Data Management & Governance Specialist

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The PositionThe Data Management & Governance specialist must be the big-picture thinker who understands the value of data to the organization and the importance of good information management practices including information lifecycle management, information modelling, master data management and business requirements gathering.
In this position, you are responsible for improving business performance and cost optimization through the use of business glossaries, information models, repositories and flows to meet the requirements of the business strategies and business processes.Responsibilities

You will work on various aspects of Data management and governance including but not limited to:

• Driving  and taking the lead in identifying information value opportunities through strategic discussions with Senior Business and IT Leaders as needed and provides decision support
• Acting as the Informatics representative to define Information and Data Strategies as part of an overall Business Strategy.
• Identifying areas for improvement in terms of information flows and structure, automation, information representation and advising project teams in best practice and implementation
• Improving the overall quality of the enterprise data assets through the effective application of best practice in information design
• Backlog Management: Prioritise and maintain the product backlog, making continuous adjustments to reflect changing priorities and market dynamics.
• Transform requirements into detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and mockups that guide the development process.
• Following up on the resolution of Incidents (e.g. maintaining the customer informed).
• Assessment of changes.
• Support the Product Manager to make informed decisions on product features, priorities, feedback, and business goals.
• Coordinate and plan product releases, ensuring alignment with business goals, technical feasibility, and quality standards.
• Documentation review and approval.
• Translating business requirements into system requirements.
• Assisting the Business with data management activities.

The ideal candidate

• Is principally focused on enterprise information solutions, such as master data management, metadata management, business intelligence, data interoperability, data analysis, data quality, data integration.
• Understands Data Mesh paradigm
• Encourages a data citizenship mindset ensuring we all collectively take responsibility and accountability for the data we create, consume, manage and share.
• Exhibits an Agile mindset
• Understands database structures and their relationships, as well as data models and data standards.
• Ability to create advanced SQL queries.
• Ability to work with REST APIs through tools such as Postman.
• Familiarity with Backlog and Service Management tools (e.g. JIRA, ServiceNow, HP ALM).
• Has the ability to escalate and drive management decisions in relation to project execution
• 3+ years of data strategy and data governance, preferably in a consulting environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree with strong data understanding through experience

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.