Data governance & quality manager

Role Information

Sciensus are seeking a Data Governance and Quality Manager. This is a permanent position, hybrid working coming into our London (Paddington) office at least 2 days a week.

As Data Governance & Quality Manager, you'll lead the design, delivery and evolution of our enterprise-wide data governance and quality framework. This is both a strategic and hands‑on leadership role where you will:

• Shape and own data governance policies, standards and procedures
• Build a culture of data accountability through stewardship and ownership models
• Drive enterprise‑wide Master Data Management (MDM) and harmonisation
• Champion data ethics, GDPR compliance and NHS information governance
• Lead a small team and collaborate with engineers, analysts and senior leaders
• Oversee organisation‑wide data quality monitoring, dashboards and KPIs
• Maintain metadata, lineage and governance tooling across Azure, Databricks, Purview and more
• Be a key voice in our broader data strategy and roadmap

Your work will ensure our data is trusted, well‑managed and ready for advanced analytics, AI and regulatory scrutiny.

What You’ll Deliver

Strategic Leadership

• Own and evolve our Data Governance & Quality Framework
• Partner across business and technical teams to embed best practice
• Lead enterprise‑wide MDM strategy and data harmonisation
• Advise on compliance with GDPR, NHS frameworks and ISO standards
• Promote a data‑driven culture through strong stakeholder engagement

Operational Excellence

• Lead and develop direct report(s)
• Oversee data quality monitoring, profiling and remediation
• Implement governance controls across Dataverse, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks
• Maintain rich metadata and data lineage visibility
• Produce dashboards and KPIs, surfacing risk, trends and improvements
• Support internal and external audits

Who we are

Sciensus is a proven life sciences solutions partner with more than 30 years’ experience navigating and unlocking the complex European healthcare ecosystem. We maximise patient access to medicines, accelerate product launches and drive long‑term commercial success for our partners. Through a skilled team of over 500 licensed clinical staff and 1,650 colleagues globally, we work at the intersection of clinical excellence, patient experience and healthcare innovation. We support patients living with cancer, chronic conditions and rare diseases - helping them access the life‑changing treatments they need, wherever they are.

What do we offer our people

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Yearly pay reviews
• Contribution based pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee benefits platform (retailer discounts and much more)
• Private medical (after qualifying period)
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Annual company event
• In the Burton Upon Trent office we have an onsite gym, canteen, prayer room, and quiet room

Our Values

We are a Disability Confident Commited Employer and we have also successfully gained the National Equality Standard. We are committed to the fair treatment of all candidates, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. We welcome applications from all and we select candidates based on skills, qualifications and experience. Please talk to us during the application process to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require.

We are committed to achieving Net Zero and reducing our ecological footprint. We are constantly working on new initiatives, some of our more recent ones include working towards Level 2 in the Greener Pharmacy Toolkit and replacing many of our vans with lower CO₂ emission models. For information on other projects and our wider approach to sustainability please visit our corporate website.