Dir , Data Governance

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Job Description

The Director is accountable for setting and driving the Social, Web, Mobile, Primary market research, data, digital data product and Digital data solutions governance & enablement strategy for Digital Human Health (DHH), across markets and franchises. This leader is responsible for embedding scalable governance-by-design controls across the lifecycle of customer facing digital engagement, primary market research, data ingestion and enablement across the medallion architecture, creation of Digital data products and more broadly pharma analytics and creation/enablement of digital solutions.

This role is responsible for leading a team that turns corporate policy and enterprise governance, privacy, risk, and compliance requirements into practical playbooks, tools and DHH operating standards. Socializes through alignment and influence with DHH leadership and key stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, IT RMS, General Counsel, Medical, Human Health leadership and with DHH product, platform, analytics teams, and vendor ecosystems. The leader will also be responsible to train the broader DHH organization to understand the guidelines, rules and playbooks. He/She will also strategize, design and build the right checkpoints to ensure adoption and becomes a trusted partner for DHH leadership to enable compliance by design, in the day to day ways of working across DHH.

He/She, with their team, will manage risk and deviation processes, coordinate cross functional reviews (Privacy, Security, Legal, Ethics, Procurement, Pharmacovigilance, Audit), and provide an escalation path for material risks while leaving operational delivery decisions with business owners. Success in this role requires deep understanding of data, data driven analytics, Primary market research methodologies, digital marketing and marketing enablement across social, web and mobile channels. It is essential that the individual has extensive knowledge and experience in the application of Privacy (GDPR, HIPPA CCPA etc.), Pharmacovigilance (EMA, FDA), Anti-Trust, FCPA regulations etc. and their application to data, data sciences and market research. Given the evolving technology landscape, this individual is also expected to have learning orientation to learn to leverage technology and AI to enable the required capability builds, SOP creation, governance practices, monitoring and compliance readiness. The Director partners with first-line delivery leaders to enable responsible innovation while maintaining regulatory defensibility, privacy by design, and risk transparency, with clear linkage to second-line oversight functions.

Organizational Scope

The Director will lead a multidisciplinary team across Social, Web, Mobile, Market Research, Digital and Data governance enablement and GRC specialists (direct and matrixed). Scope includes governance enablement for: • Primary market research

• Web, mobile and digital channels (apps, sites, content ecosystems)

• Social media (listening, influencer engagements, company owned handles/assets)

• Commercial data analytics- Prescriptive analytics and advanced statistical modeling

• Data governance and privacy integration - Sensitive data domains, including HCP and patient-level data (identified, de-identified, and pseudonymized), Commercial data ecosystems (1st/2nd/3rd party), data ingestion, linkage, and enrichment

• Digital data product governance enablement – Digital data products, insights platforms, and Digital data solutions

• Risk management, audit/inspection readiness, and governance capability building

Leadership Responsibilities • Set strategy, priorities, and operating model for DHH Digital, Social, Web, Mobile, Market Research, data, and digital data product governance enablement.

• Align and influence DHH leadership and key stakeholders to embed governance-by-design into planning and delivery.

• Build governance capability (frameworks, training, templates, tooling, and metrics) that accelerates delivery while protecting patients, customers, and the company.

• Provide transparent risk reporting and timely escalation pathways to second-line oversight functions and enterprise governance forums.

• Responsible for building a high performing team of GRC advisors. Responsible for coaching, mentoring, hiring, disciplining when required, and providing guidance to the team.

Education • B.S. or M.S. in Engineering, Sciences, Liberal arts, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Business, Analytics or related fields

• Ph.D. is preferred

Data Governance & Privacy Integration • Partner with CD&AO, DHH teams, HH leaders, Global Privacy Office, BIRO/ITRMS, Ethics & Compliance, and Legal to ensure policy alignment and consistent execution.

• Embed privacy-by-design and data governance controls into DHH Digital and data product workflows, including secondary use, linkage/enrichment, cross-domain integration, and retention requirements.

• Translate policies into concise playbooks, standards, templates and delivery tools.

• Ensure defensible documentation for de-identification/pseudonymization methods and periodic reassessment, with clear traceability to intended use.

Digital Data Product Governance Integration • Integrate governance checkpoints into SDLC and agile product ways of working, with clear review/approval triggers where required.

• Ensure end-to-end traceability across data inputs, transformations, model integration (where applicable), outputs, and intended use.

• Set documentation and quality standards for digital data products and vendor-provided solutions, including controls for data acquisition and fair market value (FMV) approvals.

Risk Enablement & Escalation • Maintain and mature the DHH risk register to cover data/digital data products, including consistent assessment criteria and mitigation tracking. Align with enterprise ERM, enforce standardized risk classification and escalation procedures; ensure timely logging, ownership, mitigation and closure.

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