Senior Data Management & Platform Lead

Insight Global; Raritan (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global seeks a techno-functional Senior Data Management and Platform Lead for a Life Sciences client. You will partner with executives to drive strategic initiatives across a complex data ecosystem, focusing on data mastering, governance, and platform modernization across commercial, supply chain, and R&D domains.

The role emphasizes leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional execution rather than hands-on data engineering.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Data Management, MDM, Data Governance, or Enterprise Data experience
• Experience leading large-scale data initiatives and cross-functional teams
• Strong Master Data Management (MDM) expertise
• Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, or MedTech industry experience
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
• People management and team leadership experience
• Ability to build business cases and drive strategic initiatives
• Experience working in Agile environments (Jira, Confluence)
• Databricks experience
• Experience with Reltio, Treasure Data, InRiver, or similar platforms
• Product Information Management (PIM) experience
• Customer Data Platform (CDP) experience
• Consulting or enterprise transformation background
• Commercial, Supply Chain, or R&D data domain experience

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives across enterprise data
• Drive data mastering, governance, and platform modernization across multiple domains
• Lead cross-functional teams in complex data initiatives and transformations
• Act as trusted advisor to leadership and drive business outcomes through governance and execution

Skills

Data management

MDM

Data governance

Executive stakeholder mgmt

People management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile (Jira/Confluence)

Databricks

Life Sciences industry

Platform modernization

Business case development

Tools

Databricks

Reltio

Treasure Data

InRiver

PIM (Product Information Management)

CDP (Customer Data Platform)

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a techno-functional Senior Data Management and Platform Lead for one of our customers in the Life Sciences industry. This person will partner closely with executive stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives across a complex enterprise data ecosystem. This individual will operate as a trusted advisor and extension of leadership, supporting data mastering, governance, platform modernization, and global data initiatives across commercial, supply chain, and R&D domains. This is not a traditional hands-on Data Engineer role. The ideal candidate will bring deep data management expertise, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to drive business outcomes through strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, governance, and cross-functional execution.

Skills and Requirements

• 10+ years of Data Management, MDM, Data Governance, or Enterprise Data experience
• Experience leading large-scale data initiatives and cross-functional teams
• Strong Master Data Management (MDM) expertise
• Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, or MedTech industry experience
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
• People management and team leadership experience
• Ability to build business cases and drive strategic initiatives
• Experience working in Agile environments (Jira, Confluence)
• Databricks experience
• Experience with Reltio, Treasure Data, InRiver, or similar platforms
• Product Information Management (PIM) experienceCustomer Data Platform (CDP) experience
• Consulting or enterprise transformation background
• Commercial, Supply Chain, or R&D data domain experience

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].