.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Merck & Co. in West Point, PA is seeking an Executive Director for Master Data Management and Data Operations who will lead the data strategy across Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain and own the product line vision and roadmap.

You will build a global, multi-disciplinary organization, drive data quality, governance, and data operations, and partner with senior leaders to realize measurable business value.

Competenze

• 15+ years of progressive experience in data, digital, or technology leadership, including significant experience in the biopharmaceutical, life sciences, manufacturing, or another highly regulated industry.
• Deep expertise in master and reference data management, data stewardship, data governance, data quality, ontology management, or related enterprise data capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership of enterprise data products, platforms, and services across their full lifecycle, from strategy and design through implementation, adoption, sustainment, and value realization.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing-related master and reference data, Product Lifecycle Management, data platforms, and the needs of Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Proven experience with business domain applications such as MES, LIMS, Veeva Quality, Supply Planning, ERP, PLM, etc.
• Experience leading a sizable, multidisciplinary organization, including organizational design, talent development, coaching, succession planning, and capability building.
• Demonstrated accountability for significant budgets, investment portfolios, financial planning, vendor performance, and total cost of ownership.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, align organizations on complex technical and business decisions, resolve cross-functional dependencies, and drive accountability.
• Experience leading enterprise transformation and adoption in a global, matrixed environment.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum delivery models, product management, and product owner responsibilities.
• Strong executive communication skills and the ability to translate complex data and technology topics into clear decisions, priorities, and business outcomes.
• Growth mindset with a record of challenging the status quo, introducing innovative approaches and delivering measurable improvements.

Mansioni

• Define and execute the strategy, roadmap, investment priorities, operating model, and resource plan for master and reference data management across Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Own the product vision and lifecycle for Master Data Management (MDM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), data governance products, data quality capabilities, data operations, ontology management, and related integration services.
• Translate organizational priorities and emerging digital opportunities into a coherent portfolio of products, platforms, services, and capabilities.
• Establish and sustain a scalable data stewardship operating model with clearly defined ownership, decision rights, standards, workflows, controls, and performance measures.
• Lead the data quality function and establish preventive controls, monitoring, issue-management processes, and measurable quality standards.
• Proactively identify and resolve complex data management, ontology, and data quality challenges that affect business operations and digital strategy execution.
• Deliver reliable, high-quality data services that reduce manual remediation and operational friction while providing a consistent, user-centered experience.
• Establish metrics, reporting, and analytics that demonstrate data quality, service performance, adoption, compliance, and business impact.
• Set direction for MDM platforms, PLM capabilities, data catalogs, integration services, automation, methods, and tools in alignment with business and enterprise technology strategies.
• Apply AI-enabled capabilities to improve data quality monitoring, issue detection, root-cause analysis, remediation, and prevention within secure and regulated environments.
• Define and maintain policies, standards, and guidelines that promote consistent adoption of data management methods, tools, and automation across user groups.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing, global, multidisciplinary organization with the capabilities and capacity required to deliver the product line strategy.
• Establish clear accountabilities across product teams and squads, coach and mentor leaders and team members, and develop succession and capability-building plans.
• Lead organizational change and adoption to embed common data management practices, standards, and ways of working.
• Build trusted partnerships with business, digital, technology, and enterprise leaders to align priorities, resolve cross-functional dependencies, and drive adoption of common data management capabilities.
• Own value realization and financial performance for the product line, including budget, investment planning, total cost of ownership, vendor and contract management, benefits tracking, and OKRs.
• Establish and manage the resource model required to support master data management across divisional platforms and business processes.

Conoscenze

Business Analysis

Data Science

Demand Management

Innovation

Requirements Management

Sourcing and Procurement

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Strategic Planning

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Data Management, or a related field

MBA or master's degree in a relevant field

Descrizione del lavoro

Merck & Co. in West Point, PA is seeking an Executive Director for Master Data Management and Data Operations who will lead the data strategy across Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain and own the product line vision and roadmap.

You will build a global, multi-disciplinary organization, drive data quality, governance, and data operations, and partner with senior leaders to realize measurable business value.