Senior Manager, Enterprise Stewardship & Standards

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Kentucky; On-site; USD 134,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals seeks a Sr. Manager to spearhead enterprise stewardship and standards. You will build and maintain the enterprise glossary, define canonical definitions for planning concepts, and ensure accountability across domains through RACI models.

You will lead cross-functional forums and prepare records for governance decisions. With 7+ years in biotech/pharma, you will collaborate with Data Governance, DADS, and domain stewards to align data policies and planning-system

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a related field with 7+ years in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or health industries.
• Experience developing and governing business glossaries, canonical data definitions, and governance docs.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional forums and drive consensus on definitions and standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop, publish, and maintain enterprise glossary and canonical definitions for cross-domain planning concepts across systems and reports.
• Define and maintain steward and data-owner role clarity across domains using RACI matrices.
• Plan and facilitate recurring cross-functional forums with domain owners and stewardship partners.
• Prepare decision records and escalation packages for cross-domain conflicts.
• Collaborate with Data Governance to align glossary and rules with enterprise policies and SOPs.
• Ensure planning-system terminology aligns with Planisware, Planview, and Microsoft Project.
• Support analytics initiatives by ensuring canonical definitions are reflected in data products and AI/ML.
• Track glossary coverage, adoption, and forum outcomes; contribute to the stewardship roadmap.

Skills

Glossary governance

RACI matrices

Stakeholder alignment

Facilitation

Data governance

Education

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

7+ years in biotech/pharma

Tools

Planisware

Planview

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Build our future together: The Sr. Manager, Enterprise Stewardship & Standards establishes and maintains the foundational semantic and accountability layer of the enterprise data stewardship function. This role leads the enterprise glossary and canonical definitions for cross-domain planning concepts, documents the business rules governing shared planning data, and clarifies steward and data-owner accountability through RACI alignment. The role facilitates cross-functional working forums to drive consensus on shared definitions and standards, and prepares decision records and escalation packages when domains cannot resolve differences on their own. Reporting to the Director, Data Stewardship, this position operationalizes the standards and definitions pillar of the enterprise stewardship operating model and is the first dedicated team member supporting the newly established stewardship function.

When & where

Location: TarryTown NY, or Warren NJ. Travel percentage: 10%

Discover your role

Develop, publish, and maintain the enterprise glossary and canonical definitions for cross-domain planning concepts (e.g., study, program, breakthrough, resource, and financial terms), ensuring a single consistent definition is used across systems, functions, and reports.

Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience in a related field with at least 7 or more years of experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical or health related industry.

Author and maintain business-rule documentation for shared planning data, partnering with domain subject-matter experts to validate rule accuracy, ownership, and version history.

Define and maintain steward and data-owner role clarity across domains through RACI matrices, ensuring accountability for definitions, quality, and lifecycle management is explicit, current, and communicated.

Plan and facilitate recurring cross-functional working forums that bring together domain owners, Business Process Owners, and stewardship partners to reach alignment on definitions, standards, and business rules.

Prepare decision records and escalation packages – summarizing the issue, options considered, and collaborator positions – and route unresolved cross-domain conflicts to the Director, Data Stewardship or relevant governance body for resolution.

Partner with Data Governance to ensure the glossary, canonical definitions, and business rules align with enterprise-wide data policies, standards, and SOPs.

Collaborate with system Business Process Owners (e.g., Planisware, Planview) and Program, Portfolio Management, and Project Planning leads to ensure standards and definitions reflect planning-system requirements and terminology.

Support DADS (Data Analytics & Data Science) by ensuring canonical definitions and business rules are correctly and consistently reflected in enterprise analytics, data products, and AI/ML initiatives.

Track and report on glossary coverage, standards adoption, and forum outcomes, providing input to the broader stewardship roadmap and operating-model maturity.

Maintain a system of record for definitions, RACI assignments, decision records, and escalation history to support auditability and knowledge continuity.

This role requires

Solid understanding of drug development, clinical/program planning, and portfolio management terminology and processes.

Demonstrated experience developing and governing business glossaries, canonical data definitions, and business-rule documentation, ideally within a data governance or data management framework.

Skilled in developing RACI matrices and clarifying roles and accountabilities across cross-functional stakeholder groups.

Strong meeting facilitation skills, with a proven ability to drive alignment among stakeholders with competing priorities and to manage conflict constructively.

Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise decision records and escalation packages for senior audiences.

Familiarity with project planning and analytics tools such as Planisware, Planview, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail and consistency across data definitions.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a matrixed organization, partnering with Data Governance, DADS, Business Process Owners, and domain data stewards.

Experience with data governance / business glossary tools (e.g., Collibra, Alation) is a plus.

Data management or governance certification (e.g., CDMP) and/or PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred but not required.

We are committed to building a workplace with an inclusive culture.

Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.

Where necessary, we disclose salary ranges for roles in all countries in which we operate. The final offer will be determined within the relevant range based on the country of employment, specific role level, and your skills and experience. In some countries, collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) may apply and influence certain elements of pay or benefits.

Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role:

• annual bonuses or other incentive plans
• equity awards
• pension or retirement benefits
• 401(k) company match
• health and wellness programs
• fitness centers
• insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
• paid time off
• family support benefits

For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit https://careers.regeneron.com/en/working-at-regeneron/total-rewards/.

For other locations, additional information will be provided during the recruitment process.

Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we do our best work when we are together.

For that reason, many roles are required to be performed on‑site.

Please speak with your recruiter and hiring manager for more information about on‑site expectations for your role and location.

As part of the recruitment process, certain background checks may be conducted in accordance with the laws of the country where the position is based.

For jobs in Canada: this posting is for an existing position.

Salary Range (annually) $134,400.00 - $219,200.00

Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for over 30 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurology, infectious diseases and rare diseases. Regeneron is also proud of award winning culture of innovation, being recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2021, Fast Company’s Best Workplace for Innovators in 2020, and Forbes JUST companies in 2020, among others.