Remote Associate Director, Data Governance & AI Readiness (FAIR)

Amgen Inc. (IR); Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work models

Total Rewards Plan

Stock-based incentives

Job summary

Amgen Inc. is seeking an Associate Director to advance Enterprise Data Governance, FAIR data practices, and a data product operating model for analytics and AI readiness.

You will lead cross-functional data strategy across domains, translating scientific priorities into scalable governance, metadata, quality, and interoperability capabilities. The role focuses on building a federated governance model, embedding FAIR across the data lifecycle, and advancing active metadata, catalog, lineage, and

Qualifications

• Experience in biotechnology/pharma with regulated data
• Leadership of enterprise data governance, data management or data product initiatives
• Hands-on understanding of FAIR data principles and practical application
• Experience establishing data governance operating models
• Strong stakeholder management and business-value translation

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data governance, FAIR, and data product strategy
• Establish value-realization framework for data initiatives
• Operationalize governed data products across platforms
• Enable responsible AI through data readiness criteria
• Communicate outcomes and value to senior leadership

Skills

Biotech/pharma industry experience

Enterprise data governance

Active metadata

Data quality

Data product initiatives

Stakeholder management

Communication / influencing

Education

Doctorate + 2+ years data management

Master’s + 6 years data management

Bachelor’s + 8 years data management

Associate + 10 years data management

Tools

Collibra

Databricks Unity Catalog

Reltio

SciBite

TopQuadrant

Job description

Amgen Inc. is seeking an Associate Director to advance Enterprise Data Governance, FAIR data practices, and a data product operating model for analytics and AI readiness.

You will lead cross-functional data strategy across domains, translating scientific priorities into scalable governance, metadata, quality, and interoperability capabilities. The role focuses on building a federated governance model, embedding FAIR across the data lifecycle, and advancing active metadata, catalog, lineage, and