Senior Director, Global Head of Data - Operations

Lonza; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Director Global Data Head to lead data governance and management within the CDMO domain. This pivotal role involves ensuring data quality, integrity, and consistency while collaborating with various teams to drive transformation projects. The ideal candidate will possess a Master’s degree and extensive experience in the life sciences sector, particularly in data leadership roles. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will significantly impact the organization and improve lives globally. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of data innovation and governance in a world-class company.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in IT, Data Science, or Engineering.
• Extensive experience in data leadership roles within life sciences.

Responsibilities

• Lead data governance and ensure data quality and integrity within CDMO.
• Drive standardisation and harmonisation of data models across the organization.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Quality

Data Integrity

Change Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Master’s degree in Information Technology

Master’s degree in Data Science

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

As part of our ongoing pursuit of excellence, we kicked off a significant Transformation Project to introduce S/4HANA, and as such we have created a number of positions to support this enterprise project.

The Senior Director Global Data Head / ERP is the ultimate data owner, responsible and single point of contact for all data within the CDMO domain. Key responsibilities include ensuring effective data governance, operational data continuity, data quality, integrity, consistency and driving global harmonisation of data models towards the “One Lonza” vision. The role requires close collaboration with internal and external partners, such as Nexus project teams, Global Supply Chain and Operations, Quality, IT and Global Master Data or Data Structure Management teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Be a well-recognised influential leader within CDMO with a direct line to CDMO Sr. leadership, being able to resolve roadblocks, secure resources and action plans at large scale.
• Engage with Nexus teams and business / global function partners to ensure representation and delivery of Nexus program objectives within CDMO.
• Identify, request, mobilise and train vital resources at all levels (platform, site) to implement/action large scale changes like transformational projects.
• Responsible to define, implement and maintain an efficient data and information architecture for the overall data domain of CDMO.
• Drive, implement and deliver standardisation, harmonisation and cleansing of data, data models and other information architecture across the entire CDMO domain in line with Nexus and Global Master Data objectives.
• Establish and implement robust data governance to maintain data consistency and integrity. Provide oversight for the CDMO data space. Act as governance leader by driving and implementing strategies, best-practices and standards. Establish an effective data organisation including setting of objectives, cascade them down and supervise delivery. Coordinate with other Data domains to ensure a consistent end-to-end coordinated approach.
• Establish best-in-class data (life cycle) management processes and ensure integration with business processes.
• Support the Nexus data migration. Ensure the data quality across the business to enable the data migration as per schedule. This applies especially for data cleansing or mapping activities and validations.
• Report on progress to relevant Nexus project boards and committees. Identify and report risks and issues and define actionable mitigations plans.

Key requirements:

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Information Technology, Data Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• Demonstrated ability in data leadership roles within sophisticated, matrixed organisations.
• Extensive experience within the Life Science industry having a deep knowledge in supply chain, manufacturing and quality.
• Extensive expertise in SAP ERP data and/or CDMO data.
• Structured, strategic, and conceptual problem solver.
• Excellent communicator, capable of influencing at all levels.
• Champions change, navigates ambiguity, and drives transformation across business units.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This position is listed as based in the UK, but we could also consider candidates wanting to be located in other European countries (France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Netherlands).

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.