Sr Data Governance Architect

Bayer AG; Creve Coeur (MO); On-site; USD 124,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer AG in Creve Coeur, Missouri, is seeking a Sr Data Governance Architect to design and maintain data architecture across multiple data types, enabling knowledge worker productivity, improved customer experience, and informed decision making with accurate information.

You will collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to ensure new capabilities comply with information architecture, while balancing access with security, scalability, and performance needs.

Qualifications

• MinimumBachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, InformationSystemsor related field and relevant professional experience.
• Background in supply chain,manufacturingor industrial operation in highly secure data environment.
• Specific knowledge of Google Big Query, Data Historian and Denodo/Data Virtualization.
• QA experience within software or data development contexts.
• Data architecture using SQL, Python, R, SAS, or other common languages.
• Strongexpertisein data governance, including policy enforcement, data quality standards, validation rules, lineage documentation, and relational data modeling across complex,multi-source environments.
• Hands-onexperience with ETL/ELT pipelines and deployment processes, supporting scalable, well-managed data infrastructure across environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement regional data governance, lineage, and quality assurance frameworks to ensure accurate, reliable, and compliant product supply data pipelines.
• Design and drive implementation of end-to-end data governance strategies, validation frameworks, and data quality tracking systems across supply chain operations.
• Assist in the technical execution of enforcing data standards, lineage documentation, and relational integrity policies across warehousing and visualization assets.
• Implement and maintain QA processes across data pipelines to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability of production data.
• Contribute to scalable data architecture and build high-quality datasets and reporting solutions that meet cross-functional engineering and business needs.
• Contribute to the design and development of data systems and architecture across a range of organizational initiatives, informing how data infrastructure is structured and scaled.
• Build and deploy datasets tailored to user requirements for visualization and reporting across multiple platforms, with strong emphasis on quality and relational integrity.
• Designs and governs data foundations that enable responsible, ethical and scalable use of artificial intelligence (AI), including generative and advanced analytics use cases.

Skills

Data governance

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Data modeling

Communication

Project estimation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field

Tools

Google BigQuery

Data Historian

Denodo/Data Virtualization

ETL/ELT pipelines

Job description

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At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining 'impossible'. There are so many reasons to join us. If you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice.

Sr Data Governance Architect

As a Senior DataGovernanceArchitect, you will developandmaintaindata architecture across multiple data types for the organization to enable knowledge worker productivity, improve customer experience and business decision making withaccurate,timely, and consistent information.In this role, you will work with architects, innovation managers, digital leads, data engineers and datascientistsand many other profiles as well as external service providers to ensure that new capabilitiescomply withthe information architecture.You will alsobe responsible forbalancing the need for access against security, scalability,and performance requirements.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Design and implement regional data governance, lineage, and quality assurance frameworks to ensure accurate, reliable, and compliant product supply data pipelines.
• Design and drive implementation of end-to-end data governance strategies, validation frameworks, and data quality tracking systems across supply chain operations
• Assist in the technical execution of enforcing data standards, lineage documentation, and relational integrity policies across warehousing and visualization assets
• Implement and maintain QA processes across data pipelines to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability of production data
• Contribute to scalable data architecture and build high-quality datasets and reporting solutions that meet cross-functional engineering and business needs.
• Contribute to the design and development of data systems and architecture across a range of organizational initiatives, informing how data infrastructure is structured and scaled
• Build and deploy datasets tailored to user requirements for visualization and reporting across multiple platforms, with strong emphasis on quality and relational integrity
• Designs and governs data foundations that enable responsible, ethical and scalable use of artificial intelligence (AI), including generative and advanced analytics use cases.
• Drive the development of reporting solutions and collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to define data reporting needs, gather requirements, and investigate gaps in existing solutions
• Architect and support deployment and environment foundations to ensure consistent, production-ready data platforms.
• Build and maintain a solid deployment infrastructure supporting the team's development and release workflows
• Support CI/CD processes, deployment pipelines, and environment management across development and production systems
• Translate complex data concepts into clear communication while partnering cross-functionally to identify data optimization opportunities that improve operational efficiency and value.
• Communicate architecture standards for data quality and data governance.
• Communicate complex data concepts and project status clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Work cross-functionally to identify data optimization opportunities that improve workflow efficiency and deliver value to operations across the region

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent whopossessesthe following:

Required:

MinimumBachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, InformationSystemsor related field and relevant professional experience

Background in supply chain,manufacturingor industrial operation in highly secure data environment

Specific knowledge of Google Big Query, Data Historian and Denodo/Data Virtualization

QA experience within software or data development contexts

Data architecture using SQL, Python, R, SAS, or other common languages

Strongexpertisein data governance, including policy enforcement, data quality standards, validation rules, lineage documentation, and relational data modeling across complex,multi-source environments.

Hands-onexperience with ETL/ELT pipelines and deployment processes, supporting scalable, well-managed data infrastructure across environments.

Demonstrated strong oral and written communication, persuasiveness, and ability to communicate complex analytical approaches to all levels of business

Demonstrated innovative solutions and self-lead discoveriesofnew technologies

History of meeting tight deadlines and providingaccurateestimates of timerequiredto complete complex tasks

Preferred:

• 10+ years of experience with 3-5+ years experience in data engineering, data architecture, or data governance

Employees can expect to be paid a salary ofapproximately $124k-180k. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive program (ifrelevant).

• Additionalbenefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave,etc..

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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Location: United States : Missouri : Creve Coeur || United States : Residence Based : Residence Based

This posting will be available for application until at least 8/4/26.