Reltio MDM & Reference Data Lead

Amgen; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards Plan

Stock-based long-term incentives

Discretionary annual bonus

Flexible work models

Job summary

Amgen seeks a Senior Manager to lead Master Data Management and Reference Data, translating business priorities into scalable data capabilities and enterprise standards. You will drive cross-functional delivery, establish governance, and advance data quality across domains including customer, product, and supplier.

Experience with Reltio MDM or ontology platforms and strong stakeholder management are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated biotech/pharma environments and data governance.
• Experience with Reltio MDM and ontology/terminology platforms (SciBite/TopQuadrant).
• Ability to lead complex, cross-functional data initiatives across business and technology teams.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influence skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate business priorities into scalable data capabilities and standards.
• Lead enterprise MDM, Reference Data roadmaps, and governance activities.
• Oversee MDM and Reference Data across customer, product, supplier, material, study, and organizational data.
• Establish governance processes, data quality controls, and stewardship responsibilities.
• Lead MDM capabilities with onboarding, matching, survivorship, and integrations.
• Enhance enterprise Reference Data capabilities and orchestrate integrations.
• Advance semantic/terminology management with platforms like SciBite or TopQuadrant.
• Partner with Data Governance, Architecture, Data Engineering, and business teams.
• Lead internal delivery teams and external partners, communicating progress to senior leadership.

Skills

Biotech/pharma industry experience

Reltio MDM experience

Cross-functional data leadership

Stakeholder management & communication

Education

Doctorate degree + 2 years IS experience

Master’s degree + 6 years IS experience

Bachelor’s degree + 8 years IS experience

Associate degree + 10 years IS experience

Tools

SciBite

TopQuadrant

Job description

Amgen seeks a Senior Manager to lead Master Data Management and Reference Data, translating business priorities into scalable data capabilities and enterprise standards. You will drive cross-functional delivery, establish governance, and advance data quality across domains including customer, product, and supplier.

Experience with Reltio MDM or ontology platforms and strong stakeholder management are required.