Senior Director, Commercial Data Management

LEO Pharma; Madison (NJ); On-site; USD 240,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

LEO Pharma is seeking a Senior Director, Commercial Data Management in the U.S. to lead enterprise-wide data governance, quality, and strategy for commercial decision-making across the market.

You will build data assets, set standards, and partner with IT, privacy, compliance, and commercial teams to enable scalable analytics and AI-enabled insights, driving growth and trust in data.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of pharma or life sciences experience with commercial data management, data quality and governance.
• 5+ years of leadership responsibilities, including multi-person teams across data architecture, quality and analytics enablement.
• Experience managing IQVIA syndicated datasets and other third-party data assets.
• Experience leading data governance programs including MDM, glossary development, and data lineage.

Responsibilities

• Define data investment priorities and opportunities to increase business value through improved data.
• Design and implement a forward-looking data strategy and architecture for commercial data across departments.
• Advise senior commercial leaders on data-enabled decision making and resource optimization.
• Own the commercial master data strategy, glossary, data dictionary, and data lineage.
• Drive data standards, business rules, quality targets, vendor requirements, and investment priorities.
• Partner with IT, Privacy, Compliance, Security, Legal, and vendors to ensure data quality and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Data management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

IQVIA data

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science or Life Sciences

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MDM software

Data governance tools

Analytics platforms

Job description

Senior Director, Commercial Data Management

Field of work: Sales, Marketing & Market Access

Posting Date: 28 Aug 2026

Role Description

Shape the Future of Commercial Data

Join LEO Pharma as our Senior Director, Commercial Data Management and lead the strategy, governance, and quality of the data that powers commercial decision-making and growth.

Your Role:

The Senior Director, Commercial Data Management is a strategic leadership role within the Commercial Operations & Analytics organization, responsible for designing, building, and continuously improving enterprise-wide commercial data management, data quality, and data governance capabilities across the full data lifecycle. The individual will define how LEO Pharma’s U.S. commercial organization acquires, governs, integrates, and stewards data assets to ensure they are accurate, complete, consistent, and reliable for commercial process-es, decision-making, and analytics.

Your Responsibilities:

Data Strategy, Governance & Quality

• Define data investment priorities and identify opportunities to increase business value through improved data.
• Lead the design and implementation of a forward-looking data strategy and architecture for market access, hub, and patient services that drives operational efficiency, supports future-state business needs, and enables scalable, sustainable growth across data ingestion, integration, governance, and reporting.
• Advise senior commercial leaders on using data to inform decisions, optimize resources, and improve business outcomes.
• Lead the strategy and ongoing management of the commercial data lifecycle, ownership framework, and quality objectives.
• Own the commercial master data strategy, including the business glossary, data dictionary, and end-to-end data lineage.
• Drive alignment on data standards, business rules, quality expectations, vendor requirements, and investment priorities.
• Partner with Data Acquisition, IT, Procurement, Privacy, Compliance, Security, Legal, and external vendors to maintain data quality, appropriate controls, regulatory compliance, and vendor accountability.

Leverage automation, AI/ML-enabled capabilities, and scalable platforms to improve data quality monitoring, anomaly detec-tion, exception management, and reporting.

Partner with IT to oversee commercial data platforms, tools, and infrastructure.

Develop dashboards and performance measures that provide visibility into data quality trends, risks, opportunities, and sup-port performance.

Partner with AI and innovation leaders to establish data readi-ness standards, governance, and guardrails for AI/ML-enabled analytics.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Stakeholder Management

Act as the primary liaison between commercial teams, functional partners, and IT regarding data requirements, lifecycle expectations, quality targets, and business use cases.

Establish transparent, data-driven processes for monitoring and communicating data quality, analytics utilization, and service performance.

Support stakeholders across Sales Operations, Sales Force Effectiveness, Marketing Analytics, Omnichannel, Incentive Compen-sation, Market Access, Payer Analytics, Patient Services, Commercial Analytics & Insights, and Field Leadership.

Translate business needs into priorities, governance decisions, execution plans, and scalable solutions that improve data adop-tion, trust, and business impact.Translate stakeholder needs into scalable data solutions that improve adoption, trust, and business impact.

Lead the Commercial Data Management team across data archi-tecture, data quality, governance, and analytics enablement.

Build and retain a high-performing team with strong technical, business, and collaborative capabilities.

Foster accountability, continuous improvement, disciplined exe-cution, and a data-driven culture across the commercial organi-zation.

Your Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Life Sciences); Masters degree strongly preferred.

15+ years of industry-related experience within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry (preferred), with deep expertise in commercial data management, data quality, and data governance.

5+ years of leadership responsibilities, including direct people management of multi-person teams across data architecture, data quality, and analytics enablement disciplines.

Experience managing and optimizing IQVIA syndicated datasets, SP/SD data feeds, independent pharmacy buy data, LAAD, and other third-party commercial data assets.

Experience working across commercial data operations, analytics, and reporting environments, supporting portfolios spanning multiple products and therapeutic areas.

Experience supporting commercial data operations, analytics, and reporting across multiple products and therapeutic areas.

Experience leading data governance programs, including master data management (MDM), business glossary development, and data lineage documentation.

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in complex, matrixed organizations.

Up to 10% travel required based on business needs.

What Will Help You Succeed:

You are a strategic and collaborative leader who can translate complex data challenges into practical business solutions. You excel at building strong relationships, influencing stakeholders, and driving alignment across teams. Success in this role requires strong communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to quickly assess new situations, navigate ambiguity, and deliver meaningful results.

Your New Team:

You'll join the Commercial Operations & Analytics organization, partnering closely with colleagues across Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Patient Services, Field Operations, Omnichannel, Incentive Compensation, Commercial Analytics, Finance, Procurement, Legal, and external data partners. Together, you'll help ensure trusted commercial data drives better decisions, stronger performance, and improved outcomes across LEO Pharma's dermatology and rare disease portfolio.

Compensation:

The base salary range for this position is $240,000 - $275,000 per year. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the LEO Pharma range for this position. Salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. In addition, some positions may include eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and / or individual performance.

Let’s pioneer together!

At LEO Pharma, we help people with skin diseases live fulfilling lives by advancing dermatology beyond the skin. We drive dermatology with our knowledge, collaboration, and curiosity, and we are at the forefront of science in developing new medicines. For us, pioneering together is about constantly improving and extending what’s possible for each other, our company, and our patients.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates because we believe that our different perspectives, backgrounds, and attitudes are what enable us to make the best decisions for LEO Pharma and meet the needs of the wonderfully diverse marketplace we operate in.

For certain positions, LEO Pharma might complete a background check conducted by a third party.