Director, Data Governance (Cytiva)
The Director, Data Governance is responsible for establishing and executing the organization’s data governance strategy to ensure data quality, compliance, and trust across business-critical systems. This role drives measurable impact by enabling consistent, reliable, and secure use of data for analytics, regulatory reporting, and decision-making. This position reports into the Data & Analytics organization and will be an onsite role.
What You Will Do
* Define, implement, and maintain the enterprise-wide data governance framework, including policies, standards, and processes.
* Partner with business and technology leaders to ensure high data quality, metadata management, and master data alignment.
* Oversee compliance with data-related regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, industry‑specific requirements) and internal controls.
* Lead a data stewardship program and establish clear accountability for data ownership across domains/functions.
* Drive adoption of data governance tools and practices, enabling transparency and trust in data usage.
* Develop and track metrics to measure data quality, governance effectiveness, and business impact.
Who You Are
* Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Data Science, Computer Science, or related field.
* Proven experience in data governance, data management leadership roles.
* Deep knowledge of data management frameworks (e.g., DAMA‑DMBOK, DCAM) and metadata/master data practices.
* Experience implementing governance practices in enterprise data platforms (e.g., Snowflake).
* Strong understanding of data privacy and protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).
* Demonstrated success leading cross‑functional governance initiatives across business and technology teams.
Preferred
* Implementing enterprise data governance tools (e.g., data.world, Collibra, Alation).
* Working in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, life sciences, or financial services.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real‑life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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